Vernon requested I take some salt out to the cows today… and to help him out, I did! Having a chance to drive around, take in the scenery, have an outing with the dogs, and occasionally shove a 50# block of salt off the pickup, sounded like a great deal! It was.
Category: Animals
Score!
Ranch Course Herding Level II: Out of the corral. Down the rocks. By the granary. Through the gate. Across the field to the corral. Score!
All Hands on Deck
It was a full day… feeding Daniel’s baby bulls… (Note the vultures soaking up the morning sun in the cottonwood behind them) Weighing, pouring, and vaccinating the yearling heifers… We weigh them individually to chart their growth, and pour de-wormer on their backs (like you put on tick and flea medicine on your dog) and…
Good Boys
The boys are gone, but Victoria and Matt came over to help in whatever way they could… The choice was made to move some more cows out to the BLM allotment. That left Megan and I to watch three little boys… and I let ’em go wherever they wanted! Mud puddle? You bet. Splash and…
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……