Sabbatical

[tenacious1]

sabbatical -- a break or change from a normal routine (as of employment)

I think I'll hang out in the Open Pub for a week or two hoping things calm down in yammering. It's going to be lonely. 

[tenacious1]

Maybe I'll do a little decorating while I'm here.

[tenacious1]

[diablita]

pretty great beer map

I'm sorry you're not feeling comfortable over there right now.  I've been off the board for the past couple of days and assume it's because of the election results, but hopefully nobody has targeted you personally?

[tenacious1]

Only one rather pointed exchange but I rally don't think it was personal. Many are very hurt right now and IMO need some time to process it. I don't think my presence has-been helpful to that.

It will be okay.

I just need the time and energy to make this a fun refuge for those who need a break from the processing. 

[siamesedream]

I'll have to update some dusty sports threads.

[ZiggyStardust]

Oh! Is this where deplorables are exiled to? The Island of Misfit Yammerers?
Or is it like the top-secret food forum hideout?



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[radial]

Hello, deplorables . 

[ZiggyStardust]

Hello, deplorables .

radial!!!! Welcome back!
Ima go over to Yammering and claim I Beetlejuiced you back here!!


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[siamesedream]

 

[tenacious1]

Hello, deplorables . 

Excellent! I was hoping some right wing crazies would show up to keep me company. What have you been up to lately?

[radial]

Excellent! I was hoping some right wing crazies would show up to keep me company. What have you been up to lately?

Work, exercise, getting my bees ready for winter, learning to fly (just starting out on that adventure).  Looks like no one at CHrunners was paying attention to the election?  I kid!  I don't think I can wade through all those threads, so I'll just hang out here for a while, with the occasional foray into Yammerland. 

[ZiggyStardust]

How does one get bees ready for winter?
Knitting tiny scarves?


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[radial]

Basically, you tuck them in for a long Winter's nap.  They need enough food to last until Spring, so you make sure they have it.  If they don't have enough honey stores, you add frames from hives with more than enough or make arrangements to feed them over the Winter.  They also need to stay warm and dry.  30,000 bees clustered up in a hive generate a lot of moisture.  If it condenses on the cold ceiling of the hive and drips down on the bees, it can chill and kill them.  I built something called a "quilt box" that goes on top of the hive in place of the usual cover.  It's a ventilated  frame full of wood shavings that insulates the ceiling of the hive so it doesn't get cold enough to condense the water vapor into an icy shower.  The wood shavings soak up excess moisture and wick it out the ventilations ports.  Also, this time of year, field mice are looking for a nice cozy place to hang out.  A beehive is a perfect mouse motel once the bees cluster up and aren't defending the hive entrance.  So part of winterizing is installing a grating over the hive entrance with holes big enough to let the bees come and go but small enough to keep the rodents out.  Couple of other things, but that's most of the process 

[tenacious1]

Is this your first winter with the bees?

I'm only opening non-political threads in the CH. It's been crazy over there since the election -- and not in a good way.

I caught most of Trump's interview on 60 minutes last night and it was good. I am hopeful that what he said on LGBT issues will calm a lot of people down.

[radial]

Yes, first Winter with my bees.  I'm trying not to do them too much damage as I figure out this beekeeping thing.  Fortunately, they are pretty resourceful critters, so I'm hoping they'll survive any errors on my part.

I should probably do the same with the socio-political threads.  But you know me

[radial]

How does one get bees ready for winter?
Knitting tiny scarves?

[tenacious1]

Maybe we could have right wing political discussions over here. I've been watching the new administration take shape and so far I'm cautiously optimistic.

[Mrtambourineman]

Maybe we could have right wing political discussions over here. I've been watching the new administration take shape and so far I'm cautiously optimistic.

Ya, probably not the best idea. 

[tenacious1]

Ya, probably not the best idea. 

I thought it would be a nice compromise to discussing things over there. It doesn't seem fair that all right leaning discussions should be off limits.