Most of the snow melted today… and if there’s one thing that will put a smile on a farmer’s face, it is timing the application of fertilizer so that a spring storm will take it into the ground. Vernon managed that today. It’s a fine line between frozen and muddy, because if there’s one thing…
Author: Carol
Halfway Stylin’
Snow. Wet snow. Lots of it. It looks like Christmas again! I started (finally) to whip up a valance for my Indian room from the old drapes that were in there, and had barely marked it out, when Vernon said he was going to work on my little minitruck! Yay! The tires have always been…
Frostography
I had the opportunity to take some amazing photos today… and pretty much messed them up. They were out of focus, partially my fault, partially the camera’s automatic focus. The only thing that keeps me from spitting and kicking the dirt, is that I can go back… try again… take a few more. Then perhaps…
Warm Light and Vultures
Finally. Warm light. and vultures. It must be spring!
Drama. Queen.
Today warmed up some, the best we’ve had, so I decided to transfer the bees to my top bar hive. I lifted the feeder. No movement. I lifted the lid. No movement. Crud. I lifted off the box, and there were my bees, in a pile. An unmoving pile. It looked like they had been…
Wordless Wednesday – “Patience”
Patience is a virtue, especially while waiting for this spring to arrive…
Bee Adventurous – Part Two
My top bar hive is an unusual style. Most bee hives today are the Langstroth hive, boxes on boxes that you’ve probably seen along the roadway. They are perfect for producing a great quantity of honey while pollinating large acreages. I didn’t need that. I wanted a small amount of honey for myself, maybe some…
Too Exciting
It’s here! It’s here! It’s awesome. My top bar hive arrived today and I’m just giddy! I can give you a video tour tomorrow… I’ve decided to wait to transfer them until the end of the week. It has been cold and blustery and snowing on occasion and even though the top bar might be…
Bee Adventurous – Part One
Forgive any mistakes, you professionals… this is the first time I’ve handled bees!
What Will Bee…
Well. The Adventure began today… my bees arrived! I’m babysitting Jaxon this weekend, so I had a helper on my run to town, but he slept through most of my visit and pickup at Bryant Honey! These guys sold me my Carniolan bees and some syrup for food. Plus, they helped with my biggest problem……
Getting Anxious
After the 8 inches of snow melted in one day… We had plenty of mud. It was starting to settle… Then it snowed an inch and rained a smidge last night. Back to mud. Another snowstorm is due Sunday night or Monday. No wonder the four seasons of Wyoming are ice, mud, dust, and fire….