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Normally, I send out an article each Monday morning, having written it the night before, but it’s all gone pear shaped. On Sunday, after doing lots of bee stuff, including adding clearer boards to hives, I was too tired. Today has been full-on honey extraction (spring honey crop), followed by adding clearer boards to the Normally, I send out an article each Monday morning, having written it the night before, but it’s all gone pear shaped. On Sunday, after doing lots of bee stuff, including adding clearer boards to hives, I was too tired. Today has been full-on honey extraction (spring honey crop), followed by adding clearer boards to the -
My favourite place in the world may not appeal to everyone. A seven hour journey to get to a house that’s always a little cold (even with bright sunshine outside), followed by sleep on a mattress that is not walrus-approved. The nearest supermarket is an hour away, and the local store is sparsely stocked, and My favourite place in the world may not appeal to everyone. A seven hour journey to get to a house that’s always a little cold (even with bright sunshine outside), followed by sleep on a mattress that is not walrus-approved. The nearest supermarket is an hour away, and the local store is sparsely stocked, and -
I've had the idea for a weird kind of Twitter client for years. With Mastodon being all open, I've decided to do the experiment:
What if your Timeline looked like iMessage. A normal timeline confuses me to no end because everything is out of context.
My experiment, Ebou, is a Mastodon client that looks like iMessage. Conversations are grouped by friends and sorted by recent postings.
It is super basic right now, but this already feels much more natural to me 😀
You could write a book on the subject of ‘how to handle swarm season’, and several people have. In the one thousand or so words allotted to this blog post, I shall therefore have to miss out quite a bit. Nevertheless, given the popularity of this subject and the time of year, I shall dive You could write a book on the subject of ‘how to handle swarm season’, and several people have. In the one thousand or so words allotted to this blog post, I shall therefore have to miss out quite a bit. Nevertheless, given the popularity of this subject and the time of year, I shall dive -
I have my bees at ‘out-apiaries’ and have never risked keeping them at home. That’s a personal choice which works for me (and my neighbours) but I have far more hives than could ever fit in my garden anyway. I have recently grown my beekeeping empire, bringing my number of apiaries up to seven. So, I have my bees at ‘out-apiaries’ and have never risked keeping them at home. That’s a personal choice which works for me (and my neighbours) but I have far more hives than could ever fit in my garden anyway. I have recently grown my beekeeping empire, bringing my number of apiaries up to seven. So, -
@Mamalafafala good luck with starting out in beekeeping. It might be wise to get to 2 or 3 hives quickly as having only one is precarious. Good to join beekeeping groups and go on courses.
Regarding ‘natural’ beekeeping, it’s not something many of us can afford. Honey bees in man made hives are livestock, like chickens or sheep. We manage them to produce food for people and make an income - if you leave them alone the majority die. Other bees rob dying hives which spreads mites & disease.
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