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Some of research docs are a bit suspect , looks like professional PHD students on paid vacations at University of Hawaii at Hilo . I am in Hawaii again at the moment so for some of you here is what happened . In 2007 the Federal government order a...

Tell me about it , this year in south west France , we have had , one Tornado , 2 hail storms , one of which destroyed everything by deluge of 20mm hailstones , constant thunderstorms , this week end alone 60mm of rain fell but worst of all , the summer night...

Weather so poor in the south west of France now having to start feeding the bees . Cold ,wet and windy , what a summer , or lack of one .

At our last food hygiene inspection for the jam and chutneys , it was a big NO NO from the inspector if we used recycled jars . As far as he was concerned , if it was being being sold to the general public it had to be a new jar and new lid .

and some will become old f**ts on here .

I got a samsung clp320 about £90 on Amazon about 2 years ago , infact i bought 2 . Just looked on Amazon and the clp 365 is £89.95 . The replacement cartridges are expensive but refill chips and toner are available and works out very cheap . Also produces a good finish...

colour laser with permanent labels . Simple really , when it gets damp the writing and label does not come off .

Just checked the hives , they are out flying already , will probably feed all hives over the next week ,not many flowers left for them to feed on . couple of pics , hail stones 8 hours after they fell and what hail does to your onions .

Or it could be they knew what was coming . Hugh hail storm just stuck 1/2 to 1 hailstones . Just been out with a torch , Broken tiles , strip vines , shallots and onions destroyed , potatoes gone , fruit bushes no longer have fruit and a carpet of hail everywhere up to...

Agreed same here 40 miles south of you , bees just sitting on the landing board . It is like they are waiting for something to happen , but not sure what it is they are waiting for .

But if you stick to the rules and use the rules , you do not have to hand over any money . Self assessment on line is such as easy way to " make sure " you do not " pay more than you need to " if you get my drift .

Ah the Welsh NHS :beatdeadhorse5:

Always declare all extra income but as has been mentioned , capital allowances and expenses mean that the tax man does not see anything . Make sure you have the class 4 exemption certificate as well , that is the killer . Also with the tax free allowance and as this is meant to...

The weather has finally turned hot in France , pity it has force 7 winds behind it , come on mother nature , give the girls a chance , they are being blown every where they come out the hive .

Hi due to yet another terrible May , we are already feeding down in Charente in France , the supers that were pretty full are now nearly empty . The temperature is due to go ballistic over the next week and the lime trees are sitting there in full bud so we...

She just wants to stop wearing wellies for a weekend .:)

I wish i had some cherries left on the tree after the storm .

So what do you need to catch a swarm , how about a tractor , 50m wire hawser , chainsaw , ladder and a convenient shower of rain . The Italian mob decided to swarm , not to the bait box no that would be too easy , instead they chose 20 m up a Chestnut tree on a...

I thought we got hit by something . http://www.charentelibre.fr/2014/05/22/cherves-chatelars-tout-secoue-par-la-mini-tempete-video,1896755.php. Explains the amount of damage in the area . Got away lightly .

No good having Nuc power stations if there is a 100ft oak tree sitting on the transmission lines . 41000 lightening strikes last night . Debris everywhere , the sound of chainsaws everywhere , this is becoming the new norm here . The bees have not shown any...