Making shaker doors and dealing with swarms of bees!

This week I get all the cabinet doors and drawers fronts made and deal with swarm after swarm of bees
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We are- a family of four,
Mum- Annie,
Dad-Bruce
Two children Elsie and Betsy
We decided to trade our busy life as home and business owners to chase the dream we’ve harboured for 10years.
How did we get here
After years of saying one day, we finally realised that these opportunities don’t just land in your lap and if we seriously wanted to make a difference to the Earth then we were going to have to stop talking about it and do it!
We sold all our stuff, got rid of the mortgage, sold our camper conversion business and landed in a dream come true. After traveling in our van we settled here in the west of Ireland. A place that has always been special to us. Annie is half Irish and since we met 13 years ago and she took me to meet her family i fell in love with Ireland too.
Now we’ve made this dream a reality there is no stopping us! our plan is to work hard, meet new people and learn new skills that will guide us on our journey of permaculture and creating a way of life that sings to us. One where we aren’t bound to the banks, working every hour and outsourcing all of our needs. A simple way of life, with connection to ourselves, each other, the earth and our community.
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[@ml3510]

The doors look great. Can’t wait to see them painted.

[@mosbysmen]

your work benches in the shop are awesome

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks. I should have built them ages ago. Complete game changer

[@GardensforLife]

Great video! Congrats on spotting the queen bee :D

[@OffGridBruce]

It was a great moment :)

[@ml3510]

I love the cabinets. Great look❤

[@OffGridBruce]

You should see them now. Just waiting for door knobs to turn up

[@davidfennell5124]

Sorry to hear about your accident bruce but glad you are on the mend 👍 amazing watching you work with the bees, i find that fascinating 😊

[@OffGridBruce]

They are so mesmerising

[@julesflynn6477]

The bees are settling in well to their new home 🐝🪻 thanks again for sorting us a swarm Bruce 💕 The cupboard doors look amazing! Super profesh!!

[@OffGridBruce]

That’s brilliant I’m glad they like their new home

[@PinkettsHoney]

Hi Bruce, great work on the doors they are looking great! The Bees always seem to Swarm when you don't want them to. That said you seem to be catching them like a Pro 👍

[@OffGridBruce]

Does seem that way 😂. Definitely getting plenty of practice collecting at the moment

[@theirishhomestead]

Doing an amazing job as always. Good to see you all. 👍

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks. Good to be back on my feet

[@sidninewton5377]

Drawers are nice !

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks 🙏

[@mikebourke1185]

Bruce you are Busy Man 😅 The Cabinets look Fantastic 👌 Stay Free and Safe 😊

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks mike

[@davidlipski863]

Good to see you have recovered and are back busy with the house and bees.

[@OffGridBruce]

Feels good to be back at it

[@jayneward6649]

The cupboard & draws are look good Bruce, its gonna look amazing when it's finished ❤❤❤❤

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks next one they should be finished :)

[@carolfaberpeake857]

Wow bees swarms drawer fronts!!! Great job 🎉🎉🎉

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks Carol

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Oh no with your ducks 😢that’s so sad. That must have been so awful for you all. Fingers crossed at least some, if not all, of the eggs work out for you. Those doors really do look amazing! Soft close no less as well. You should be very proud because they look great. 😊

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks. Looks like 7 of them will hatch 🐣

[@thecornerhouseproject]

@OffGridBruce awww wow!! 🐥 That's amazing. Well done 👏

[@allonesame6467]

The drawers and doors are amazing! Keep Going!

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks. Getting there

[@Rat_Poison_Devil]

👍

[@user-nt8ck4zg4z]

That was a lot of doors to make. Such patience and look really good. Good news you are having plenty of bees around. Hope they keep safe from this horrid asian hornet. The doors are going to look amazing.

[@OffGridBruce]

I’m not sure the Asian hornet has made it here yet but I hope so too

[@tchfarid657]

Hello brother, I am from Algeria. I used a translator to write to you. This is the first time I've seen your wonderful channel, and I subscribed and liked, of course. Your country is wonderful, and your family seems kind. Thank you for this video. Actually, my dream is to visit Ireland, but without returning to my homeland. My dream is to work there to buy a piece of land. I hope to be your neighbor, but I don't know how much those lands will cost. Please answer me, and let's be friends. Thank you."

[@tonycrimmens]

Great blog Bruce great to see it coming together 😉

[@OffGridBruce]

Certainly taking shape now

[@susanlohan7806]

Carpentry perfection!

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks 🙏

[@freedomforestlife]

Good to see ya Bruce 🌻

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks 😊

[@sidninewton5377]

You have to be careful with the ducks You have to put a wire fence around them and over the top of the cage too. Predictor birds will swoon down and take them and eat them. Other ones try to get in he bottom too. We learned the hard way -

[@OffGridBruce]

These guys are still in the house at the moment but will be fencing better than the last time for sure

[@johnmurphy8319]

I’d put the new super under the full super, bees keep ye busy 😂

[@OffGridBruce]

I actually thought that while I was doing it. Do you think it’s too late to swap them now?

[@johnmurphy8319]

No,wouldn’t be to late, go for it 👍

[@OffGridBruce]

Awesome I will do that

[@Yaketyyak21]

Lovely old Job.

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks 🙏

[@paulchadwick4907]

Excellent ❤

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks 😊

[@truth3358]

Hi Bruce did you get your bathroom done ? Great video 👍

[@OffGridBruce]

Not yet. Going to do that when I have the floors poured

[@kingloser4198]

How big were the ducks? Nice weather you have there. It's been chucking it down the last week or so.

[@OffGridBruce]

Pretty big they are runner cross

[@CynthiaEvans-i2f]

[@OffGridBruce]

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