Monthly Archives: June 2024

Memory Lane, 26th August 2023: Tunnel of love apples

Posted on June 3, 2024 by james

Not yet ripe, but looking promising 😀

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Beehive paint

Posted on June 3, 2024 by james

Some of my wooden beehives boxes are a bit worn and tired (or just weren’t made too accurately) and only really suitable for use as bait hives. But how to tell them from my other wooden hives that I’m happy … Continue reading →

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It is done

Posted on June 3, 2024 by james

Today I finally did the deed. I started down the path of moving away from working in IT for a living. I’ve bought into a local business that does camper van conversions. On one level it’s a bit scary, but … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 26th August 2023: Damn vandals!

Posted on June 3, 2024 by james

I only made this path a few days ago! I suspect a badger has been hunting for worms. It could have left things a bit more tidy though 🙁

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Yet more planting out

Posted on June 3, 2024 by james

Another day of planting out in pretty warm sunshine which hasn’t exactly been common so far this year. Today more brassicas went in along with sweet corn and climbing beans (runner beans, green beans and borlotti beans). Took a while … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 23rd August 2023: Pendle Witches Brew

Posted on June 3, 2024 by james

As he’s at university in Lancaster and knows The Pendle Witch pub, he wanted to try to make this beer before he went back. I took the recipe from Graham Wheeler’s “Brew your own real ales at home” and then … Continue reading →

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Ye Gods! More frames!

Posted on June 3, 2024 by james

Yes, I’m still going 😀

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Memory Lane, 23rd August 2023: The end of the Fiesta

Posted on June 3, 2024 by james

I have had Covid for the first time. It was horrible. I had a pounding headache for a week solid and it didn’t get much better from there 🙁 I’m feeling slightly brighter now, but absolutely exhausted. My wife has … Continue reading →

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Planting out frenzy!

Posted on June 3, 2024 by james

The weather has improved and the greenhouse is still full, so today I have been planting out as fast as possible. I’ve completely lost track of everything that has been done. The staging is at least starting to look a … Continue reading →

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More frames still

Posted on June 3, 2024 by james

Yes, I’m still going with the beehive frame-making. Another hundred or so done now. I’ve moved on from Manley frames for the supers to Hoffmans for the brood boxes (because those were the parts on top of the pile on … Continue reading →

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