Jerry 68 Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 [quote="kevin moore, post: 27183, member: 268"]Jerry are your honey squares you brought looking like this ?[/quote] Yeah! And that's the first pic I've seen that shows how to actually use them! A little late now but for next season, sweet as. Is that your photo? Sent via Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
Daley 4,351 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 [quote name='Jerry']Yeah! And that's the first pic I've seen that shows how to actually use them! A little late now but for next season, sweet as. Is that your photo? Sent via Tapatalk[/quote] They look amazing, you make me wanna do some! Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Black 3,520 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 [quote="kevin moore, post: 27183, member: 268"]Jerry are your honey squares you brought looking like this ?[ATTACH=full]3178[/ATTACH][/quote] Very good! Takes a bit of skill that. Have you weighed them all to make sure they're the same ;) Sent using Tapatalk HD Link to post Share on other sites
kevin moore 680 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Sorry chaps, it was a picture i found to show Jerry what to do, I have not done any for a few years now you need a really strong hive and honey flow to get a good result like that pic, Jerry i have found a box with some of the frames if they any good too you for next year, ms me Link to post Share on other sites
Erin 1,290 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 That's really cool to see. Thanks for posting Kevin. My Dad says my great grandfather used to do honey sections like that - and here I thought I was the first beekeeper in my family! Link to post Share on other sites
M4tt 4,941 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 [quote name='Erin']That's really cool to see. Thanks for posting Kevin. My Dad says my great grandfather used to do honey sections like that - and here I thought I was the first beekeeper in my family![/quote]Apparently my grandfather kept bees too. Must have been well before my time Link to post Share on other sites
Hobbler 494 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 The affliction must skip a generation. My grandfather was a beekeeper as well. Well before my time though but dad tells me about his experiences with them Link to post Share on other sites
M4tt 4,941 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 [quote name='Hobbler']The affliction must skip a generation. My grandfather was a beekeeper as well. Well before my time though but dad tells me about his experiences with them[/quote]Dad tells me there used to be lots of gear in the shed. Wonder how they kept them back then. Could have been anytime from 1930's to late 1960's. Still struggling to work out how I did not know. I do remember old horse collars and gear lying around for haymaking, ploughing etc the old old way. Beekeeping was probably just another chore Link to post Share on other sites
Jerry 68 Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 My poppa passed a 6 months or so back, amongst some whisky and bagpipe paraphernalia left to me was a little bee book. The family are completely confused why he had this but I guess great minds think alike! Kevin, have messaged you :) [attachment=3588:name] Link to post Share on other sites
P K Tan 1,630 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 [quote="kevin moore, post: 27183, member: 268"]Jerry are your honey squares you brought looking like this ?[ATTACH=full]3178[/ATTACH][/quote] Does the picture show the packaging of a box full of comb honey or is this how the comb frames is placed in a hive? Link to post Share on other sites
kevin moore 680 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 yep how they are placed in a hive and how they should turn out Link to post Share on other sites
kevin moore 680 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 this was in the paper on the 20/3/1896, relating to wood for honey squares Link to post Share on other sites
Jerry 68 Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 Have a few bumble bees around the property... Here's an unlucky bald one (although going bald isn't completely unlucky... I heard) [attachment=3663:name] Link to post Share on other sites
M4tt 4,941 Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 [quote name='Jerry']Have a few bumble bees around the property... Here's an unlucky bald one (although going bald isn't completely unlucky... I heard) [ATTACH=full]3289[/ATTACH][/quote]:Looks old. Had a busy life. Some of my older bees go bald and black and shiny on the abdomen just like that Link to post Share on other sites
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