Recent content by slowworm

Do you get many badgers? I've not seen a hedgehog here and think we would be an ideal place for them but we do get loads of badgers.I Sun came out yesterday and along with the adult lizards I was glad to see several of last years babies, I had worried the wet winter would have killed them off...

Just had a go at using an old trauma dressing before deciding to order some new ones. Opened and applied it with just my week hand and it was very easy to use.

I had a similar kit come up my amazon suggestions. When I looked through the contents there was a fair bit of stuff I already have (I've got several emergency blankets and never used one). I also would have fewer but larger dressings for a home kit, a couple of large burn dressings rather than...

Well, just watched my first hour of something on Prime with adverts and they are very short and not that annoying so far. And Fallout was worth watching so far...

It was something i thought a lot about before I started using a chainsaw but having used one for 10 years it's not something I overly worry about. I don't want to sound complacent but I try my best to not do anything too risky. I also have to contend with the fact there's often no phone...

Often worth rubbing a leaf and having a smell if you can, if it's the wild radish it would have a bit of a radishy smell.

Something very common but whilst staying at my mum's ive watched several black birds and thrushes busily collecting worms for their young. They must get through vast quantities for each brood.

That's my main complaint about masks during covid. Many people seemed to think they offered good protection so didn't do much else such as minimising contact.

Well a little update. It seems I've done ok dressing my mums arm, no complaints when a nurse has redone it and my efforts have been better than others. One observation is each nurse seems to have their own way of doing things, quite different to each other. One for example has ordered quite a...

Thanks for all the replies everyone. A course or courses are on the list to do but other things get in the way so realistically not for some time. Currently got a bad back so that's put a halt to most things and still helping my mum out a fair bit. With regard to the tourniquet that's why I've...

I'd guess Wild radish or charlock.

This is where you'll get all sorts of answers. It depends on the bees, some are far more docile than others. Also it depends on how gentle you are with them. My bees can be a bit aggressive, not as bad as some but not great. I can get stung most times when inspecting my 6/7 hives. Often one...

Have you been stung much William? Until I did my beekeeping course I don't recall being stung by a honey bee, perhaps once before. I quickly got stung when inspecting hives out our bee group's apiary which was good as I knew I didn't get any reaction.

Only 21? One of the most important pieces of advice I would give to a beginner is to listen to advice but to think it through themselves and not rush into anything. You get plenty of helpful people but some seem to drift off into arrogance and showing off. As for bees stealing all the food...

It's a woven mesh that you place over the top box and the bees will fill it with propolis, in theory. I have scraped propolis off boxes and frames but it is mixed with wax, bits of squished bee and earwig etc, so hopefully the mat will produce a cleaner product.