The pollen powder and powdered-sugar mixture I’ve been putting out has been so popular with our bees, but it’s pointless to put that out on a windy day like today. It’s also too cold for the bees to fly, so we want something we can put in the hives. Of course, it’s too cold toContinue reading “Pollen patty experiment”
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Heater Bees
This is less a blog, and more a quick post to share an interesting article about the bees that keep a hive warm in winter. As most of the country is in the middle of this long cold-spell, I’m sure that most of us who are beekeepers are concerned about our hives. We placed candyContinue reading “Heater Bees”
Come on baby, light my fire.
I know I’m showing my age with my recent music references, but it doesn’t bother me to let people know I’d be retiring next year if I still lived in England! We were both so tired last night that we didn’t think to check the propane tanks. Even the luke-warm air flowing from the ventsContinue reading “Come on baby, light my fire.”
A Mule for Christmas (and other distractions from grading).
During a job interview many years ago, I was asked whether I’d rather be an art critic or an artist. I’ve never figured out what that had to do with being a computer programmer, but I do finally know the answer — I want to be an artist — or at least be creative! IContinue reading “A Mule for Christmas (and other distractions from grading).”
Smoke on the Water (a.k.a. burning wet wood)
Two years after having our trees thinned, we are down to one pile of waste wood to burn. With last week’s rain and the cold, we spent two frustrating days trying to get a fire started. Even when we got it going yesterday, it never really flamed up much, but the coals were so hotContinue reading “Smoke on the Water (a.k.a. burning wet wood)”
Looking back, looking forward
As I sat here last night knitting and watching a western that is older than I, it was impossible to not think back to doing the same thing throughout my teenage years. True, instead of being dad’s channel-changer, we now have a remote and don’t have to take the two steps to the T.V. Continue reading “Looking back, looking forward”
Giving Thanks
It seems appropriate that we purchased the farm a few days before Thanksgiving because we have an annual reminder to take stock of our progress and be consciously thankful about all of our blessings. Simply sitting around a campfire and enjoying the peaceful sounds of nature instead of having city sounds encroach into our houseContinue reading “Giving Thanks”
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