More Beekeeping Equipment
I’ve just taken delivery of a very shiny bee-smoker. I think that’s everything we need now, except the bees of course, but they are due to arrive in May. We can’t wait to get started with our adventures in beekeeping now.
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Back out on the water
There’s been some wind again the last few days. It’s normally very windy here all the time, but so far this year there hasn’t been a huge amount and when there has been I’ve either been away, busy with something else or unable to get out windsurfing for some other reason. This week has been...
Out with the old…
As well as our new conservatory, we’re also getting the soffits and fascia boards replaced around the house. When we built the house about 7 years ago we had wooden fascia boards and soffits but these haven’t lasted very well at all. We need to be constantly painting them to keep them looking nice and...
Bee Supplies Galore
With the arrival of our new beehives last weekend, and the order of our new bees that should arrive in May, we thought we’d better order all the supplies and tools that we’ll need for our new adventure into the world of beekeping. Today a large parcel with a whole load of beekeeping supplies arrived...
Learning to Fly a Kite in Wales
Morgan is doing well with his kite-flying now. It took him a couple of attempts and to start with he didn’t really persevere . His first couple of goes only lasted a couple of minutes each, but I didn’t want to force him to do it so just left it at that each time. He...
Planets in the Night Sky
I’ve always wanted to know more about the various objects we can see in the night sky. I know a few of them but I’m certainly no expert, I just have never got around to really studying the sky and learning what everything is. [Edit April 4th 2015 – I’m actually getting a bit better...
Aberystwyth Beekeepers Sale
We seem to be spending more and more time with the Aberystwyth Beekeepers Association and this weekend ws no different. It was their annual bee equipment sale so we went along, taking my parents with us. As usual it was good to see everyone, have a chat and browse through a collection of new and...
Conservatory – Up go the Walls
For those of you keeping up to date with our conservatory build, here’s the latest update. Another nice dry, sunny day for the builders and today they’ve bricked up all of the exterior walls and have also laid the paving slabs around the conservatory. All is going well and we’re beginning to get an idea...
The Conservatory Continues
Work on the conservatory may not be quite as dramatic as the civil engineering project that is Borth’s Sea Defence Scheme, but it’s just as exciting for us. The builders had a well-earned break over the weekend which gave the concrete slab a chance to dry out. The floor level is now almost up to...
