Well I filled my 8 Apideas and 2 Kielers today. It was a doddle with the Apideas and a hassle with the Kielers. Had to trim some excess comb with a knife from off the cells to get them through the holes in the Jenter bar and to enable them to fit into the hole in the Apidea crownboard. I had made two polycarbonate crownboards with a little hole cut out and flap covering them for the Kielers - a direct copy of the Apidea. That was a big improvement on an off the shelf Kieler. Spraying the Kielers twice a day means taking your life in your hands to hold the things above your head to spray through the floor - did they not think about that in the design?!

They're currently buzzing discontentedly in the central heating shed which is attached to the side of our house and will be released on Wenesday. And it looks like the weather's improving here from Tuesday onwards - so fingers crossed!