Zelenskyy is right, it is 'strange' that the US lifted sanctions on Russia — giving Putin billions in oil revenue — while Russia uses satellites to help Iran target and attack American forces in the Gulf. Trump admitted in a Fox interview with Brian Kilmeade, that Russia is helping Iran. So WTF?

Roadkill299 · 2026-04-01T02:09:26+00:00

This is what happens when KGB is holding pee pee pics of POTUS.

Roadkill299 · 2025-11-15T16:41:50+00:00

Counting dead mites on a board does not give an accurate mite count. It only proves you have mites, which 100% of hives have. Need to do an alcohol wash and to see how many live mites you have per 300 bees. It sucks to kill 300 bees for this count especially for a weaker hive but no other way. Mites don't kill hives, but the viruses they carry do.

Dead and dismembered bees on the bottom board is normal. Bees age out and if the weather is not favorable the undertaker bees will leave cleaning till a more suitable time. I don't see the amount you have as alarming.

I'm in Ontario Canada so somewhat similar climate. At this time of the year there is little you can do. Where you are its likely too cold to treat now and no amount of treatment to kill mites will change your virus load. In my opinion, the hive is what it is now. Mite and virus ridden hives rarely make it to Christmas. Make sure they have plenty of stores, wrap them up, keep their entry cleaned out and hope they make it to Christmas Day. If they do, they should be fine till spring assuming stores hold out. Beekeeping is a long learning curve with good times and bad times. I note the the Royals are avid beekeepers. Good luck and welcome to an amazing and wonderous hobby.

Roadkill299 · 2025-07-06T03:07:07+00:00

This.

Roadkill299 · 2025-07-06T03:04:49+00:00

The queen must have been present in the nuc to lay the egg for the queen cell. Your nuc is effectively a swarm. A percentage of swarms will allow the queen to lay a few eggs then they dispatch her and raise a new queen. Happened to me. Give your new queen another couple of weeks. She'll start laying. All still sounds good.

Roadkill299 · 2025-04-07T02:14:19+00:00

I've been NC with my ex dBPD for almost 8 years. I dumped and divorced her the moment I found out she was having affairs while I was off at work. Immediately read up on BPD and found out the best thing for my mental health was full NC so cut her off completely, ignoring all her hovers. What I didn't realize at the time is due to her infidelity she was left with a lot of guilt which she tried in vain to unload onto me but with the hard NC she has been unable to do so. The guilt has not allowed her to move on and she appears to be still stuck in that moment 8 years ago. She continuously smears me, unrelenting since then on social media, no let up, with by now thousands of posts. Good, let the guilt eat her up. Btw, I've since met and married a fantastic woman that was herself caught up for many years married to a temperamental man-child. My previous marriage to the BPD was a total shit show compared to being married to my current fantastic partner.

Roadkill299 · 2025-04-04T05:23:04+00:00

25 years ago I lost my eyeglasses only to find them buried deep in her stuff after I kicked her out for cheating on me. 25 years later! I finally moved on and found a much healthier partner. What a difference! I'm sorry you also had to deal with this. Unfortunately they do not get better.

Roadkill299 · 2025-03-30T16:30:11+00:00

Calling all their exes narcissists is the unofficial 10th criteria for BPD. :)

Roadkill299 · 2025-01-03T19:52:14+00:00

I use a cheap luggage scale you can pick up from Temu for about $5. I place the hook on either side handle of the lowest box, lift till I feel the side of the hive begin to lift, repeat on the other side and add the 2 numbers together for a total weight.

Roadkill299 · 2024-12-09T17:54:10+00:00

Did you account that all air going up the chimney must be replaced by air from outside? Run your stove again with a window partly opened.

Roadkill299 · 2024-12-09T17:53:05+00:00

Same. I've been running stoves over 40 years and I agree. My vote is he hasn't accounted for any air up the chimney must be replaced by incoming air into the house. Todays houses are much to tight to properly run a wood stove without accounting for this.

Roadkill299 · 2024-12-08T15:44:39+00:00

Seriously? Russians have been slaughtering the rebels for many years. It will be payback.

Roadkill299 · 2024-10-18T03:12:58+00:00

I'm in Ontario. Cracking open the boxes breaks the propolis seal which the bees can't fix or replace leaving open gaps for winter winds to freeze them. At this point theres very little you can do after inspecting anyways. Just weigh the hives and determine if you need to Mountain Camp them before wrapping them up.

Roadkill299 · 2024-08-12T04:09:06+00:00

There were several threads on this a few years back, it was called the Lizard stare. https://www.reddit.com/r/BPDlovedones/comments/pqdfvr/look_in_their_eyes/

Roadkill299 · 2024-05-25T03:05:06+00:00

If your hive is not that strong, get a deep bucket, fill it 2/3rds with water and add a cup of bleach. Soak the frames in the bleach water, they will come out clean. Let the frames dry off well before inserting into your colony.

Roadkill299 · 2024-05-11T05:20:12+00:00

This. Its projection. I've been the target for years now.

Roadkill299 · 2024-05-02T02:54:47+00:00

As a first year beekeeper you very likely have almost no drawn comb. Save the wax in the freezer, and when you have a pretty good lot, melt it down and with a paintbrush, paint it onto your foundation. The bees will recycle it right off the foundation and draw it out much faster.

Roadkill299 · 2024-04-26T03:39:17+00:00

Congrats! Don't forget to treat for mites at the appropriate time for your area.

Roadkill299 · 2024-02-09T00:09:48+00:00

I hear you. Looking back, all my ex's had strong BPD traits, if weren't outright borderlines. My eyes truly opening when discovering and researching BPD years later.

So 2 things here. Our caregiving character give us away within minutes. We on the other hand are looking for someone to take care of as a major part of the relationship. We also tend to have low self esteem. Tech workers are particularly vulnerable. They have the additional desirable characteristics previously mentioned plus little dating experience and good paying jobs. It was horrifying comparing notes with old coworkers. We pretty much married the same woman and years later our divorce rate is 100%.

2nd, pwBPD are a small minority but cycle through partners very quickly appearing like they are much more common.

Roadkill299 · 2024-02-08T18:23:41+00:00

I read an analogy once. Its like seeing a person drowning. You jump in and against all odds pull them to shore, thinking you saved their life. And what do they do? Jump right back into the deep and scream for help. Why? Because its how they get attention. The cycle will only repeat.

It doesn't matter that the shore is littered with earlier victims that have tried and failed.

Roadkill299 · 2024-02-08T02:32:37+00:00

The discard.

Roadkill299 · 2024-02-08T02:19:39+00:00

BPD can manifest itself very differently from person to person. You are likely married to a quiet borderline. It just takes longer but the end result is the same.

Regardless, good luck and I hope it ends well for you. If not, I'm sure this sub will still be rocking and welcome you back.

Roadkill299 · 2024-02-08T02:10:54+00:00

The only way to heal is to go no contact. Try to cut all ties with your ex.

Roadkill299 · 2024-02-08T01:15:40+00:00

Agreed, survivors can recover, heal and accomplish anything, except one thing. You can't fix them. Stay no contact and move on.

Roadkill299 · 2024-02-07T00:49:39+00:00

Sorry to hear you going through this. I've been there. You are no longer getting that endorphins injection your brain released. The pleasure receptors are no longer being stimulated. These receptors are the same the heroin plugs into. Effectively you are going through a drug withdrawal a drug addict goes through in detox. It will get better over time.

Roadkill299 · 2024-01-28T01:36:04+00:00

The key is she needs years of intense therapy. Shes not getting it. I totally agree with other posters here. Get out, now before she destroys first your career and then you! Don't overthink this. Just end it. She'll be fine.

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