29 July 2006
Bee suits in fetching sage
Though the Thornes beekeeper kit came with a veil, I have ordered two XL full beesuits in a fetching sage [light Olive Drab with a fancy name] finish from B B Wear.
The suits were about £85 each - excellent value, considering that's less than half a penny per bee...
I wanted camouflage pattern, but they're out of stock.
The suits were about £85 each - excellent value, considering that's less than half a penny per bee...
I wanted camouflage pattern, but they're out of stock.
Pic from http://www.bbwear.co.uk/
27 July 2006
Monumental excitement! Hive Arrival...
Amazing! A complete, ready-assembled WBC hive for my birthday - absolutely fantastic! - ordered and delivered right under my nose.
It's from Thornes (http://www.thorne.co.uk/index.htm) and comes with frames with foundation (the wax sheets ready for the bees to build honeycomb), gloves, veil, stainless steel hive tool and some mystery bits of wood and a peculiar plastic bucket.
There may have been instructions included; I unpacked it in a childlike frenzy of excitement, ending up with bits of hive all over the place.
On a commercial note, it's clearly an excellent piece of kit, and well made; the cedar and wax smell edible!
It's from Thornes (http://www.thorne.co.uk/index.htm) and comes with frames with foundation (the wax sheets ready for the bees to build honeycomb), gloves, veil, stainless steel hive tool and some mystery bits of wood and a peculiar plastic bucket.
There may have been instructions included; I unpacked it in a childlike frenzy of excitement, ending up with bits of hive all over the place.
On a commercial note, it's clearly an excellent piece of kit, and well made; the cedar and wax smell edible!