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New Medium Wired Wax frames
List price is $5.50 each. Most forms of payment accepted. 5% discount for Howard County Beekeepers Association members and students. Pickup in Columbia (Near US29 and MD32). Frames will only be offered through March 2024. Must be picked up by 4/5/24.Current stock status: (Updated 3/18/24) In stock ready to sell 74 frames.Ready to build 120…
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Winter 2024
Just a quick photo one winter evening in January 2024.
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Resealing the roof
These rails where the fiberglass parts join had cracks in the seal and many of the screws were leaking. I took most of the screws out and re sealed them, ran new calking on the edges and just to be safe, I covered the whole seam with EternaBond tape. I covered the motorhome in plastic…
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Solar panel upgrade
The old ’97 50w Siemans on the right compared to the new Renogy 100w panels on the left. I wasn’t certain about the life span of my old solar panels. I knew they still worked, but I wasn’t sure how well. I saw that Renogy had their 200w kit on sale, so I decided to…
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Marker lights and porch lights
At some point during the last trip, this crack developed in one of the marker lights. The result was dripping on my wife’s road atlas which she had open on the dash. These lights are in a recessed socket. They seem to have a bad habit of filling with water. I ended up filling the…
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Swarm catcher
I started building these swarm catchers. I used one in spring 2023 to catch a swarm! It sits on the front of the hive and the worker bees must pass through the queen excluder that is built over the entrance. There is a sliding door on back side that can be closed to keep the…
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Re-sealing all windows.
With all the leaks we had in January 2023, I decided that I wanted to re seal EVERYTHING. I watched this VIDEO and decided that this was doable so I purchased this kit from AMAZON. I have always hated calking because I could never make it look nice. The video made it look rather easy…
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Replacing the bathroom skylight
This is the new skylight I purchased from Amazon. It is an ICON 12081 RV Skylight. My only disappointment is that the tint is not as dark as the original. My old skylight developed some cracks and was very brittle. Removing the old sealer and screws was not too difficult. The hard part was separating…
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New basement latches
During the last trip, I unfortunately damaged one of my latches. Amazon made it look like there were several replacements, but this is the ONLY one i found that fits. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08SQ6K82R/ This is the correct link to get the replacement latch. I tried a few others but none of them had a long enough reach.…
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Reinforcing the microwave mount
Look carefully at the bottom of the microwave. I added a bar supported by bolts into the wood cabinet to secure the microwave. I noticed that the microwave was leaning forward and showing signs of movement in relation to the cabinets. I removed the microwave by pulling the two latches along the bottom rear, and…
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New Coach batteries.
These batteries are 3-4 years old. As you can see, they are from BatteriesPlus. These are 6v flooded golf cart batteries wired in series-parallel. I considered 12v batteries and the new Lithium batteries, but decided to stay with the same flooded batteries. The price was good and I did not need to change any charging…
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2023 Georgia north to home.
East Bank Campground site B49. East Bank Site A1 Hardridge Creek campground, Alabama site 41 Cotton Hill campground Ft Gains GA site 077 Whitetail Ridge campground LaGrange, GA site 47 Twin Lakes campground site 34 New River state park Scottville NC site 4
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2023 Florida
Salt Springs Florida site 29. Lots of Blue Crabs. Drain your troubles down the kitchen sink! Salt Springs site 18 She uses a standing desk. Why not a standing campfire? Salt Springs site 7 Torreya State Park site 22.
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2023 South to Florida
Roanoke Rapids Harvest Host Cedar Point Campground North Carolina site 24. Buck Hall campground site 10 Buck Hall site 1. Boondocking at Santee River reserve. Buck Hall site 11. Harvest host site. Outside an airplane hangar at 7FL4 Haller Airport Green Cove Springs, FL. Next stop Salt Springs FL.
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Wax extraction oven
While I like my solar wax extractor, when we take frames out of the hives to prepare for winter, there is not enough energy from the sun to melt the wax outside. I built this oven so I can extract the wax year round.
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Future Beekeeper
Future Beekeeper shows that she has what it takes!!
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Winterization.
On the previous winter, the pipes ion this hatch froze and damaged a valve. I replaced the valve and added the blue pipe heater. I also made complete insulation for this hatch. This worked perfectly through a string of days where the temperature stayed below freezing. I did not drain my water tank or put…
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2022 Summer camping in Maryland
On the road again! Greenbriar Campground Myersville, MD. Site C103 We hiked from the lake to Annapolis Rock. Yes it was a very long hike! Greenbriar site C 79. Cunningham Falls site 25 Patapsco State Park site 419