Recent content by Gilberdyke John

This appeared in my YouTube videos. Presumably they have an algorithm noticed I have an interest in bees. https://www.youtube.com/live/m0fuv2ZsnD0?feature=shared

Your jacket is too small/short. 😁

Not just me who goes outside in slippers? Not normally in shorts and carrying a pike though.😎

I started with El cheapo eBay suits. Which I still have for visitors but i swapped to an abelo lyson Bee jacket with round veil about 5 years ago. I've threaded fresh elastic in the wrists and waist a couple of years ago. I wear cheap asda jeans with it. Works for me.☺️🖖

A claymore mine facing the thieves likely access point and linked to the hive roof? Just don't forget to disarm it before inspections.🤔

A 'Merikan personnel/management tool used in assessing an employee. Draw a pair of axis. Scale each 0 to 9. Vertical axis Attainment. horizontal axis Effort. A nine niner puts in maximum effort and achieves maximum attainment.

Nice story. You'll be joining J P the beeman on youtube. After removal was there anything to stop reinfestation in the long term?

Were you a nine niner?

I make my own clear plastic crown board and drill a 25mm hole in the centre. It helps to draw a circle around the feeder which simplifies positioning when on a hive full of bees

Invert the feeder and fill the space with strong washing soda and a bit of bleach. Let it soak. Alternatively fill the space with Milton or equivalent.

Penzance, St Helier?

Or earlier when winter approaches 🤔

As a successful dowser using a couple of biro tubes and bent coat hanger wires, I've tracked down buried cables, pipes and drains in places I haven't previously visited. I don't know how or why it works or even if I miss some potential targets. I just accept the successes and forget about the...

Can't help at the moment but I have "Google lens" app on my phone which takes pictures and compares to a huge database. I installed it for plant ID purposes but discovered the database covers a truly vast array of other things.

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