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I make them when watching a film with the wife of a winter evening or two

Beautiful. I also source my timber from the local environment.

I wonder who'll win?

Now that's a real flex. What type of timber is it?

Before today this was all laying dumped by the side of the shed, in danger of rotting in the rain. Plus, I had a devil of a job finding what I wanted or knowing what I had. We'll see how long it stays in this tidy condition. I've got to the point where, the only equipment I buy is frames...

Sorted out my skip wood today. Ready for more creations.

Wild strawberries.

Laurel flowering. Chinodoxa and Dandelion.

Lesser celandine or Pilewort, in bloom around here now. A member of the buttercup family. Cherry trees on the go too. Have no idea what type they are.

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Our cherry trees have just started blossoming.

She's a beauty. Have you had an opportunity to test it or a similar one? I tried black felt on some nucs I made but found they cooked in the summer sun. I may paint the rooves white or switch to outdoor paint in place of the felt.

Wife did the lawns in our back and front gardens today, using our push mower.

Have been making slimline bait hives. Meet the Baitinator 3000. Around 35ltrs volume. Takes 5 brood frames with lots of open space underneath. Comes in a variety of options, including a 40 ltr version. Made of scraps of wood scavenged with permission from skips. Success with a prototype in the...

Allegedly not released into the wild by Jimi Hendrix, or during the filming of The African Queen. UK Sightings date back to 1859.

Ring-necked parakeets nesting here in local Surrey parks.

I'm one of those over eager itchy fiddlers. Thankfully, I've held back and only added more fondant to colonies that heft light. So far, all 7 of my colonies are alive. They've been bringing in plenty of pollen since mid-Jan, so I'm hoping for plenty of brood when nectar starts flowing.

I did that myself. I think the mods have left us to it on this one.

What are temperatures like there through the year? So we can all envy you.

Discussed vid here. I guess this means it's gone viral. Mission accomplished: