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For wasp friends or foes. Radio 4 this pm. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000k9bf

As the title. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000cytv He's towards the end of the prog.

I ordered 7 terracotta and 6 grey plant saucers from Amazon. They were an "Add on item" as it would not be cost effective to despatch singly. They arrived: 4 terra in 4 separate boxes Next day 2 terra in 2 separate boxes Followed 2 days later by 1 terra and the 6 grey in a slightly larger box...

As the subject. Radio 4 at 6.35 this AM. On Your Farm

Just for info folks. I've just bought a couple of these for frost proofing around our borehole. they cost 2 to 3 times more than the usual one suggested but you don't need to find and modify a box to house it and no wiring for the electrically challenged. Inkbird ITC-308 Digital Temperature...

There was a bit on Radio 4 this am about a survey into solitary bees. http://thesolitarybeeproject.org/ Just in case you missed it and may be interested. bee-smillie PS If you want to listen to it it's in the Today prog, at about 7.40 am according to the running order.

There's an a'hole on "6.15 Radio 4 Loose ends" this evening who has had CCD in his hives, and then goes on to BIG up the native black bee. This post is probably aimed at 'hoppit' (no offence meant) but you need to sort your PR out because this "artist" is giving the wrong message.

Just a heads up folks. If you are on Win 10 and have a monthly data limit on't interweb the updates are now huge and may / will blow your data allowance. We are on satellite, as nothing else is available, with a 10Gb monthly limit. Since 21/9/16 we've had 2 updates, one of 5+ Gb and another of...

A certain Canon of this parish was on Radio 4 this morning (9.00) up on Manchester Cathedral roof talking about bees.

The last time, 2 days ago, that we went through the hives we had 1 that was very Q- in a poly 14x12 BB + 1 poly super. Previously there were Q- and at least a dozen Q cells which we removed as the colony were/ are s**ts so we had planned the unite. Decided to unite with a smaller colony, very...

I went into the garden shed today and when I came out I had a bee buzzing me and being a PIA. We currently have a colony that are being sh1ts so thought no more of it.( That colony's Q's days are numbered). When I swiped it out of my 5mm long hair and off my shiny bald head and stamped on it...

We erected artificial for "our" martins last year as the normal nests kept falling down when full of chicks. Probably too much sand in the mud mix as they collected building materiel from puddles in our stoned drive. This year the b**ody sparrows moved in ahead of the martins, we kept adding...

Are there any other "lucky" people out there that have been 'invited' to upgrade to Win 10? Win 8.1 is bad enough, they can't have made it any worse shirley.

I am currently on 'Doxycycline' for an infection and y'day as previously posted a little "bee" zapped me 100 mts from the hives. Today in a similar spot planting spuds I was buzzed by a bee or 2. I thought pheremones from y'day, shower, change of clothes etc. Didn't work, did get me out of...

Do we have any runners on here and do you know of a running forum? OH has started running ,18 months ago, and needs a waterproof running jacket, some of the club runs are on Dartmoor. As always you can't believe reviews on't web and a forum as per this one, no ad. content or pressure, would...

For those of you who are, like me, fed up with some of the carp on the forum, from 1 / some members. BBC Radio 4 6.30 this pm. It's not appeared on I'player yet so can't post the link but from about 50mins in, (if you don't like Pam Ayres), there is good skit on beekeeping, amusing but...

There is a member on the forum that has an issue with posting links. I've tried to help but I'm a 65 yr. old fart who learns computer by trial and error. Those 'experts' out there that can help please do, either by reading the threads or PM me and I'll point you in the right direction. :thanks:

I gather from a friend's daughter that a chain of health food shops with the initials H & B in the SW are being burgled and all that's being taken is Manky honey. Would be less of a prison sentence if they just relabeled Chinese honey as Manky and sold it on, the punters probably wouldn't know...

Just to pick the brains of you experts / trades persons out there. It has been deemed that WE will paint the outside of our bungalow PREchristmas. Given that we have a LOT of windows, we have views to Dartmoor and Exmoor, we need to to mask the UPVC frames. Locally sourced tape is c**p, it...

Recently following advice on here I installed 2x 60w tubular heaters in our old fridge along with the relevant stat. My issue is that it doesn't reach the required temp. Both tubes are hot and I had installed both on the floor at the required spacing (as detailed in the blurb that came with...