Oké mate...I am excited for you. Let us know how it turns out. Hive splitting is one of the especially interesting things that happens in...
good to hear that you guys are getting along so well with the colour schemes for the porch. The flowery throw looks pretty tame to me. BTW--I...
Happy Birthday, Nightowl. Boy, these things come around fast, don't they? What sorts of things have you got planned for your birthday? Have a...
I see which way you did it now. You said that after putting everything in the new hive, you closed it up and then will check it in a few weeks....
That looks perfect, 2OF. It ought to be alright now.
you know Ronni--I just knew it when I wrote that. It did occur to me that you might wonder about this. If you look back to that paragraph, you...
Ach Sherry--no problem. Thanks for the well-wishes . Never too late and always appreciated. You are so nice.
I was just going to say that if that juniper is dear to you,remove the snow unless there is ice...then you may need look for a way to support the...
Gad Jane, you seem to be pretty sure that you will not be hosting any dinner on the grounds...is that because you would have to make and bring all...
CAYUGA--You are so right. It is a special feeling finding artefacts in the soil. Too true, JERRY--It would be the talk of the archaeology club...
So then, only one queen cell ! I am quite surprised. It makes me wonder if your other queen is still alive. Had you physically seen her? Just out...
I clearly see what you are saying, Ronni. Mulching is not really as straightforward as the term sounds. There are varying reasons to mulch...and...
Heh, heh, heh--I can just see you now, Jane...... Will you hire a string of floats with a New Orleans band to parade up and down your...
"Glider"....yeah, I had to look that one up...I forgot to mention that. Ha,ha,ha...boy, I was way off base with what I thought that was the first...
Yes Cayuga--I know what you mean...even these old pipe pieces make me fantasize who the owner was, how it was broken and what it was like in those...
Thanks for the foto compliment EILEEN--I would imagine that the bees over there will be flying as well...not today though hahaha. We are having...
Thanks for your comments everyone. It is always interesting to find things in the soil.
Another question: When you removed that one queen cell, have you since then checked to see if there were more queen cells in your original hive?...
Over in the blueberry patch is where I grow a succession of the bee plants. Winter Aconiets, Crocusses, followed by Tulipa turkestanica...then...
Chortling away here.
