Rack Ops

Father, Husband, Beekeeper, USMC Vet.

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@denvertodd21 @zerohedge Iran was the first country he said approved it. He listed them first, then everyone else.

That being said.....we have been told this about 40 times before already.

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@PlanBeeApiary @CHIMPUSX Most racist guy I ever knew against American blacks was an Ethiopian migrant.

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@tradewithcong I stupidly sold when I was up 150% on the trade.

That'll teach me

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Two things I had never seen before today.....a newly mated queen displaying "mating sign", which is the drone's phallus still attached to her....and a queen flying off a frame while I was looking at it

I'll go back in a couple of days and make sure she made it back home.

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@AuronMacintyre This is going to keep happening so long as the actors get their money up front.

If their pay was tied to the box office this would stop happening.

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I don't go out of my way to go find swarms any more, but I won't pass up bees that come to me.

I caught this swarm in a trap in my front yard.

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@P07D17C @JackPosobiec You're right. It beat The Phantom Menace which opened to $65 million in 1999.

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@_oRyca_ @JackPosobiec Depends on how much you spent on it. This movie has a long way to go to break even.

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It's going to need a lot more than $350 mil to break even. $165 million was the production budget for *California Qualified Expenses*

That doesnt include the budget for the producers, directors, actors (excluding extras) writers, composers and supervisors. All in this movie probably cost close to $200 million....offset some by tax credits.

Throw in another 100 million for marketing.

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Just throwing this out there. Its a good idea to wait at least 5 days (I typically wait 7) after introducing a new queen to a hive before opening them up.

It's very common for the workers to ball and kill a new queen if you disturb them before they have fully accepted her.

I'm looking forward to hearing what you think about the Golden West queens. I've been to a couple of lectures given by Randy Oliver and he sounds like he's got his queens dialed in.

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@Gen_Ben_Mac A weber smokey mountain is a very underrated option.

Add a pit controller (like a Fireboss) and its as easy as a pellet cooker with better smoke flavor.

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@edovago @NatureUnedited

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Beekeeping is *tough*. Harder than I imagined it would be.
My first year I lost both of my hives.
My second year I expanded...and lost 2 of 3.

I haven't lost one in winter since. 4 straight years of 0% losses (avg 8 hives).

I don't intend it as a brag. My son got to see all my failures. Now he sees my successes. I hope he learned something from it.

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@Obs_Dave @WallStreetApes When you are living on disability payments, every day is the weekend.

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@AnonSuz @OldHollowTree Most people inspect every couple of weeks through most of the year. You'll need to inspect every week or so in swarm season.

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@urbanarson @remarks The GOP already voted for Mitch's replacement tonight. Massie is gonna have to wait 6 years at least.

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@MattWylde35 @ChrisWiest11 https://t.co/I9e1ivLAGs

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KY-04 GOP PRIMARY POLL

🟥 Ed Gallrein: 49%
🟪 Thomas Massie: 42%
⬜️ Not sure: 9%
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• Age 18-49: Massie +9
• Age 30-44: Massie +50
• Age 45-64: Gallrein +4
• Age 65+: Gallrein +29
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• White: Gallrein +9
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@AnonSuz @OldHollowTree Beekeeping is more difficult than people realize. Most quit within a few years.

It's also more expensive than you'd think.

But if you get hooked, you'll love it.

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I've hesitated to comment because I always hated when internet randos tell me I'm wrong about something I'm trying to describe, but that looks more built out than a queen cup. That looks like a queen cell to me, and the position suggests supercedure.

You'll know for sure in a couple of days.

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@MrWoptastic @WhoisJohnLocke @TRHLofficial I did and I agree.