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I was going to post a picture of carrots I'd grown in a polystyrene crate. Sown in March I dug them yesterday to eat for dinner. I left them on the front step and when I returned there was nothing but the tops remaining. Tess had enjoyed them for her dinner instead. A few were a bit bent at the end where they'd reached the crate but not a bad crop … [Read more...]
An opportunity to use up some decrepit beekeeping equipment in the hope of enticing a swarm of bees (my own or someone elses) into a new home. It consists of a beehive floor, a three-quarter depth super full of old frames, a crown board and a lid. The theory is it should be set up somewhere high (above 2m) but last time I set it up on a flat roof, … [Read more...]
