#13701
Austman
Flatchatter

    I once lived in a building that had 2 working bees/year.  The bees were only only for an hour or two.   At the end of the bee, drinks and snacks were provided at OC expense.  It sort-of worked I suppose and for those that participated it was a bit of a neighbour social.   But I stress these bees were for relatively minor things – garden clean-ups, minor painting (with paint and brushes supplied by the OC) and similar.