Ribh's D'Coopage

This mornings sunrise. So much diffused light!
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Just after I got up a bugler sounded the last post for ANZAC Day.
It was quite eerie.
I think there were a few people out by their letter boxes.
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Now the sea mist is creating this wonderland...

The hive entrance. You can see how the bees have really expanded the resin @ the entrance. They are a little hard to see because this species is not only tiny, they're completely black but there are a few congregated in the entrance.

This species ditches their males if times get tough. Way to go girls!:gig
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I don't think you need a lot of land for a hive or two ~ but then I don't know about honey bees. Our natives [as in the species we have] only forage about 500m from their hive. If you've plenty of food nearby that's what they'll harvest. Once upon a time most country people kept a skip or two but like so much else people would rather pay someone else to do the work for them even if the end result is poorer quality. One of my cousins used to do bees & honey straight from the hive doesn't taste anything like what you get in the shops. Even the colour is different, so much darker. I've got to paint the new hive apparently. It's a little smaller than our present one & the man has already gone online to order another & a starter colony. 🤔 This could get out of control fast...:lau
Actually I pay people to do work for me because it turns out better than when I do it hahaha :gigbut I do like the idea of keeping bees and that's why I'm so interested in your bees Ribh.
 
Actually I pay people to do work for me because it turns out better than when I do it hahaha :gigbut I do like the idea of keeping bees and that's why I'm so interested in your bees Ribh.
Oh, yes, I pay people to do the stuff I'm really bad @ too ~ like my tax... :lau & building stuff. But there are a lot of simple skills being lost because people can't be bothered. One that deeply shocked me [& I've no idea if this is a universal trend] is when my older kids first left home & informed me no~one cooked because they didn't know how, not even basic things like beans on toast or a boiled egg. They lived on take~away. I hate cooking. For me it's absolute drudgery but I do know how & when I put my mind to it, I'm a good cook. So are my kids. I considered it a necessary survival skill. Most of my kids actually enjoy cooking ~ but they like to eat & they like to eat well!:lol: Too many years of watching mum paint & cook & worrying what was actually ending up in their meal!:lau
 
Because I sometimes work long hours, I had a takeaway habit. But it's awful food compared to what I can make for myself - and I'm not winning any prizes for cookery. These days, I'd rather have a nice sandwich for dinner than get a takeaway or delivery.
Yeah, I know. :( We do it maybe once a fortnight if we've had a really big day on the mainland but as a vegetarian I find I do better & more interesting meals than many restaurants. Figure I'm paying for the cooking & the clean up rather than the food! :D
 
Yeah, I know. :( We do it maybe once a fortnight if we've had a really big day on the mainland but as a vegetarian I find I do better & more interesting meals than many restaurants. Figure I'm paying for the cooking & the clean up rather than the food! :D
I found a hair in a takeaway meal last week *shudder* it was a shame because that was my favourite fish n chip shop.
 

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