Sunday started with a trip down the road to the local Nursery. Three bags of rotted manure were purchased and two of them were dug in to the raised beds, as soon as I got home.
At this point I will make mention of the cyclists I encountered on this little trip.
I met two groups within a hundred yards of leaving home, and pulled up on the verge to allow them to pass safely. Barely one of the ignorant fuckers could be bothered to acknowledge this courtesy. I am well aware that cyclists should be given priority under the UK Highway Code, and I do follow this rule. However, it is rare that these Lycra clad buffoons ever acknowledge that someone has gone out of their way to allow them to proceed safely. Fundamentally a lot of them are just fucking rude, and I have encountered others that are literally dangerous!*
Anyway, rant over, and now on to Sunday afternoon. A couple of hours were spent applying a second coat of oil to the first of the new gates.
Once that was done, I put on my bee suit, lit my smoker and added a pack of fondant to hive #1. The bees are now flying regularly and it won't be long before I lift the crown boards and give the colonies their first inspection of the year. I am hoping they will be needing supers in early April.
The final news for today is that I had a call with TP and Charlie, and we finally agreed dates for our motorcycle tour to France in July. I can now report that my Le Shuttle tickets** have been purchased and I will be away from 10th July, returning on the 19th.
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* Please don't misunderstand me. Most cyclists are well mannered and ride safely. However, as soon as they join an organised group, put on Lycra and start getting competitive they seem to loose any sense of personal responsibility, personal safety and good manners. They ride like arrogant pricks, and will happily cause long queues, apparently, simply because they can!
** I cashed in my Tesco Clubcard vouchers and managed to reduce my ticket price by £94 ... Result!
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