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The impending doom media are in full swing but luckily I'm out of the main firing line here. The pennines and the Yorkshire wolds tend to provide attenuation of wind forces. However I do recall a morning when I was operations manager for Pozzolanic. We lived in Woolston (Warrington). My alarm...

I use both a tablet and my mobile phone to read this group. Suddenly with no changes by me my phone has disconnected from the group. Entering my id and password repeatedly tells me the password is incorrect. I've tried clearing autofill and typing without errant spaces and with upper and lower...

I briefly mentioned a while ago I've become the proud owner of a Harrison L5 lathe which I bought locally as a spares or repair item. It spent many years sitting in the back of a barn and was described as "won't turn over" Having viewed it and with some effort succeeded in pulling the drive...

I chanced upon some local history via YouTube. The maritime content made me wonder if JBM had worked with the Goole customs team at all. I didn't recognize any faces but I wonder if it's still consider polite to hand someone a little cigarette rather than unlit and proffer a flame?

I chanced upon some local history via YouTube. The maritime content made me wonder if JBM had worked with the Goole customs team at all.

All my car keys nowadays have press buttons to unlock/lock the door remotely. Often I inadvertently seem to activate the things and find the car unlocked when it should be locked or vice versa. Some car security systems can recognize inadvertent unlocking and after a brief pause lock up again...

Idly sitting with my JRT on my knee I began reading this months comic, I came to the long article about labeling of honey. I noticed the author states the labels should include the name and address of the PACKER, although I'm pretty sure the regulatory requirement was for the PRODUCER. My...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/30/colony-invasive-red-dwarf-honeybee-first-time-europe

23rd August 2024 the BKA at Selby have suffered serious damage to their apiary in the town cemetery due to a large tree being blown down on top of it, crushing the framework and beehives. Currently SDC have closed access to the cemetery until the storm has passed and contractors have made the...

I'm currently transferring honey from extractor to bucket through a 2 stage strainer. Its a battle with inquisitive insects. Looking at the design of the strainer with sliding support legs which leave an annular gap between bucket and strainer I'm thinking it's a pretty poor design. Draping a...

This year is breaking all the expected norms for swarm calls. May, June and early July passed pretty quietly but the local Facebook Groups are full of swarm help calls over the last week or so and apparently the calls are genuine ie for honeybees. There seems to be a few almost every day at the...

Coming into bloom.

A couple of years ago I bought a fairly new used Lyson motorised tangential extractor. It held 6 national super frames or 3 larger frames. The motor saved me a lot of grief from my arthritic hands and wrists but using the triangular basket wasn't very convenient. Talking to Damien at Abelo I...

This appeared in my YouTube videos. Presumably they have an algorithm noticed I have an interest in bees. https://www.youtube.com/live/m0fuv2ZsnD0?feature=shared

Driving over to Selby this morning. As I approached the town bypass from Camblesforth I noticed an ocean of bright yellow a couple of fields away. A reminder of what's to come? I haven't noticed a significant amount in my locality yet but spring will soon be sprung.

My phone just reminded me about tomorrow's auction. I don't think I'll be attending this year as I have developed an aversion to being stuck with buyers premiums. Beverley manage to run their auction successfully without adding this extra cost onto their lots. Maybe I'm a dinosaur but if the...

1 hour and 33 minutes in. Who knew about the McDonald's bee hive? https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F9aa7hMWIAACCSt?format=jpg&name=medium

I noticed a few of these have appeared after the flowers have set.

I've not seen this wasp behaviour before today.

At a recent training apiary visit one of the attendees had a couple of bees find a way inside his veil and one stung him to announce it's presence. Expecting to find an improperly secured zip/Velcro flap under the chin surprisingly this was not the case. Instead the access point turned out to be...