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! My wonderful wife has bought a complete, ready-assembled WBC hive for my birthday - absolutely fantastic!
Somehow she managed to order it and have it 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!
Somehow she managed to order it and have it 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!