moondoggy
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One from the other day that I forgot to record.
Total = 2587
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One this morning.
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One this afternoon.
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I wonder how long it will be before G Plan Furniture drop him from their advertising?
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10 minutes ago, ditchman said:
hope someone nice takes over....Angela Rippon...or Michael Aspel....or Auther Negus or Richard Joyce off farming diary
Can dead people present tv programmes? 🤣
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2 hours ago, 39TDS said:
As a beekeeper @moondoggy what are your opinions/experiences of neonicotinoid insecticides?
I have heard plenty of anecdotal accounts that it never bothered bees much, I do know that if farmers used the only alternative left to them (permethrins) it would kill bees outright along with all other insects.
There were lots of neonic insecticides and would expect some worse than others for non target deaths but the whole point of them was they were selective. Some were even said to not harm bees at all.
These things become political and the truth is often dismissed, like the Greenpeace campaign to stop neonic treatment of sugar beet. It is a seed dressing and sugar beet are harvested before they flower, they are no interest to bees and not likely to ever come in contact with bees but the campaign claims they are trying to save bees by getting it banned?
Difficult to know what local farmers are using near me. However, touch wood, I haven’t known any great losses or effect on my hives other than natural losses.
Prior to the ban, the farmer opposite our house sprayed something that caused piles of dead bees near the hive entrance.
Some farmers used to warn the beekeeping association with spraying calendars so that local beekeepers could attempt to keep their bees in the hives on those days. As you will appreciate, that is no easy task and usually creates very angry and stressed bees, which obviously, is not good for people when they are released.
So, whatever the local farmers are doing seems quite bee friendly in my experience, but I would be happy to see a great reduction in the growing of OSR to encourage my bees to forage on wild flowers and trees.
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1 minute ago, ditchman said:
i am told that OSR honey is sort of a unpleasant caramaly taste.........dont know if that is true as i only use honey in cooking..
It’s sicklier than other honey. I don’t mind it, but, I usually use the OSR honey for cooking or in my porridge. It also produces large crystals and can be quite a grainy texture and will set very hard.
However, if you gently warm it then give it a good stir, that will soften it and prevent it from settling solid again. It will still have a grainy texture though.
OSR honey on the left extracted May this year.
Wild flower honey on the right extracted August this year.
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I, for one, am glad.
From a beekeeping perspective I find OSR a P.I.T.A. The honey starts to crystallise the moment you take it off the hive and, if you’re not on the ball, becomes next to impossible to extract.
Also, the quality of OSR honey is not great quality.
The problem for us is that, if there is any within three kilometres of the hives, the bees are all over it because it is such easy pickings for them.
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Four this evening
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One this evening
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One this morning.
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One off the bird table today
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I have a Baikal .410 and it’s very quiet, especially with the Eley Fourlong cartridges. It’s not that much noisier with the longer, heavier cartridges.
I may be selling mine soon as I don’t shoot much any more
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Two more today off the feeder
Total = 1983
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For Sale
Sabatti side by side with Roach Belly stock.
27.75” barrels
Not sure of chokes but measuring with vernier callipers, could be around Improved Cylinder and Half
Rib 10mm
Chambers 70mm Superior Poof
Ejector, yes
Single, non-selective trigger
Roach Belly stock with 14.75” L.O.P.
Right handed
Manufactured 1988
Looking for £325
Excellent condition with good blacking on barrels, chequering like new, hardly used and still very tight. No pitting in bores.
More photos available on request
Collection from just east of Louth in Lincolnshire. Shotgun certificate holders only.
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One this evening off the feeder
Total = 1975
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1 hour ago, marsh man said:
You might need a tetanus injection to be on the safe side , was it painful ?
Quite pleasurable really. It’s their claws that hurt more than anything 😂
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One this afternoon nibbling my walnuts.
Total = 1971
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One yesterday off the feeder.
Total = 1965
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Should revive Starshot and have that at the Olympics. I used to love watching it on tv.
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Thank you. At least I know that it’s nothing important.
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Good afternoon all.
On my Sabatti side by side barrels there is +SGF+ stamped. I can’t seem to find any information as to what this means.
Does anyone on here have any idea as to what this stamp mark means? Thank you in advance.
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On 24/07/2024 at 14:35, Stonepark said:
Fixed it so it reflects reality.........
BTW, What do you think of my new hat?
I'll be checking what the pigeons think at the weekend!
I like the white fur trim on the front of the peak. 😁
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Excellent job and massive dedication, well done.
Used to work on the real aircraft at Brough.