Lazer Creek Apiary

Bee Rescue

First stage of bee removal done. Today we removed a hive from between the 2nd story floor and dining room ceiling of a house. The picture to the left shows the first 9-inch deep cavity after we had removed the comb. The bottom left corner shows more comb peeking out from under the other sectionContinue reading “Bee Rescue”

Relaxing at the creek

Relaxing at the creek We worked so hard getting the water lines to the orchard installed and planting trees, shrubs, and grass seed last week, that we almost forgot to have fun! Well, we had fun working around the farm, as usual, and hubby really had fun on the backhoe, but we got to SaturdayContinue reading “Relaxing at the creek”

Water for the orchard

Trench for irrigation One of my fig cuttings from last year is hanging on for dear life and I believe the other one just gave up. We need irrigation down at the old loading deck, so hubby rented a Ditch Witch from Taylor-Foster on Saturday and started trenching the 400 feet to the orchard. ByContinue reading “Water for the orchard”

Happy People: Happy Bees

Last night, as we were deciding which trees were ready to fend for themselves at the farm, hubby spotted another swarm of bees in our yard. Once again, they were behind the trealis and a fence post. The poor honeysuckle is still recovering from the last swarm extraction, and this time the two grapevines gotContinue reading “Happy People: Happy Bees”

Arbor Day aids my procratination

Trees and shrubs – protected from the dog with milk crates! As it was already 97 degrees in the greenhouse by 9:00 a.m. this morning, I decided to move our trees that are awaiting planting to their outside spot under the sprinklers. All too often, I forget to open the greenhouse windows in the morning,Continue reading “Arbor Day aids my procratination”

Spring is back – maybe?

Farm hive, March 2017 We were so happy to see that our farm hives are winning the battle against small hive beetles when we were down there last weekend. The Beetle Blaster traps are working well, although I still struggle to remove them without spilling at least a few drops of oil in the hive. Continue reading “Spring is back – maybe?”

A Sweet Reward

Swarm Today was one of those awful days that ended a rather stressful work week followed by a text from hubby to remind me to get the oil changed in my car on the way home. Geeeesh … didn’t he know I wasn’t in the mood to do that. Or maybe he knew I wasContinue reading “A Sweet Reward”