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    Mason/Solitary bee hive; getting one started - any advice?

    Hello, looking over my Wolfcub husband's shoulder, I just spotted your post, so here's a quick reply: look up Hutchingsbeeservice if you want some really good ideas! Its a Canadian site, where they really encourage solitary bees to help with orchard fertilisation; his mason bee condo ideas and...
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    Air rifle shooting with my daughters.

    The exploding targets are made by a company called "firebirdtargets.com". If you google "airflash air rifle targets" several links should come up. I've bought mine direct and also from Solware. The 'quiter' air rifle one still goes off with a nice pop and a big cloud of smoke. They do need a...
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    Air rifle shooting with my daughters.

    Just speant the afternoon doing my daughters 13th birthday party. A mix of archery, air rifle shooting and a problem solving team work challenge. 4 girls, 2 boys and they had a great a time. For the air rifles I set up a simple 10 yard range. Big sheet of old plywood with some "shoot-n-c"...
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    Hedgerow Management: I'm confused...

    Just a suggestion of what may be happening, without seeing it's just a guess. If a hedge is gappy or 'leggy' due to previous trimming regime, or has been over invaded with a dominant or fast growing species. Sometimes the best long term management is to cut everything back to ground level, then...
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    The Wombling Thread :-)

    Yesterday I spotted a four foot high, fiberglass, red lion 'rampant'. Sort of thing you see opposite to the unicorn thingy on a crest on the council offices or court house. No idea how it got in a skip but it's now in my back garden, ..... even less of an idea what I'll do with it:confused...
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    best all round tool for woodland cutting back

    Not good at links, don't know if just typing addy in post works ? Here goes www.logmatic.co.uk These people advertise a bit of kit sort of part between a slaser and scyhth. Never seen or handled one. Might be useful for ground clearing ? Certainly save the back if it works ok. No connection...
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    Design and tech lesson in home school.

    Valuable learning in so many ways. Very impressive results aswell. Top marks to you and yours Sir !
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    Hobbit - Safety Brief.

    That was very amusing, brightened the morning. Thanks for putting up.
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    Herne's Arrow

    Seeing this I had a quick search online and have just rewatched episode 1 with my son. I'm another one it got into archery and general stick swinging mischief ! Son really enjoyed it so we'll have to look for more episodes.
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    What do you make of these sleeping bags?

    Sorry to OP for off topic thought .. Feed prices could be a lot lower than for table birds. If all they are doing is enough food to keep them alive and relatively healthy, rather than for meat/finish they don't need the volume or quality of feed. Also, like intensive egg laying chickens, the...
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    Got a new trail camera.

    Had the trail cam up for a month or more pointed at an owl box in one of the barns that had signs of some activity. Got absolutely nothing of interest. Then we had a couple of nights hearing a barn owl near the buildings and the wood just above so quickly put it back up. Result ! Got quite a...
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    Pheasants.

    Over the farm we have pheasants that live and breed wild, some probably been here for several generations, quite possibly longer than the wifes familly who own the farm. Also got a few that the blokes who help control the vermin released to boost their few days rough shooting. (We don't have...
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    Moccasins and Indian Capture.

    I like the look of them, be nice for padding round the house and yard in. I tend to use modern chep moccasin/slippers for that already. How good do you personally find them for distance ? or rough ground ?
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    Hatsan .22 air rifle

    If Samon dosn't manage to tickle your tastebuds, where approx in Lincs are you ? Visiting familly up there at weekend and might have something to offer.
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    Got a new trail camera.

    Set the camera on the bird table this afternoon. In just under 2 hours it took over 300 pic's. Thats a lot of duffs to trawl through and deleat !:( Did get some good ones though. Cam' was strapped to a stack of garden chairs. Must find a tripod and figure out best angle to set it at. I had...
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    Got a new trail camera.

    Hello Jason, I'm lucky in living on a farm and having a fair idea of likely hit sites, it'll get harder I'm sure.:(;) I went with the recomendation of BushrangerCZ as to make and model. It's a 'Bushnell Trophy cam - brown'. Bought it over the phone from Photosound Cameras in Bishop Stortford...
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    Got a new trail camera.

    I've been dithering over these for a while now. Recently had some overtime and extra jobs on so had some cash not already spoken for:) Had a look around and couldn't make any real sense of all the jargon and blurb:confused:. Contacted BushrangerCZ and asked for some advice which he very...
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    Sourcing wood pigeon

    P.M. sent.
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    Do you dare take the BMI challenge?

    Well, I'm in the top 5% Nationaly and the TOP 1% GLOBALY ! Is that good or what ! Sounds like a result to me ... ... by the way ... has anyone heard of Micronesia before ?:confused:
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    The Amish as a source

    A lady who comes in the shop lived alongside Amish in America for several years. Apparently she still has various 'instructional books' they produce. Along the lines of getting the most for your kitchen/store off an acre of land, farming practice, craftwork, barn building etc. She said last...