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The Bee Diaries – Arrival of the Bees!
Finally after much preparation the nucleus of bees were collected, the best method of getting the bees settled into their new hive was explained and with reassurance that the queen was included, marked and clipped I was on my way home with … Continue reading
Posted in Bee Keeping
Tagged apiary, bee feed, Bee suit, beekeeping, bees, Brood, hive, hives, honey, nucleus, Queen Excluder, smoker, Syrup
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The Bee Diaries – Quick Update & Final Preparation for the Arrival of the Bees.
Previously we sited the hive…. Finally, after months of waiting, I finally get to collect the Nucleus of bee’s next week on Wednesday 17th June. So, just a few final things to check and finish off: Apiary – I finished … Continue reading
Posted in Bee Keeping
Tagged apiary, beekeeping, bees, Brood, hive, hives, Hoffman, nucleus, Spacers
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Survivalist Prepper – Survival Challenge.
Dale from the Survivalist Prepper (www.survivalistprepper.net) set a challenge for any members who wanted to participate. The idea is to send a box with some supplies (no more than $20 worth) and a small list of challenges that they would … Continue reading
Bow Making – an epic first attempt fail!
Having once owned an American Flat bow and turned my hand a basic fletching of my own arrows I was intrigued as to how hard it would be to actually make my own bow. My research led me to the … Continue reading
Posted in Bow Making
Tagged Archery, Block Plane, bow making, Bow Stave, Cabinet scraper, Spoke Shave, Tiller
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Fuel Storage
Why store fuel? In the event of a disaster, bugging out or leaving home may be the only option, alternatively bugging in and having to collect friends and relatives, or to go out on supply runs would require vehicles with … Continue reading
Health and Fitness
Let’s get this straight from the start, I’m no fitness guy! I’m currently overweight but not necessarily that unfit for my age. I do however recognise the necessity to stay as fit as possible, to eat well, exercise and stay … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Fitness
Tagged Diet, Fitness, Jawbone Up, My Fitness Pal, Weight Loss
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The Bee Diaries – Siting the Hive
The nucleus of Bees should be arriving in about a month, so now is a good time to test the site for the bee hive. Our property has a reasonable sized garden for the type of house, when we moved … Continue reading
EDC Survival Tin giveaway
Carrying a small tin with essential items that would help you survive in the event of a disaster is simple and low-cost. This is refered to as Every Day Carry or EDC for short, the idea is that it is … Continue reading
Simple Water Storage and Rotation
Water Usage The average household per person uses around 160 litres of water per day, only 4% (6.4 lts) is used for drinking whilst the remaining is used for washing & cleaning with the large proportion for flushing the toilet. … Continue reading
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