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Roger that Onehand. I have 9 langstroth standard deeps and 5 langstroth long hives. Solar works great for getting the wax out of funky old comb. And yes, I ended up at around 73 getting a log splitter, rotor tiller and a BX s kubota to compensate for the age component. Prior to that is was all...

We've been here 34 years and very much have set down roots.

Very helpful. THANK YOU!

I don't mind heights. Used to be a tree topper. Just a little more wobbly than I was back then 🤣 That said, I've got 14 hives. Do you use solar to extract honey or wax?

Average usage over 26 months was 550 KWH. Peak usage during that time was 713 KWH in August 2022. Not sure why since we don't use air conditioning. I do remember it getting to 116 F and a stretch of above 100 F. Broke records that year. Two chest freezers, I refrigerator, lights, well pumps...

Thanks for the "welcome home". Average usage over 26 months was 550 KWH/month. Peak usage during that time was 713 KWH in August 2022. Not sure why since we don't use air conditioning. I do remember it getting to 116 F and a stretch of above 100 F. Broke records that year. Two chest freezers, I...

Here's the lat-long. Clear skies east, south and north. Google Earth 42°52'12.02"N 122°52'58.31"W

So, I'm a crusty old Nam vet living on our private holding in Umpqua National Forest. We lived off grid for decade in Montana and now live where we are. We heated most of our water and met our electrical needs with solar starting around 1985. My solar panels are fried since they are so old. We...