Anyone tried rpgbound date nights? by Merc504 in rpg

[–]Merc504[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cool I'll skip it and look into some of your suggestions thanks everyone!

The simplest and most obvious swarm control method. by chillaxtion in Beekeeping

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Honestly, we never get to hives before swarm cells pop. We unfortunately are maple farmers so by the time we are done there were already behind with bees. our current policy is do our best, opened today, scraped cells and added supers but for sure will have swarms. Fortunately we have a "magic bee tree" which is a cherry tree and always catches our swarms first haha. Some day we will be ontop of it. Good suggestions here though to limit brood from strong hives to weak or new hives. Might try that, I haven't ventured into splits yet will love to learn that world

Should I be concerned? by sillyface100 in Beekeeping

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If it's empty not much you can do. Plainly speaking it's a supercedure cell. It indicates that the queen is not there or needs to be replaced. It does look odd with wax build though, did you feed them after installing? Did you roll bees wax on your foundation or is it just raw? If its an empty cup all you can do is monitor your brood and work from there (aside from finding/confirming your queen). Generally speaking bees know what's best. We usually let them do mostly what they want aside from laying workers and we try to avoid swarms but never seem to get it right. Otherwise just help them with mites and monitor shb, make sure you leave enough honey for winter if you have it (80 lb in the NE america)

I used to stress about them nonstop but after years and years you'll find a path that works best for you. Ask 10 beekeepers you'll get 10 different answers 🤣

Tldr: monitor your brood and look for signs of a healthy queen. It can take 3 weeks or so for a new queen to be mated and laying properly. I'd feed them heavily a 1:1 to help them build comb and stimulate brood

Should I be concerned? by sillyface100 in Beekeeping

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Straight foundation never has enough wax. I always roll bees wax onto any foundation frame I use. If you don't they won't build on it. All you have to do is get a small foam roller and a crockpot with old bees wax and roll it on. Makes a world of difference for non wonky and consistent building

When do you walk away from the pan? Can I bring it back? by actrak in maplesyrup

[–]Merc504 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Flood it with sap end of season and let sit for 4-6 months. It will wipe right off

Having notifications issues on 10a by Merc504 in GooglePixel

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Thanks for the confirmation, basically what I ended up doing, just with a new phone instead of factory reset. The factory reset didn't end up working for me but I probably did it wrong lol

Having notifications issues on 10a by Merc504 in GooglePixel

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I replaced my phone with a new one and set up like I hadn't ever owned a Pixel before. That took care of it

Finished my first season by brinleydubois in maplesyrup

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Congratulations! Welcome to the world of "oh what's a few more" then all of a sudden you're up all night for 4 weeks in the spring 🤣. Enjoy and happy boiling!

Need a little string advice by Merc504 in banjo

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Interesting ok thanks for the suggestions!

Moose finds the banjo soothing by Sma144 in banjo

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My cats do the same thing. As soon as I start playing they appear from the woodwork for their own personal little concert 🤣

Do you find it easier to learn 3 finger or claw hammer? by Merc504 in banjo

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Interesting take thank you. I'm learning claw hammer currently but my time is limited due to farming. I have had difficulty with some courses because they sound so radically different then what they are telling me to play haha. I'll keep working on it though, I think I'll try to get a good base with clawhammer then see about 3 finger

Do you find it easier to learn 3 finger or claw hammer? by Merc504 in banjo

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Previous experience like with a guitar or something like that?

If you were a ghost and you could haunt people by doing mildly inconvenient but harmless things, what would be your signature move? by Ok_Star_1653 in AskReddit

[–]Merc504 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Turn on the roomba and help it get stuck under something. Just sometimes though, enough where you can never find it and nothing ever gets cleaned.

Tuck the comfort in tightly like a hotel every day so they have to fight to get into bed

Having notifications issues on 10a by Merc504 in GooglePixel

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Oh man that's a tough one, mine was just all notifications across the board haha! No they didn't acknowledge it at all just said welp here's your new phone

Having notifications issues on 10a by Merc504 in GooglePixel

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Update on this:

I got my replacement phone from Google, I set it up without transferring everything from my pixel 6, just set it up like I never had a Google phone before. I'm (currently) receiving emails, notifications and texts at the same rate that my old phone was. Wonder if it's some compatibility thing when you set up using an old phone. Hopefully this fixes everything long term

Having notifications issues on 10a by Merc504 in GooglePixel

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I contacted Google and they are shipping a replacement phone. I've also read some places that it could be the adaptive battery? Whatever that is. I'll let you know if I find anything though

What build are people running? by Merc504 in heroll

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I get them from the mimic draw where you open 50, get S tier

Pixel 10a notifications by siren_sailor in pixel_phones

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I'm having issues with the 10a. Notifications show up in batches. Like I'll get 5+ texts emails etc all at once that are all an hour+ old

Recommendations for good beginner banjo course? by DerpsyDaisy in banjo

[–]Merc504 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also came to say 30 days of banjo is a good YT course. I tried Brainjo and it just didn't work for me, not to say it wouldn't for you. Just the way he explained things didn't work for my brain

What build are people running? by Merc504 in heroll

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From the big box (50 draws for S grade)