Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
We haven’t got our bees yet, but already our hives have needed some repairs. We don’t know why but the plywood used for certain parts of them has started delaminating. It was external grade ply, but just wasn’t quite up to the job. Not to worry though, we bought some wood clamps and some glue...
The beginning of a new week already – It’s a shame the weekend had to end as it was a really lovely one here in West Wales. Clear blue skies, temperatures around 20ºC, light winds and not too busy. We got lots done in the garden and also attended an Aberystwyth Beekeepers Association practical session....
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.
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...
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...
The next step in ‘Plan Bee’ has been completed. My parents are here this weekend and my Dad brought the beehives that he has been carefully making. They look brilliant. As they are going to go in the garden we wanted them to look nice as well as be easy to use and functional, so...
The bees we had on loan for a couple of months have now gone back to their owner. Unfortunately the weather was terrible while we had them and they didn’t fare too well. The bees were pretty hungry and there were quite a few dead ones in the hive. They did have some stores but...
We had a few nice days weather-wise on the Isle of Man (as well of course as a few wet ones) so managed to get out for strolls in the countryside. Anna’s Mum has a bit of an allotment that she works on and there is a little apiary there so as budding beekeepers we...
Ann popped around the other day to check on the bee hive. Apparently the top super is empty and the 1st one doesn’t feel that heavy either so it doesn’t look too good. The supers are where the bees store their honey so the fact they they feel light means there won’t be much honey...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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