solominer in #hive-173511 • 3 days agoBuilding entrance reducers for my beehivesWhile the colony is new and not very established, its important to reduce the entrance to the hive. This allows the…solominer in #hive-173511 • 5 days agoHoney bee site setup Part 1Over the last few months I have been building out a remote location for my honey bees, I started in the fall and have…solominer in #hive-173511 • 11 days agoWaxing my honey bee traysAdding wax to your trays is an important step in making a good home for honey bees. I recently saw another bee keeper…solominer in #hive-173511 • 14 days agoVideo of building sugar water feedersSince the location where my bees will live is not where I live, I want to make sure they have enough food between my…solominer in #hive-174578 • 15 days agoBuilding a controller rack videoBuilt a rack to hold my video game controllers, I have quite the collection and have been having trouble figuring out…solominer in #hive-173511 • 16 days agoAdding vents to my beehivesHaving airflow is quite important for hives, without it condensation can build up and kill the bees. Having thousands…solominer in #hive-173511 • 24 days agoBuilding drying baskets for my mason beesSince I have started harvesting the cocoons from my solitary bees, I have been building special hardware to make it…solominer in #hive-163521 • 25 days agoUnboxing a Raspberry Pi 4 and installing in a caseThis little computer has 4GB of RAM, they also make one with 8GB now. Quite amazing how far they have come since the…solominer in #hive-173511 • 26 days agoThe hives are ready - Now we waitWith the hive stands in place, the sugar water feeders ready, built the work table and the hives are in place. Now I…solominer in #hive-173511 • last monthPutting some of the last touches on the bee hivesWith the bee site almost complete, and the packages of bees that should be receiving in less than a month. I am…solominer in #hive-174578 • last monthBuilt myself controller holders Using a 2x4 and some 3D printed objects, I was able to get my controllers hung up finally. I play on emulators and…solominer in #hive-173511 • last monthSugar water feeders all set up for the honey beesWith about a month or so before I get my packages of bees. I am wrapping up on building out the site for the bees. Two…solominer in #construction • last monthFirst try at making concrete potsIt's been 24 hours since I put concrete into oiled up plastic pots. After drying I got the mold of the pot used.…solominer in #hive-174578 • last monthMaking concrete pots for plantsI saw a video of some other people making these and thought I'd give it a try. Using concrete, lime, wd40 and some…solominer in #hive-173511 • 2 months agoChanges to the honey bee siteLooking at how others have set up their bee hives with cinder blocks, I decided to go with the same plan. They would…solominer in #hive-163521 • 2 months agoWater cooled 9900k rig: Building a new PCIts been a few years since I built a new PC, but with new software on my PC I need more power. Mostly for emulation of…solominer in #hive-173511 • 2 months agoBreaking ground at the honey bee siteWith my packages of bees only a month or two away from being ready for pickup. I am working on their location where…solominer in #hive-106444 • 2 months agoPutting up the old birdhouse, now restoredA few months back I fixed up an old birdhouse I found on the property where I live. It had some rotten wood and was in…solominer in #homestead • 2 months agoBuilding a hawk platform: Cutting and paintingI decided to build a home for the wild hawks we have around where I live. I spotted a Coopers hawk hanging around the…solominer in #hive-106444 • 3 months agoPlanning on building a Hawk platformBuilding predatory bird houses is something I have done before. But never have I built a "Hawk platform". My most…
