Get a grip woman!

themadvix

Thanks! Will definitely be joining a beekeeping association and going on a course. Really useful to know about the Norfolk Honey Company (and Youtube, DH loves learning stuff from YT). It's a way off yet (so you'll be experienced by then!), but he's going to ask for a book for his birthday I think - apparently it's a recommended one (the title escapes me). Must start following @LadyGnome. I'll bear in mind what you say about doing it together. It just confuses me at the moment (and I've got a holiday let, listed building and eventually chickens to get my head round - all this learning, it's so exciting!).

greent

Glad to hear you're on the mend, Sl. Ouch to bike repair bill, though - it's an electric bike, isn't it? DH and I are still looking at getting some in a few years

Suffolk_lass

greent said:

Glad to hear you're on the mend, Sl. Ouch to bike repair bill, though - it's an electric bike, isn't it? DH and I are still looking at getting some in a few years

It is. We have matching (but different sized frame) Batavus bikes - they are Dutch, sit up and beg, step through style. Very Eric and Erica (when we lived there, the German couples always had matching kit). They are belt driven so that means no greasy chains and the batteries tuck under the parcel rack. I insisted on a basket at the front so I can always see my valuables in there. We had a discount voucher for 10% off Raleigh but they could not get stock. Very pleased with the bikes and very happy with the customer service at the shop.

To ensure OEM parts we did take it back to where we bought it though.

Suffolk_lass

Been for my pre-op blood tests this morning. At the GPs. Five minutes later than the appointment calling me (no wonder they are running so late by the afternoon) for the first appointment of the day but still back home within half an hour. After fighting our way to the General Hospital last Friday for the Pre-op discussion (plus MRSA and ECG) that took an hour each way(!) I was pleased the GP surgery agreed to do it. They might be awful at time-keeping but they are pleasant and convenient

I have just swapped broadband and calls package. After reviewing the various offerings and with some experience of appalling customer service we are with Plusnet (again). £27.99 Extended Fibre deal for 18 months. Just the landline rental and BB. We will use our mobile phones on WiFi to make calls. Hopefully Openreach will have upgraded the infrastructure between our sub exchange and the poles outside the house so that the next contract will be Fast FTP as opposed to FFTC (to the premises, not just the green cabinet).

Yesterday I received a lovely bottle of red wine and a thank you note from the chap (single parent to three boys (well young men now, really) whose dog we walk. I passed on some vegetable seedlings and gave them a bottle of homemade elderflower cordial and this was a thank you. Lovely and unexpected. It lifted my mood.

We need to go and do some bee stuff today. It is overcast (makes them a bit grumpy) but we want to add syrup feeders to the two smaller hives (one at leach location, typical!) so they have plenty of food as the forecast is not great

Karmacat

That's not too bad a day, from the sound of it SL, though you've got that op coming up - and I hope the bees behaved themselves.

LadyGnome

We've had good weather this week so I left the supers on.  I am due to take them off this weekend and so, of course, the weather forecast is now questionable.  So much fun trying to steal honey from grumpy bees.

Suffolk_lass

@LadyGnome we have put the wet supers back on for the bees to clean. Got to wrestle them back and check the mite-drop boards too this weekend.

In the meantime my decision to leave £277 sitting in a Skipton BS account for a while has been vindicated as they have just offered me a 1 year RS for existing customers at (Ta-da) 3.5% (thought of you @Karmacat as I wrote Tada!)

greent

Ooh - what a fab rate! Am super jealous!

Suffolk_lass

Off to the bees this morning to check how bad the mites are and apply anti-disease strips if needed. We will also take off the empty supers that we put back on after we extracted the honey so that they could clean out the remnants

rtandon27

Awww - how lovely SL - your own honey!  How was your yield this year?