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MARLEY’S TUNNEL 2019

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  1. Jenny namaste

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    Wows . Those Thai beans certainly are long !! Do they taste like French beans ?
     
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    What a great space! I don't know how I missed this thread.
     
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      Sort of but not.. I have been using them in stir fries so far and they are delicious..
      You use them like a french bean but the pod is sort of spongy is the only way I can describe them.. I just chopped them into 2” lengths quick stir fry and then pour in sauce to finish..

      Thanks @Redwing I love my tunnel, it is my veg plot covered pretty much as you saw from beginning of thread.. I like experimenting with different thingsa bit too... :thumbsup:
       
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        Another picking of the Thai long beans today..
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        This today’s longest bean..
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          they look fab.Marley...
           
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            HELP......!!!! OMG huge problem and not sure what to do @Spruce any ideas as you are a bee keeper aren't you/? they are everywhere in my tunnel... I am leaving them alone to decide what to do but ant advice welcome.. It would appear that honeybees like the tunnel but bot swarming and not sure what to do!!!!!!!
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              .l.ooks like they can't figure out how to exit. Like flies at the window. Maybe opening up at both ends and a big fan poi ted to encourage them to go out ?
               
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                Yep have opened the other doors now but making no effort to leave.!! :scratch:
                 
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                  Have you got a hairdryer/extension cord that you could put on cool/ambient temp and try to give them a coaxing?

                  I have noticed more bees lately near my window screens on the house and am wondering if it has something to do with the cooler nights and the house beaming with residual heat.

                  Big mystery this one.:noidea:
                   
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                  Not good ..
                  @Spruce Help please...
                   
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                    @Nikolaos that is really interesting. I think you may have it. Will read up and look again in the morning. Thanks so much. :thumbsup:
                     
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                      Gosh Marley, I hope you can find a solution and quickly too.!

                      Steve...:)
                       
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                        Hi @Nikolaos and @Steve well they are defo Ivy Bees but I can’t get them to leave.!!

                        I don’t appear to have holes in my soil and they appear to be flying in.! :scratch: They have an 2 big exits but dont want to leave.. :scratch: Really at a bit of a loss to be honest. They are doing no harm as far as I can tell but am concerned they are mating..!! :yikes: They are a mining bee and although solitary they will invade a huge piece of ground individually... Just puzzled to heck at present..

                         
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                          It's too bad there's no way you can smoke them out somehow. I've never had that problem because my little greenhouses are probably too small to draw interest.
                           
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