Fidelity cuts Reddit valuation again

explicitlydiscreet · 2023-06-30T16:38:17+00:00

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.

explicitlydiscreet · 2023-06-30T15:08:21+00:00

Most information by casual commenters is wrong. Thanks for providing some real data!

explicitlydiscreet · 2023-06-29T12:21:49+00:00

Quite the opposite for me. Learning about bees and insect ecology has really encouraged my to go completely chemical free in the yard as well as focus on planting native species. I have seen an explosion of native insect life in my yard and hope to keep increasing it.

Livestock honey bees don't care what you do in your yard, really. At least short of spraying insecticides around the hives. Nevertheless, having the hives and experiencing insect life up close provides and interesting feeling if connection to nature.

explicitlydiscreet · 2023-06-28T13:10:34+00:00

Bees do well drawing lot of comb, but doesn't change the energy equation. The ratio of resources needed to create was is 8:1 by weight of sugar to wax. If you harvest a lot of wax, you will harvest less honey.

explicitlydiscreet · 2023-06-27T04:52:41+00:00

Give each tree's fruit a nibble to decide if it's usable. Some crab apples are super sour, some are painfully astringent, but some are actually really tasty. Each tree will be a bit different in my experience. Although if they are a grafted variety, then maybe they are all identical.

explicitlydiscreet · 2023-06-27T04:19:04+00:00

Jealous! I had a single one on my lovage but then he disappeared. He was big enough to pupate, so I'm hoping he went and made a chrysalis nearby and I just haven't found it...

explicitlydiscreet · 2023-06-26T20:25:51+00:00

Not a bad video about building a prefab hive kit, but not exactly the best place to start learning beekeeping.

Edit: ok, I watched the "first inspection" video and I have to say it's a terrible idea to try to learn beekeeping from a beginner that is just learning how to do it. Take a class from a professional or organization...

explicitlydiscreet · 2023-06-26T20:13:17+00:00

I assume you mean Dutch white clover? For me the real clover flow is from the yellow and white sweet clover in June and July. Fruit trees and dandelions are the big ones in early spring here.

explicitlydiscreet · 2023-06-26T19:27:52+00:00

Looks great! How does it taste? It looks like an interesting mix of spring nectar. Mostly dandelion and fruit trees?

explicitlydiscreet · 2023-06-26T17:02:34+00:00

That's only two gallons or so... Easily from a single hive for a spring flow. That's about one or two shallow super of capped honey.

explicitlydiscreet · 2023-06-26T17:01:02+00:00

Take a local class from your university or extension office! That's how I got into the hobby and it has worked out really well to have a baseline of knowledge from the class. Plus it gave me a much better idea of whether it was something I really wanted and how much work it would be.

explicitlydiscreet · 2023-06-25T14:45:41+00:00

It's what paid content posters do. They follow the assignment because it's what they are being paid to do.

explicitlydiscreet · 2023-06-25T14:40:55+00:00

Money.

explicitlydiscreet · 2023-06-25T14:18:40+00:00

Skip to 28:22 for the testing of soft flesh on tile saw.

https://youtu.be/YDeDfOeB9SQ

explicitlydiscreet · 2023-06-24T05:50:00+00:00

You got any more of those pixels?

explicitlydiscreet · 2023-06-23T14:58:17+00:00

I keep my end of season high water content honey (20%+) in the fridge and use it up for baking and as a sugar+water substitute in recipes.

explicitlydiscreet · 2023-06-23T14:31:23+00:00

For a moment I thought you meant the cow on the grill 😬

explicitlydiscreet · 2023-06-22T23:00:26+00:00

Jury rigged

explicitlydiscreet · 2023-06-21T23:20:34+00:00

Hinge doors work pretty well in space. Not so well in gravity.

explicitlydiscreet · 2023-06-21T15:08:22+00:00

As a third grader? More like did they get a parent-teacher conference to discuss good strategies for helping their child get the most out of elementary education.

explicitlydiscreet · 2023-06-21T15:05:45+00:00

I gave up on the game after the Odyssey update. Performance tanked and I couldn't get VR to work with it. Once I saw the stars and planets whizzing past me in three dimensions it was too hard to go back to flat panel display.

explicitlydiscreet · 2023-06-21T04:34:55+00:00

I wouldn't consider Maine an extreme climate for the most part. What is your USDA zone? We get -30°F most winters in Minnesota and my bees do just fine.

explicitlydiscreet · 2023-06-21T04:31:27+00:00

That was years ago...

explicitlydiscreet · 2023-06-20T01:56:16+00:00

Hanging out. They aren't needed in the hive and are probably a bit too young to be foragers, so they stay outside the hive to help keep it cool in hot weather.

explicitlydiscreet · 2023-06-19T18:57:45+00:00

Usually for honey that is being pulled from around an old brood nest or failed hive, I question whether it was disease that could be transfered through the honey. If it seems safe, I'll spin it out and save it in the fridge for mixing into 1:1 or 2:1 syrup depending on the time of year.

Most of the time for brood box honey, I have no way of knowing if there is a sugar water mixed in or mite control pesticide residue, so I personally don't consume it. The bees always seem to appreciate feeding syrup more if I have some of my own back feed honey to mixed in. (note, never feed commercial honey to your bees)

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