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Cotton sucks the heat out of you, particularly when wet. I believe this is maybe one reason why many bikers wear denim waistcoats over their leathers in the USA at least, water barrels outside bars to dunk the vest in before riding into the heat? Anyhow, wet cotton clothes, redampened if...

I recently discovered that although something like 60% of us is water by mass, the proportion based on molecule count is 99% water. 1% of the remaining molecules hold all that liquid in, make the tea, argue on forums etc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composition_of_the_human_body

I agree with your principles, but are you in Kent or are you where native Americans grew the three sisters? Aiming for what was grown in a totally different climate seems a bit contradictory to the rest of your ideas? Mirror the principle but with things that suit your climate, rainfall, soil...

Joy Larkcom's Grow Your Own Vegetables is I think essential. How to for each veg and a planning guide. We have an area of grazing untouched probably for 50 years which is hard to get rid of the grass, reeds and moss. Digging it up just exposes all the seeds buried and lying in wait! Asking for...

Surely only the drones sweat? ;)

Can I ask if once you get to several brood boxes is that something that will shrink back over winter annually or all being well that hive stays that big? As said above, as someone with no bees yet, hives sold as one brood two supers made me think that is what the bees want. They probably don't...

The Dark Horse Podcast is quite nice to listen to on occasion. Both evolutionary biologists. They were recently talking about how we don't know the impact of any of modern life's intrusions. Man has spent many thousands of years getting used to looking at the light from fire, but today how many...

The list of what they can and can't eat at the bottom of the link pargyle gave is, um, diverse to say the least!

I am planning to unplant some kale, broccoli and cabbage I left from last year just to see what it did. One beetroot I left has self seeded to some extent so I'm hoping these plants will do the same. I also have a cabbage in it's third year which is one weird plant! But anyhow, currently there a...

The nuance aspect is very true, I don't think the people here who do it realise how they come across. I have indeed not been a registered user for very long. Maybe I started reading this forum before that point?

I didn't refer to me or my post in explaining my opinion here. That post did indeed result in some helpful replies. I was commenting on what I have seen happen to others.

For reference, an Abello 12 frame poly hive does not fit in a 240l wheelie bin :)

There is no question of how useful and informative this forum is. In some responses, often to newcomers, people behave as if in a school playground. The surly gang picking on the newby, mickey taking, bullying, having fun between them at the expense of the newby especially if an "in" joke. It...

As well as the knowledge base of the 1000, wouldn't the height you dropped them from have the largest effect on how many survived? :)

I'd read the copper tape isn't wide enough to cause slugs a problem, so in my greenhouse put the copper mesh you get on a roll to bung into holes to keep vermin out so you get a maybe 100mm wide strip. But the slugs just cruise straight over the top of it :( Scissors work well though :)