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Just found that the bushcraft store supply the billy's with the metal clips, maybe they would sell them separately

I think the only people who make them is firebox, don't think they sell them separately but when we placed a large order they were kind enough to put some extras in. That was a year or two ago so there might be other people making them now.

Some will say that more aggressive hives produce more honey and are more resistant to disease. I personally don't agree. I've had my fair share of aggressive colonies and it's no fun managing them and I never saw any benefits over other colonies.

I think it would depend on the type of bees being kept, if they were a very prolific sub-species then they might require a double brood if using national, WBC or smith hives but if they weren't so prolific and you gave them a double brood then the upper box would be mainly filled with honey. I...

Ah that's a shame I was hoping to get my £60 out of him. Hopefully I'll catch up with him one day.

Is Adam around anymore?

I've had it for about a week now, really impressed with the build quality and how many compartments it has. I work away a lot so hopefully I'll be able to organise myself a bit better rather than chucking all my stuff into one compartment. Cheers Ben

I inherited a hive last year that had been left for a few years and we named them the Scutellata (African) bee hive. They were incredibly defensive (they would cover my veil) and would follow you a few hundred meters still trying to attack. I knocked the queen on the head and bought in a new...

Ah ok thanks for that. Just ordered one :)

I did look at that but soon as the page loads it goes back up to £81, thanks for checking though.

Hi Guys I'm looking for a 5.11 Rush 12. I may be able to find some bits to trade depending what your into or I can do PayPal. Thanks Ben

I'd be interested in seeing a picture and having dimensions of the slate sharpening stones, I have beeswax in 1oz blocks and 550 paracord that's been removed from parachutes. Where in Wilts are you?

Are you able to buy a swarm lure (pheromone) in Sweden? If not I could send you some of my homemade swarm attractant FOC if you like? I've found it to work really well, I done a lot of research and testing to development it. It's in liquid form so I just put it on a piece of something absorbent...

Are you able to catch swarms where you are in Sweden? I guess if you were able to they would be wild swarms. In the UK we are much more densely populated and have more beekeepers in a smaller area so swarms are quite easy to come by. What would a colony of bees cost in Sweden? From a dealer here...

I've tried both ways and not seen any difference but as you know bees are so variable between colonies anyway so it's hard to compare. I tend to run mine the warm way purely because it's easier to lift boxes off from the rear of the hive (with national boxes anyway)

I couldn't agree more. I get asked all the time "is this a good vehicle (model)" and always have to say you get good and bad vehicles of all makes and models. Some have known issues that will be well documented but at the end of the day a used vehicle is an unknown quantity. For damage...

I think we need a 'show us your 4x4' thread (have we had one before?)

We have a TD5 Disco at the mo. Always had Defenders before but thought we'd give the Disco a try. Things I like about it are the mod cons like electric windows, remote central locking and aircon. It's also a lot quieter to drive and more comfortable on long journeys. We took one Defender to the...

Defiantly worth getting in my opinion. Some of the info is regurgitated from his past books if I remember rightly but really worth a read. Its more like Rays book Bushcraft and a similar size. A great addition to any bookshelf. Maybe you could find it in a library to have a flick through before...

Nice, looks good. Do you fine the edge of the antler feels sharp? I made one similar years ago and ended up rounding the edge after using it a few times. The antler sanded really easily and polished up beautifully.