The seller helps the customer in front of us, who says encouragingly, ‘He sells the tastiest chickens around’. I reply, ‘Oh, but we come for live chickens’.
recycling walls
We are preparing for this year’s big job: re-roofing the ruin. But how do we keep our magical attic?
spring inspection
Last weekend we had our first spring weather. With 15˚C it was wonderful to play outside in the garden and the bees thought the same. That cheerful buzzing is one of the best things about beekeeping.
Importing a car in Portugal?
How to import your car when moving to Portugal, without paying import tax?
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passo a passo
During these winter months, we are building a website. When we are tired of sitting behind our computers, we go out for a walk.
sparkling
In every country where wine is made, there is a sparkling variant too. In Portugual, it is called ‘espumante’
Tell me how
‘How are things going there?’ This year, by this question, we mainly mean how is Covid-19 affecting your life. In…
sending bills
Before I officially registered as a freelancer in Portugal, I heard about ‘recibos-verdes’. That sounded beautiful and mysterious in Portuguese.…
Paint
Usually, our neighbor listens to our renovation plans approvingly. But when he heard that we wanted to paint the house white again, he couldn’t keep his opinion to himself.
Controling the Asian hornet
Asian hornets are threatening honey bees in Portugal. Here’s what you can do.
reader’s letter
We received an e-mail from a reader who went house hunting: “Do you have any tips?” Of course we do!
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Just a few of our latest posts and what we were diy-ing…
Poison in the bee colonies
Around this time of year, beekeepers fight the varroa mite. This teeny-weeny little spider can only reproduce in a honey bee’s breeding cell.
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Just a few of our latest posts and what we were diy-ing…
Honey or no honey?
Time for an update on our bees!
Will we harvest honey this year?
an award!
Last week our business plan was awarded with the 3rd price in a competition for entrepreneurs from the Douro Verde.