not to be that person but i kind of miss when every single hobby had its own weird little forum with a horrible color scheme and maybe 40 active users. found this place through a link on reddit and it already feels more like home than anywhere ive been online this year. anyway hi
small update from the mod side, we're turning on the profile badge thing this week. it's just a little icon next to your username based on how long you've been a member, nothing you need to do on your end. shout in the feedback thread if it looks broken on your phone
back bedroom gets nothing no matter where i put the router. thinking about switching to mesh but dont really want to blow $400 on it if it wont even help. anyone have a setup that actually works in an old house
eero pro held up fine in my 1920s place, 3 units did it. plaster and lath is rough on wifi specifically so mesh really is the fix
Six months in and the hive made it through its first real dearth without me panicking, which feels like a small miracle. A few things I'd tell a first-year version of myself: mite counts matter more than the beekeeping forums make it sound, do a sugar roll every three weeks and just get comfortable with the number. Also, a queen excluder is not optional if you want clean honey frames — learned that one the hard way. Happy to answer questions if anyone's thinking about starting next spring.
the sugar roll thing scared me off for a full year, glad someone finally just said do it
following, im starting my first hive in april and taking notes on all of this
ok so the guy next door has started parking his trailer accross both driveways again, recieved a note from him last week saying it was "temporary" and its been two weeks now. called the hoa and they said theyd "look into it" which we all no means nothing. anyone dealt with something like this before bc im honestly at the point where im just gonna leave a note on it myself
time stamped photos every single day, a hoa cant ignore a paper trail forever even if they want to
welcome!! this is exactly why a few of us started this place lol
the horrible color scheme is doing some serious heavy lifting in this post and i felt that in my soul