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Sun, Dec 21, 2025, 4:03 PM Northern Hemisphere · Central European Time one hour to go... we can do this... -
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That's really a tremendous temp swing :( Over here the rule is to give oxalic in December because there is no brood in the hives - since oxalic can't enter the covered cells. In the summer and autumn we use formic acid which can. -
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You probably need to dig it in anyway, or the fox/coyote will... that was our experience :( -
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Provided oxalic acid for bees today. That's the winter treatment, usually in mid-December (when there is no brood) and it's very, very effective against varroa. Right now all 5 of the hives are doing well, both the 2 older ones and the 3 from this year (1 natural swarm, 2 human-made). The real... -
All around farm dog breed recommendations
(I know I'm late to the thread but) Hovawarts with less fur sound questionable... It is true that they have no undercoat but that goes for all the colors. There is a noticeable difference in the East-German Vs. the West-German version of the Hovawart breed. The Eastern type are true working...- Supercow
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- Forum: Other Pets & Livestock
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What did you do in the garden today?
Planted some fig cuttings (in pots in the house). Looked at garden going hmmm, I got 500 more daff bulbs to plant. -
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We did lose four in a day earlier in the year to an especially cunning fox. Most ducks stay in a group when exploring the property but some like to go off on their own... Those were taken silently one by one with the others, and the dogs and humans, none the wiser. We only discovered the tunnel... -
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Some we sold, some we gave away to a larger family farm. It will be much easier on our orchard to go through the winter with 9 ducks. Once the grass starts seriously growing in the spring we'll hatch ducklings again. -
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Testing... Works OK from Slovenia- Supercow
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- Forum: Where am I? Where are you!
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It's true that the site's notifications can sometimes be a bit wonky... No more than other sites in general though. My experience has been quite OK. The sugar will tide the bees over the critical period but it's not really something that should be fed over a large part of the year -... -
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I read that in Canada or other colder parts of the world beekeepers simply use plain "dry" crystal sugar (some call it "the mountain camp method"). I have since started using it myself in February (the critical month in our climate) and it's going well. It is for sure very practical... -
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It seems this plant is also called redshank or redleg - persicaria maculosa. I think it's native to our part of the world... Yes: "It is widespread across Eurasia from Iceland south to Portugal and east to Japan. It is also present as an introduced and invasive species in North America". ... -
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Is it this one? https://www.perplexity.ai/search/grass-like-plant-with-small-pu-WwPlyahzQfKcNnlzojw_7A#0 -
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Do you have a photo? Could run Google lens on it.