"Thanks. I should have got it from Bee club but by the time I heard from Paul that they had some in stock I had paid twice as much as I needed to from Ceracell. In any even the new hive is up and running."
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Latest Activity
"Kia ora, I'm in Unsworth. Just got a new langstroth hive after my to HTB hives died from veroa. My been mentor is on the North Shore as well."
"I got a nucs coming earlier than I expected so I need to quickly finish a raised langstroth base I am building for the hive. I urgently need a sheet of mesh for the bottom; any ideas where to get one quickly?"
Mini Black Popping Corn
"We grew Strawberry Popcorn last year (this year as well); it was yum. We used an air popper to pop it. Some of it we dried in the oven as it cooled from making breakfast cereal. Other we just left in a cloth bog for a couple of weeks. The older and…"
Garden Plan for 2011
"I brought some seed from Koanga; just to have a go. I don't think I will do it again. Although over winter I am going to try Oats."
Jo Atara-McKenzie commented on Nicholas Mayne's photoGarden Plan for 2011
"Hi. Thanks for sharing. Just one Q: what type of rice did you grow? first trial? Thanks."
"The Coprosma family are also nitrogen fixers. They have little hollows in the axils of the veins that contain nitrogen fixing bacteria."
"Just saw this. I really don't understand why. Bee keeping on the North Shore has been exempt from any form of consent (so long as you keep only one hive... LOL). Where has this come from? Do have parts of Auckland need consent?"
"Massey University's Albany Campus has a Community Garden
www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=B31F1C1E-DC80-E71D-C935-6AB7473251F5 ;"
"Won't know for 2 to 3 weeks if my Virgen queen has mate sucessfully. If not then I will have to buy a mated queen."
"I would if I was not in a difficalt state myself. Sorry."
"Lost another queen! Looks like they successfully produced a virgin queen. There is certainly more to HTB hives than the books suggest. You need the right type of bees (not too virile); and you need to look into the hive quite often. Next season I am…"
"I am involved in organising an “Amazing Place” event as part of “Neighbours Day” this year in Unsworth Heights. It’s a race type event across stations around the suburb profiling initiatives with activities at each…"
"I don’t like spending time watering the garden or applying liquid compost. I prefer to just turn the hose on and get on with other gardening. Anybody got any suggestion on how I might be able to incorporate the liquid compost into my…"
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Comment Wall (13 comments)
- At 6:41pm on October 26, 2011,
Grant said… - Haha, no its not that sort of place. TBH dicussion has been very positive so far and I'm sure others would benefit from your sensible approach and experience.
- At 9:05am on October 26, 2011, Grant said…
- Great to hear about your bees, and loving your pictures. You should try the NZ Beekeepers forum at http://www.nzbees.net/forum I'm sure they'd love your input.
- At 3:37pm on October 21, 2011,
Roxy Hart said… Sorry forgot to say that i also read the link that you put up! Was great, this is a topic that should be discussed or else all will simply return to the way it was-a world of greedy, selfish, and careless people stomping on middle lower class who just want to be treated equally regardless of social class.
Thanx for linking it, was a inspiring thing to read at the end of a long week :)
- At 3:27pm on October 21, 2011, Roxy Hart said…
Hi nicholas, just checked out you photos. Amazing!
How long have you worked with bees for? I love photo number 6, they look pretty dam happy :)
- At 7:29pm on September 3, 2011,
Annabelle said… Hi Nicholas.
That's great. Could you please put my name on one? No car this weekend. But I can pick up next week, when suits and where from?
- At 5:18pm on September 1, 2011, Annabelle said…
Hi Nicholas.
I'm probably far too late, but if there were any peach trees going spare we would absolutely love one.
Annabelle
p.s Just had a look at your photos, jeepers! Amazing!
- At 6:50pm on August 29, 2011,
Di Celliers said… - John Bagnall is the tree owner - lives in the Mt Wellington - phone 02 111 000 41. I suggest you phone him to arrange a mutually agreeable pickup time.
- At 2:29pm on August 3, 2011, Di Celliers said…
- Hi Nicholas
Yes - I'd love that! Do you want to do this on 20th August at 2pm? What do you need for the meeting as I can get a room which leads ontot the garden.
- At 9:42am on July 29, 2011,
fiona watt said… - Thanks a lot, if we aren't riding, and it doesn't look promising, I'll be in the garden somewhere. yell out for me. The dogs will let us know you're here.
- At 1:14pm on July 28, 2011, fiona watt said…
- Thanks Nicholas. I would love a few plants. I was loooking for something to plant out where my chickens roam, but after researching I found that nothing much is safe from them and I guess that includes chamomile, i'll put it in my walled garden but have no room for a lovely path like yours.
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