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Africanized Bees!

December 4, 2018 jeberle5713 1 Comment

I recently had an experience with Africanized bees worth sharing.  I live in Central Texas so we certainly have  Africanized…

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Posted in: Beekeeping Filed under: Africanized, beekeeping, killer bee

Top Hive Feeder

July 24, 2018 jeberle5713

So, I’m finally getting around to writing a post on making a beehive feeder. You’ll find it necessary to have…

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Posted in: Beekeeping Filed under: bee feeder, beekeeping, hive construction

Tapping the Early Jeep ECU – Part 3

February 7, 2018 jeberle5713

Now to get to some hardware. But first, let’s revisit the data packet structure. The last time I think some…

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Posted in: Electronics Filed under: ESP8266, Jeep ECU Codes

Tapping The early Jeep ECU Part- 2

January 17, 2018 jeberle5713

It’s data time! As discussed last time, the data comes in a standard serial stream at 62500 baud and no…

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Posted in: Electronics Filed under: Jeep ECU Codes, Rennix

Making Printed Circuit Boards Part 2

January 10, 2018 jeberle5713

In part one, I talked about the general process and some of the tools needed.  Now it’s time to get…

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Posted in: Electronics Filed under: diy, Etching, lightbox, PCB

Making Printed Circuit Boards. Part 1

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Making your own printed circuit boards is not too hard….but it is time consuming and you’ll need some equipment to…

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Posted in: Electronics Filed under: diy, Etching, lightbox, PCB

Tapping the Early Jeep ECU

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Awhile back, we bought a ’90 Jeep YJ just to drive around the ranch and into town. It’s nothing too…

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Posted in: Electronics Filed under: Jeep ECU Codes, Jeep YJ, RENIX

Hive Bodies

July 17, 2017 jeberle5713

The workhorse(s) of a hive are the hive bodies.  They come in deep and shallow sizes.  Typically, the deep sections…

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Posted in: Beekeeping

The House was….an opportunity.

July 16, 2017 jeberle5713

The Original house was a 1958 farmhouse.  It needed quite a bit of work as you’ll see.     This…

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Posted in: Fixer Upper

Slatted Rack

July 14, 2017 jeberle5713

Next in the beehive stack-up is the slotted rack.  Although not completely necessary, it provides improved ventilation.  Some people don’t…

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Posted in: Beekeeping

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