Monthly Archives: April 2024

Executive amnesia

Posted on April 28, 2024 by james

It’s quite worrying, the level of amnesia demonstrated by some of the senior Post Office staff being questioned over their part in the Horizon scandal, particularly since it appears to be so selective. I think there really should be some … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 4th April 2023: Teasing bees out of a tree

Posted on April 28, 2024 by james

As the bees were starting to become active again I visited the bees that I’d attempted to protect from the worst of the Winter because the tree cavity they’d been living in had been chainsawed through when it was being … Continue reading →

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Almost there with the roof repairs

Posted on April 28, 2024 by james

On to the last one now. I assembled the sides this afternoon, but need to find something suitable from my scrap pile for the battens inside. Pleasingly for all five roofs I’ve managed to salvage the roof cover and inner … Continue reading →

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Final hive moved

Posted on April 28, 2024 by james

Nipped out to the “leak” apiary after lunch today to install a screen under the roof of the last hive I had to move and remove the supers (not necessarily in that order 😀 Then this evening I went back … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 25th February 2023: Anyone need a leek?

Posted on April 27, 2024 by james

There’s not a great deal in the garden that’s edible now, but I seem to be doing pretty well with leeks. I’ve not had much success with them until I tried Charles Dowding’s sowing method (four seeds to a cell … Continue reading →

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First bee colony moved

Posted on April 27, 2024 by james

Last night I moved the first colony of bees from the “leak” site to home — only two miles, but I’m hoping it will be far enough. It turned out to be an easy enough job. The under-floor entrance closes … Continue reading →

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More progress with beehive roofs

Posted on April 27, 2024 by james

I can’t say that it was pleasant working outdoors, not even in the relative shelter of the workshop, today. I had to move the car mid-morning and even then it was telling me that the outside temperature was only 5°C. … Continue reading →

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Good job it wasn’t fragile

Posted on April 27, 2024 by james

Delivered today, by the cowboys that are Evri… There was creasing to the cardboard that was consistent with the damage to the can, so I assume it must have happened after packaging. Still, it’s not as bad as a couple … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 23rd February 2023: Winter salads are still going

Posted on April 25, 2024 by james

Straight from the polytunnel. Not quite as much as we’d like perhaps, but it’s just enough for three people and it’s lovely to be eating something so fresh and colourful at this time of the year.

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Second hive roof “repair”

Posted on April 25, 2024 by james

Despite the “excitement” of the morning, I was able to get a little done in the workshop today, planing down the timber for the sides of another roof, building it and fitting the internal battens. Didn’t quite get as far … Continue reading →

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