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HelenaJBee

@hj-bee.bsky.social

#Bunny loving #beekeeper. Eclectic taste in many things. Loves nature. #Lancastrian born mixed with a good deal of #Scottish living. #NHS Scotland worker.

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Nomad This Dark Road Β· A Fragile Heart Β· Song Β· 2025

Song 3 Nomad

Ok this one isn't about anything in particular. The riff popped in my head one day when messing about with a guitar and the lyrics just flowed. Its kinda a classic country cowboy loner lyric feel.

open.spotify.com/track/6CR4Rk...

05.08.2025 07:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Evergreen This Dark Road Β· A Fragile Heart Β· Song Β· 2025

Track 2 Evergreen.

A song about the strength in a relationship, that no matter what the world throws at you, with the right person at your side, everything is survivable.

open.spotify.com/track/1C7LN8...

#thisdarkroad #afragileheart #evergreen #peaceloveandrocknroll

04.08.2025 05:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Never... This Dark Road Β· A Fragile Heart Β· Song Β· 2025

Song one Never.I realise that these songs ain't perfect but it's a learning process and for good or bad here they are... Anyway, I've been unfortunate enough to work some awful jobs for some awful bosses. This is kinda inspired by that. #thisdarkroad #afragileheart

open.spotify.com/track/629Twi...

03.08.2025 08:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Fragile Heart This Dark Road Β· Album Β· 2025 Β· 12 songs

@listigeplaylists.bsky.social

open.spotify.com/album/4ucO14...

03.08.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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A Fragile Heart This Dark Road Β· Album Β· 2025 Β· 12 songs

The Debut album, available on on music platforms. Please give it a listen.

open.spotify.com/album/4ucO14...

01.08.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
"You never really know the impact you have on people around you. You never know how much someone needed that smile you gave them. You never know how much your kindness turned someone's entire life around. You never know how much someone needed that long hug or deep talk. So don't wait to be kind. Don't wait for someone else to be kind first. Don't wait for better circumstances or for someone to change. Just be kind, because you never know how much someone needs it." ~ Nikki Banas

"You never really know the impact you have on people around you. You never know how much someone needed that smile you gave them. You never know how much your kindness turned someone's entire life around. You never know how much someone needed that long hug or deep talk. So don't wait to be kind. Don't wait for someone else to be kind first. Don't wait for better circumstances or for someone to change. Just be kind, because you never know how much someone needs it." ~ Nikki Banas

#Kindness. Matters. Always.

#Alzheimers #dementia #mentalhealth #quote

19.05.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@stewstorr.bsky.social

17.05.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I heard one on my walk yesterday morning, West Central Scotland

06.05.2025 05:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We had the privilege of releasing 3 rescued πŸ¦” πŸ¦”πŸ¦”
Spring Roll (male), Frosty & Cuthbert (females) all have sad wee back stories, but the folk at Hessilhead nursed all back to great weight & shape.
Hopefully they will settle safely into the local surrounds
#nature #rescue #hessilheadwildliferescue

04.05.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good question. My experience is that’s it’s tricky. Well intended actions can often be misconstrued. However, it’s important that leaders keep trying, authentically.

03.05.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I still need to make your recipe, my lemon balm is just about ready πŸ‘πŸΌ

03.05.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What better way to finish off a great afternoon’s #beekeeping, than with a bit of #forage (in the apiary) & then blitz up a #ramson (wild garlic) pesto / marinade & sip a bottle of refreshing #Perry

03.05.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I find #mentoring very rewarding, but nipping to the #apiary yourself of an evening, for a quick job is a treat. Listening to all the sounds, smelling the glorious wild garlic & talking to the locals πŸ‘

#beekeepers #beekeepinglife🐝 #beekeepershappylife

01.05.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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So rewarding to witness Scott Murray & Bill Hiddleston receiving their SBA award πŸ… for their voluntary support of our ABA πŸ…

26.04.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The darker side of Easter. Places holding petting zoos with Rabbits . Pet shops & on line breeders selling rabbits to anyone to make a profit (they don’t make great pets for children). Most end up neglected, handed in to rescue centres or even abandoned outdoors. #notjustforeaster #adoptdontshop

21.04.2025 07:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#adoptdontshop #bunniesforlifenoteaster

18.04.2025 11:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bonobos refuse to participate when faced with unequal rewards The question of whether non-human animals have a sense of fairness has been widely debated. Some studies suggest that primates and other cooperative species show an aversion to inequity, while others ...

"Bonobos [one of our closest relatives] refuse to participate when faced with unequal rewards."

The vast majority of people similarly want fairness between us, but almost always end up with leaders who don't.

That mismatch is the single biggest barrier to a better world.
phys.org/news/2025-04...

17.04.2025 05:44 β€” πŸ‘ 303    πŸ” 86    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 8
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The queen cup-size rabbit hole Not all plastic queen cups that look the same perform the same, and different commercial plastic queen cups can profoundly affect the success of queen rearing. Do the dimensions of the cell cup…

[New post for sponsors] Not all plastic queen cups that look the same perform the same, and different plastic queen cups can profoundly affect the success of queen rearing. Do the dimensions of the cell cup influence the size of the resulting queen?
theapiarist.org/the-queen-cu...
#beekeeping

07.04.2025 07:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Queen fumbling You should learn from your mistakes or β€” in this case β€” mine. What to do with your feet when mishandling queens, how to retrieve the queen from a full box of brace comb, and (What? You want more?)…

[New post] You should learn from your mistakes or β€” in this case β€” mine. What to do with your feet when mishandling queens, how to retrieve the queen from a full box of brace comb, and comments on setting up and siting bait hives.
theapiarist.org/queen-fumbli...

12.04.2025 07:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just finished Raising Hare, definitely memorable. Now more worried I have t seen the apiary hares yet.

09.04.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#archive30 #day5 #businessarchives

The Erskine artificial limb was manufactured at no profit in Yarrows Shipbuilders workshops during WW1. Designed by Wm Macewen who founded The Princess Louise Hospital for limbless Sailors & Soldiers. Harold Yarrow was a co-founder
@ara.scot.bsky.social

06.04.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This evenings tipple, his & hers #chinchin

04.04.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Occasionally quidding is essential to one’s sanity

04.04.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Birds singing @emhealthpsych.bsky.social

04.04.2025 09:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We’ve got great results from @jemimasgarden.bsky.social seeds

02.04.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A close-up photograph of a honey bee inspecting and pollinating a white blossomed tree

A close-up photograph of a honey bee inspecting and pollinating a white blossomed tree

🐝🐝🐝
#Macro #nature #photography

31.03.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 859    πŸ” 78    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 8

No where near supering mine on first inspections today but nectar definitely in some along with masses of gorse pollen

31.03.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My Self Care Day included
βœ…Walk in Nature πŸŒ³πŸŒŠπŸ¦†πŸš
βœ…Bought Plants 🌱
βœ…Had a Snooze πŸ’€
βœ… First Hive Inspections 🐝
βœ… Re-planted my herb garden
βœ… Had an early sundowner 🍹
βœ… Ate a pickle πŸ₯’
βœ… talked to a potential Beek 🐝
βœ… made a new meal at dinner
βœ… had a bath πŸ›
βœ… watched White Lotus πŸͺ·
#SelfCare

31.03.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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All the gear, no idea It's expensive to start beekeeping. Buy wisely. You don't need most things the suppliers sell. Price is not necessarily the best indicator of suitability. Compatibility, future-proofing and longevity…

[New post] It's expensive to start beekeeping. Buy wisely. You don't need most things the suppliers sell. Price is not necessarily the best indicator of suitability. Compatibility, future-proofing and longevity are far more important.
theapiarist.org/all-the-gear...
#beekeeping #beginners

28.03.2025 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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