▲ 11 r/Bend
mellow thursdays - what are you kinda excited about or whatever
please don’t show too much enthusiasm and respond in all lowercase, no exclamation points. or just do whatever you want idc really
u/True-Bandicoot3880 — 8 hours ago
r/Bend
▲ 12 r/Bend
East side Road Construction
I usually am pretty patient with road construction but holy hell.
You can’t throw a cat without hitting lane closures around 27th and 3rd right now.
I’m counting 4 separate projects going on simultaneously.
u/Sartrem — 1 hour ago
▲ 16 r/Bend
end of bend trails website?
what a bummer, am I missing something? can a website not be kept up without maintenance? I always found their maps to be the best. are there any alternatives for local rides?
u/mushroomadventures — 5 hours ago
▲ 2 r/Bend
Beginner fishing help in Bend (not fly fishing)
Anyone know where to hire someone (or a company) around Bend to teach a beginner regular rod & reel fishing? Not fly fishing.
I’ve been Googling but almost everything is fly fishing it seems. I already have all the gear, just looking for someone to show me how to set it up properly, basic casting, where to fish, etc.
Even just a local person who does this casually would be great.
Happy to pay an hourly rate or whatever works.
I’m a 35 year old dude here in Bend
Thanks
u/gradual-growth — 2 hours ago
Swarm Season
Hey folks!
We are in swarm season.
In a nutshell, a honeybee swarm is the birth of a new colony. The old queen takes off with about 1/3 of the hive to find a new home whilst a daughter takes over the existing hive. This can happen up to 5 times depending on different variables.
Once the old queen departs, she will land and the workers that went with her will cluster around her to keep her safe. During this cluster formation, scout bees will go out and try to find a new home. Information about that home will be presented with a waggle dance by the scout bees. The scout bee that gets the cluster hyped the most will win the vote of best new digs. This process can take several days.
If you spot a cluster, you can contact a beekeeper for removal or leave them be for they will eventually move on.
Obtaining a hive will not "save the bees". Halting the use of pesticides, planting diverse flora on all levels of stratification, and leaving undisturbed debris overwinter for native pollinators is the key to "saving the bees".
Reminder: it takes approximately 2 million flowers for honeybees to produce 1lb of honey.
Please enjoy this short video I shot from inside of a swarm that happened in my backyard.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXTDY5nEm33/?igsh=ejhycDd5dGk0eXB3
u/jenfrombend — 8 hours ago
▲ 2 r/Bend
Who Do You Recommend for a Bike Rack Installation?
Have a pretty light, basic cruiser bike (not an e-bike at all) I just want to zip around town and take down to Sunriver. But I need a bike rack for my car. What business in town do you recommend and can install pretty quickly? I have an SUV if that helps. I should also note I'm pretty illiterate when it comes to bike racks/installation and want someone to install it for me because if I do it, then the rack will come apart and my bike will fly out on HWY 97, lol. Thank you.
u/ClothesDizzy6812 — 8 hours ago
▲ 5 r/Bend
Yoga With Good Classes in the Evening?
Can anyone recommend a yoga studio that has good classes after work?
It seems like most places here are targeted to people that somehow have their free time during the middle of the day on weekdays. If they have evening classes they tend to only be 1 or 2 days a week.
Bonus points if it isn't too woo woo.
Thank you!
u/InflatableRowBoat — 4 hours ago
PSA: Don’t be this person
This dog was absolutely terrified riding in this truck. Put your pets inside the cabin of your vehicle or leave them at home.
Please. I’ve seen how this can end up and it’s never good.
u/OverratedPotato — 1 day ago
▲ 45 r/Bend
I CANNOT WAIT FOR FRIDAY! NO RAVES! RANTS!!
THERE WAS NOT A RAVE THREAD THIS WEEK! F IT! RANTITY RANT RANT!!
FUCK THE ASSHOLE WHO TOTALED MY WIFES PRIUS TODAY! I HOPE STEVE GUNNELS THROWS YOU IN PRISON! YOU DRANK THEN DROVE, WRECKED A CAR, AND HURT MY WIFE!
u/BeefyMiracleWhip — 15 hours ago
▲ 11 r/Bend
$30 Hayden Homes tickets are back! (Live Nation All Access required, it’s free to sign up)
livenation.comu/Its_a_wonderful_wild — 2 hours ago
▲ 7 r/Bend
PSA: Be careful hiking, snakes are out
Saw this beauty while taking some fence post down NE of Madras yesterday. Confirmed it is a Northern Pacific Rattlesnake.
u/psupopmart — 40 minutes ago
Missed Connection
You were at Bend Brewing today, and caught my eye. You had short legs, a long snoot, and cute ears. Brown and Black fur with a beautiful coat.
Okay, shows over guys. There was a cute German Shepherd puppy at Bend Brewing today with an “Adopt Me” jacket on. I’m focused on finding him/her, and loving him/her for the rest of its stinking life.
Any ideas on which shelter gives out their animals for the day? I know I could just go look, but when you match with a dog, you just do.
u/Character_Smile6294 — 20 hours ago
▲ 14 r/Bend
OK. TDS has been such crap lately (cutting out, dropping connections multiple times a day) that I have actually googled Ziply and Vero Fiber and Starlink substrictions. Ziply and Vero do not YET serve my neighborhood. T-Mobile has 5G connectivity but.... Damn. Is signing up for Starlink any more of
a mortal loss than TDS?
u/sbsb27 — 19 hours ago
Forager find
Is this what I think it is growing in my yard?! I’m not a forager, but this looks like a morel. Whats the best protocol here? if I leave it be will more grow back? Thanks for any tips.
u/pinecone-party — 23 hours ago
▲ 43 r/Bend
Astroturfing by natural gas lobby
FYI the Bend City Council has a working session this evening on the proposed fee for new houses with natural gas (this does not apply to existing homes, only new construction). You can read more about that here: https://bendoregon.gov/top-priorities/environment-and-climate/electrification-policy-options/
You may have received an unsolicited text message from a group called “NW Coalition for Energy Choice.” In case it wasn’t obvious, this is an astroturfing attempt by the fossil fuel lobby. According to the Oregon Secretary of State’s website, this group was incorporated as a “social welfare” non-profit with the registered agent listed as Dan Kirschner. Kirschner is the recently retired CEO of Northwest Gas Association, a lobbying group for the natural gas industry.
“NW Coalition for Energy Choice” and its agents are not local and have nothing to do with Bend. Previously, this group was a strong opponent of state legation that would force natural gas companies to stop charging existing customers for the cost of hooking up new customers - a significant reason for increasing gas bills.
u/Quiet_Bend_ — 1 day ago
I saw a black bunny on the corner of SE sixth st and SE Roosevelt Ave if anyone has lost a black bunny around there
I was with my dog so I couldn’t get near it before it hid under a car.
u/clearmythoughts57 — 1 day ago
▲ 16 r/Bend
looking for a place to go shooting
i havent gone shooting since china hat has been closed, i know theres other places to go around the area but im just not too sure where to go searching. any insights are appreciated!
u/superturtle234 — 1 day ago
PSA: Dogs free ranging in truck beds
Don't do it, especially on the highway. Saw a dog tumble out of a truck bed last week while the human was traveling down 97 between Redmond and Bend at 70 mph. She tumbled away from traffic, thank God, and I don't know how the incident turned out, but I can't stop thinking about it.
We stopped and my buddy ran to check on dog + human. She initially survived, and her human raced off to the vet with the dog in the cab.
So yeah. Not worth the risk.
u/Psychological_Hat951 — 2 days ago
▲ 9 r/Bend
Deschutes Trails Coalition to host Trails on Tap mixer Wednesday, April 29th in Bend
bendbulletin.comu/davidw — 19 hours ago