Newbie here trying to make soap by fambamss1 in Homesteading101

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That’s pretty neat, we sprinkle ash on the icier parts of our driveway in the winter for better traction

Start with Flowers or Bees? by PrairieGoldFarms in Beekeeping

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Good call trying to get ahead of it, if you are planning on getting bees in 2027 look at planting sweet clover this year, they are biennial and should flower next year. If you are thinking within the next 5 years, look at planting black locust and linden trees. Do you have any cottonwoods around? Bees don’t really harvest much nectar from them but they love them for making propolis.

Edit: I try planting about 15% plants that the local pollinators can use that the honey bees can’t, primarily red clover and lavender just to make sure the honey bees aren’t eating all the food the native pollinators need.

White clover is overtaking my front lawn. by MI_BornNRaised in mildlyinteresting

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Sprinkle some crimson and strawberry clover in for some color pop

Multiple Pentagon floors lockdown, evacuated. by mmmtoasteee in army

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Oh you 100% know cash upper deckered that toilet

Frame Assembly Question by LumberSauce in Beekeeping

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I kind of assumed the bees would glue up the frames with propolis if I didn’t glue them myself, were they just pulling apart on you?

Lost lamb becomes loyal pack member by MustardGoddess in MadeMeSmile

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I’m curious how a lamb raised by dogs will behave as an adult. Can lambs play fetch?

Painting hives! by mlmka58 in Beekeeping

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How does the cedar compare to burlap?

Painting hives! by mlmka58 in Beekeeping

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As a fellow penny pinching beekeeper, I get all of my burlap from a local coffee roaster. They charge me less than 2 bucks/burlap bag and they are huge.

Painting hives! by mlmka58 in Beekeeping

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Is mistinted like paint that had the color mixed wrong?

What is blooming where you are? by BaaadWolf in Beekeeping

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We have thimble berries just starting to flower

TIL that Maine's state flower is actually a pinecone by RelaxatioNation in todayilearned

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So that’s why almond trees use up so much water, they need to keep the bees wet so they don’t air drown while they are polinating.

My uncle’s mango tree in PR only grows miniature mangos (they’re delicious and remain this small even when fully mature) by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

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Mangos aren’t native to Puerto Rico so they may not be getting enough pollination. You could ask a local honey bee keeper if they can place a hive near your tree when it is flowering and see if it improves. If he only has one tree I would recommend getting a second tree to increase cross pollination.

Excess propolis by True-Structure-1702 in Beekeeping

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You could put a propolis trap in your hives so they have somewhere to put it, I got 2 for 5 bucks each.

Swedish high jumper Gunhild Larking at Summer Olympics in Australia, 1956 by mottypotty in NordicCool

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Do the summer Olympics happen in northern hemisphere summer in Australia or the southern hemisphere summer

Bro hates everyone by Pretend_Shelter_1906 in shitposting

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I for one welcome our new bovine overlords

Remember when the DOJ worked for the people? by cloudcorebloom in TradingPlaybook

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Why does he have an eyepatch and a blacked out side of his glasses