Trog ... I think we need to tag that last suggestion of yours as a "top tip".

Calum ... and add to your calculations queens throughout the season at perhaps €20-30 ... I'm well-aware of this but hoped it could be kept a secret as well All this discussion of profit is delaying me getting the Bentley serviced ...

By the way ... what possible reason would anyone have for 1000 Chinese grafting tools? Or any, for that matter. They're not single use versions are they? I use a paintbrush and lick it between larvae. I paid £2 for it ... by my reckoning I'm nearly €245 in profit for grafting tools alone