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Happy New Years from New Zealand its New Years Eve here today. I'm doing bugger all as I'm working through and will be at the gym at 520AM tomorrow then work 9 to 530. Should be a nice chill day in the office.
After the cold snap I've been worried about my beehives - it doesn't get super cold here during winter. I don't think it's gone below zero in my memories of living in Georgia! A week of below freezing really worried me. 
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The weather is more mild this week and the bees are out and about doing bee business, so I'm relieved and thrilled. I can't wait for spring! >

Bees are amazing. They all huddle together and vibrate their bodies to generate heat to stay warm when it’s cold. They surround the Queen to keep her in the center where it can be almost 100°F! 
They also use the same strategy more intensely to kill hornet invaders. A handful of bees will swarm the intruder, surround it and vibrate to kill it with heat. Research shows they can generate heat up to 117°F when they do it for defense, which is mind-blowing. Nature kicks ass, man. >

Oh man I love my bees! They kick so much ass!
I was worried moreso because I hadn't done much winter prep for the hives like wrapping insulation or anything. Again, really didn't expect it to get below freezing, let alone below zero!
I put some simple syrup in their feeders and they should be good for a couple more weeks before they start building up their spring population.
Did yall know it's the workers in a colony that call the shots and not the queen? In fact, they might ditch her if they think she's not performing well! >

Pardon my bragging here but I'd just like to inform everyone that I have managed to build an end stage Rimworld colony with 37 people and not once resorted to cannibalism. Not a single nibble. >

No cannibalism?!  You’re an inspiration to us all. >


talk about whatever your heart desires
Additionally, please keep chat non-political

🤔 What if my heart desires to talk politics? >

I'm sure there's a drunk uncle somewhere! >

Yo, someone call? >

No Uncle Rico and no we don't want to wrestle or watch your high school playoff videos. >

Im psyched a Shake Shack with a drive through opened near me! Best fries ever. >

Meh, if they’re fried properly they’re great. If they’re rushing to fulfill orders they come out soggy. Crinkle fries are a not that tricky to get right but easily could go wrong. >

So orange juice is supposedly good for a sore throat, right?
Then by that logic, so is a screwdriver. >

Only one way to find out. >

Went from 600 hours of No Man's Sky to giving 7 Days to Die a look. Still got a stiff neck from that abrupt change of pace.
I love the switch from one game to another. I play the stuffing out of a title then move on, and the first couple of hours of the new game are always a bit hilarious. Best so far was after about six months of nothing but Far Cry: Primal and then deciding to give Fallout 4 another play. Takkar just came HAIRING out of the vault, melee smashing everything, leaping off rocks and buildings...