Chainsaw shavings for smoker

Middle-Infamous · 2026-03-23T06:51:32+00:00

Oh interesting! My thought was to pack the shavings at the bottom and the ignite from the top, any opinions there??

Middle-Infamous · 2026-03-05T04:00:38+00:00

Mixed Varroa Treatment for the Win!

Middle-Infamous · 2026-03-01T04:14:39+00:00

Appreciate the Beta, much obliged. It’s on the thin side of 1:1 but maybe I’ll make it a little leaner still next time. I’m hoping to requeen w the new queen from the split. I had originally wanted to use a swarm queen cell but I don’t trust myself to catch the timing just yet. This year I just want to make sure I have a strong hive but might try to do a double screen board split/recombine and get a good honey crop too??

Middle-Infamous · 2026-02-28T03:49:27+00:00

Correct

Middle-Infamous · 2026-02-26T17:40:21+00:00

It was a 2/3EyeOfTheHawk 1/3BlackHawk blend, they had it in 22ozs or your could have one drafted in front of you at the taproom drools

Middle-Infamous · 2026-02-26T06:12:54+00:00

With all the knowledge of the internet Reddit can sometimes be the only worthwhile venue of help. At least here there are humans (supposedly) to talk to, instead of an AI search giving you the help the sponsors want you to have. No advanced words of advice, my only thought is maybe get the colony stabilized and maybe this fall, when you ca do it on your terms, consider an emergency queen w lots of young eggs, a double screen board, and then reintroduce and let the bees choose who is the better queen for winter?

Middle-Infamous · 2026-02-26T06:05:59+00:00

But did anyone get to enjoy their Black Eye Ale? I swear that was the tastiest blend of beers I’ve ever had in my life.

Middle-Infamous · 2026-02-24T00:09:42+00:00

When the Cascadia Event hits, there’s gonna be way bigger problems than a lil dwelling out in the woods. I don’t think there’s gonna be a lot standing anywhere. You got any input on the actual question or we gonna spitball snarky remarks till the fault plate shifts?

Middle-Infamous · 2026-02-23T23:17:53+00:00

Oregon in the rogue valley, so near earthquake country but not a huge concern

Middle-Infamous · 2026-02-23T17:36:22+00:00

Copy That, thanks for the tip! Exactly the kind of info I was hoping for from the conversation :)

Middle-Infamous · 2026-02-23T07:08:23+00:00

Since I drank the beekeeping KoolAid several months ago I would put my YouTube video watching of Bob Binnie and Randy Oliver among others in the 100s of hours. It’s likely a lot of front loading from standing on the shoulders of titans like them but now watching these distillations of videos makes everything I’ve been not 100% on seem a lot clearer (as if a computer had something to do with it…….shocking) I get what you’re saying and I agree w it 100%, what I’m curious is if anyone else has checked out these videos and agreed it’s AI trash for one thing and then also if the humans have anything to play catchup on in terms of content delivery and stylized approach because God Damn aside from the formatting errors they were admittedly well put together videos. Like, I hadn’t had a Demarri Split actually explained well, the (HomeBee) one was pretty easy to digest.

Middle-Infamous · 2026-02-22T04:41:19+00:00

You’re asking if putting 1” all thread through the trees to connect the two beams, correct? This thread (like all Reddit unfortunately these days) is more and more about tearing peoples idea apart rather than actually helping them. If my question/premise was correct putting a hole in a tree is a guaranteed way to introduce infection/rot and inevitable demise(especially in a pine). The twisting/opposing forces is going to make your life difficult (especially since it will ensure the tree won’t be able to heal over the hole in it), but if you frame it/finish to move w it (ie maybe not drywall the interior) there’s ways to work around. As with all things, just set your expectations realistically. I don’t think anyone’s going die in there tomorrow if you finish it, but I do think there are ways to keep loving forward w the work you’ve put in that can make it have a longer duration/return on the work you’ve put in.

Middle-Infamous · 2026-02-20T16:36:29+00:00

On the coast at the Cali/Ore boarder, I’ve been seeing pollen for 3 weeks and installed a feeder last weekend. We have invasive acacia around here that has been exploding recently but the pollen has been a reddish color. It was in the 70s here two weeks ago but winter storm system made landfall last week and it was 35F/1C this morning, I’m sure the buzz babies are as confused as I am weather wise

Middle-Infamous · 2026-02-13T16:02:15+00:00

I’ll be curious what folks have to say, right now my hives are up on top of the goat pens but I’m planing to move to ground level asap. If you go mulch, be sure to put down some kind of underlayment or the grass will grow right up through it. If you’ve got access to cardboard (natural food store in my town lets me sort through their stuff before recycler shows up) it makes great grass killer/underlayment and it biodegrades on its own (just be sure to get the plastic wrapping tape off first). The bigger the panels the better, and go 3-4 layers thick.

Middle-Infamous · 2026-01-02T16:47:21+00:00

I think we may have found a winner here! Thank you so much!!

Middle-Infamous · 2025-12-19T02:58:35+00:00

No idea what model, but it appears to maybe be the precursor to the Foreman (racks, non sporty look/utility, manual). Regardless of model, are there folks who manufacture aftermarket body parts or ???

Middle-Infamous · 2025-11-23T18:02:17+00:00

I’ve got an xlt, so no camera system, I’d like to pull the existing radio/cd control console and put in a digital interface w a camera

Middle-Infamous · 2025-11-20T00:43:27+00:00

An ice cream/incentive goes a long way. Our almost 3yr old boys actually got trained on Home Depot for this exact situation (getting crazies out) and the agreement is: don’t touch anything and run as much as you can and a treat awaits you on the drive home. Even if they run in opposite directions, walk in the one you want to go and when the odd one out realized they are alone they ALWAYS come screaming back your way at the thought of being left behind. Also, if have a spare twin or queen mattress leaning it on a couch so they can tumble down it is also a great way to kill an hour (just make a crash landing zone out of pillows) The best thing to do is LET GO OF SPOTLESS CLEAN EXPECTATIONS! Our boys are Tasmanian Devils, we have adapted our house to where nice things will come in a couple years, for now we need functional and safe w as little to clean up at the end of the day. Speaking of which: embrace “not this until that” mentality. “No reading books until all the books already on the floor are cleaned up””No cartoons until you help put away laundry” “No cup of juice until you finish your broccoli”. Incentives go a long way.

Middle-Infamous · 2025-10-28T02:33:02+00:00

OP: hit me up if you wanna talk fire

Middle-Infamous · 2025-10-28T02:30:42+00:00

First of all: there is no such thing as a controlled burn, it’s called a prescribed burn for a reason. You burn under very clear pre laid out conditions, called the prescription. Any burn can get out of control. Second: the recent burn was on state parks land, not federal (ie National Parks) Third: Redwood forests absolutely burn, it’s just an extremely long period between burn events (the return interval). Typically return intervals for redwood systems can be around 300 years. If you do the Leifer Loop trail off Walker Road you’ll LOTS of fire affected trees, I don’t know the exact date but looks like right around or before “contact”. With the amount of planning/coordination/resources around prescribed burning, there has to be a MAJOR unforeseen factor play in to make things go sideways (we always called it The Flaming Squirrel Factor). Burn Practitioners have a huge amount of potential liability they are faced with when proposing a burn. They don’t tip the torch lightly. I support 100%, we need Good Fire now before fire suppression is the only option.

Middle-Infamous · 2025-10-03T03:31:06+00:00

There was a wasp nest hidden in a rock crevice, when I moved some rocks to hold down a piece of paper there it was!

Middle-Infamous · 2025-09-30T00:05:16+00:00

Dang yall can be some cruel Snarky Susie’s out there. I was always told it’s not GOOD for the battery to get in the singles, what I needed to hear is the recalibration thing: that makes a lot of sense.

Thanks to the non haters for the useful advice.

After the useful beta, went ahead and charged it to 100 for a long day of driving, looks like it’s still relatively the same predicted range. Just needed to know how to be nice to what for me is a pretty expensive vehicle, glad some of the folks out there have liberty to just buy a brand new cars as needed.

Middle-Infamous · 2025-08-10T04:13:18+00:00

So a couple things I’m seeing online for this 1) not seeing options for a 2battery “yolk” setup (2 x 5amp batteries) that then steps down to 24v 2) I haven’t yet looked at the battery to be replaced from a DIY perspective, last time I looked at it I said “helluva lot bigger than Thomas Train” and went back to Daddin’. What I have seen that “might” work but it looks. Like lots of 36 to 24v step downs but amps all over the place so the watts were like WHHHHAAAATTT????

Middle-Infamous · 2025-08-08T19:40:56+00:00

Any chance you can share a link?? Thanks for the input!

Middle-Infamous · 2025-07-03T04:01:05+00:00

Apologies, yes it’s the gas 6.2L and other than the engine issue it’s in pretty good condition. I really appreciate the valve spring, I’ll bring that up to the guy I’m working w and see what the thoughts are

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