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Anatoliy

@astrizak

Homesteading, diy, programming and just life

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Anatoliy
@astrizak Dec 23, 2022, 5:22 PM UTC

The first failures at the new apiary

The new beekeeping season has not yet begun, and I have already managed to face the first difficulties in my new apiary. The fact is that among the beehives I got, 3 were made of foam. I haven't had…

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Anatoliy
@astrizak Dec 16, 2022, 6:58 PM UTC

Frost, temporary winter coop and goat wear

Winter has started unusually this year - heavy snowfalls, frost. This doesn't happen very often in our area. Over the past few days, snow has poured knee-deep. Cleaning the road is getting more diffi…

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Anatoliy
@astrizak Dec 9, 2022, 3:40 PM UTC

Lot of snow, firewood cutting and first winter deeds

A little more than a week has passed since the beginning of December and now winter has come to our region. It has been snowing continuously for several days. Everything was covered with a white haze…

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Anatoliy
@astrizak Dec 3, 2022, 7:47 PM UTC

Mouse in the well and a new gate to the field

A lot of different events have happened over the past week, but as usual, I don't have time to fix everything. It all started with the fact that a mouse got into a well with water. Apparently she was…

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Anatoliy
@astrizak Nov 27, 2022, 7:49 PM UTC

Greenhouse cleaning and unexpected mushrooms

Since the last tomato harvest has already been harvested, I started cleaning the greenhouse and preparing it for the new gardening season. To do this, I had to clear a whole bunch of tomato tops, rem…

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Anatoliy
@astrizak Nov 20, 2022, 7:28 PM UTC

Last crop

Today we have harvested the last crop this year. I really didn't want this moment to come, but somehow the 2022 gardening season is over. Yesterday the frost hit and I had to collect the remains of t…

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Anatoliy
@astrizak Nov 18, 2022, 4:07 PM UTC

First snow, bee house maintenance and last preps for winter

Today we had the first snow. And not just snow, but a real blizzard. Frankly speaking, I do not like winter, I do not like cold, but unfortunately there is no escape from them. Therefore, we have to…

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Anatoliy
@astrizak Nov 15, 2022, 7:28 PM UTC

Wax melting experiment

Clearing the rubble in the beekeeper's house, I found a lot of old frames that are no longer suitable for installation in hives. Part of the wax is eaten by moths, part is simply spoiled. It's a pity…

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Anatoliy
@astrizak Nov 13, 2022, 4:46 PM UTC

New mega device for homestead - tractor

Another extremely useful device has appeared in our homestead - a tractor. This is an old Soviet T25 produced in the late 80s. 25 horsepower motor and rear-wheel drive. Of course, the device is not y…

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Anatoliy
@astrizak Nov 9, 2022, 4:40 PM UTC

First honey

Less than a week has passed since we got an apiary, as we are already pumping honey. The previous owner of the apiary did not have time to pump out some of the honey, so we had to do it. Of course, w…

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