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When I picked up my swarm last night, there was one bee on the front porch of the hive. I shooed her inside and stuffed up the entrance. I didn’t lift the lid. Instead, I put a ratchet strap around … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2012
There’s an old saw concerning honey bees that goes like this: A swarm in May is worth a bale of hay. A swarm in June is worth a silver spoon. A swarm in July isn’t worth a fly. Even knowing … Continue reading
Many days ago, Eric and I tore out the broccoli and cauliflower plants and harvested the last of the cabbage. Those cabbages have been loitering in my egg fridge waiting for me to do something with them. Since it was … Continue reading
I sent Michael out to the garden for cucumbers today. He came back with some squash, a watermelon, a few peppers and a fish story. Well, a rodent story. I don’t know what exactly is living in the garden. The … Continue reading
I have lived in Virginia for more than a decade now and I’ve met a few graduates of Virginia Tech in that time. Nice people generally (one 4th grade teacher being the one notable exception) but math skills, well, let’s … Continue reading
Right now the weather radar says it’s raining at my house and raining hard. It’s wrong. This beautiful huge thunderstorm just popped up and started hurling lightning bolts at me and then dumped its payload a half mile up the … Continue reading
All week long, I’ve been watching it rain all around us. Two nights ago, as I was blogging I was watching a large green blob on the radar as it approached. I was guardedly optimistic that the blob, big as … Continue reading
Blessedly, the heat wave has ended. For the last four days, we’ve had cloudy skies and cool breezes. It’s been wonderful, aside from the fact it’s rained all around us, but not here. The heat wave came with a price, … Continue reading
It’s been real hot this week and I confess to being a bit of a wimp. Granted, on Monday and Tuesday, my face was swollen from the bee sting and seeing out of the tiny slits I had for eyes … Continue reading
Full day yesterday. Done mostly in 30 minute intervals. It was hot. Work a bit, cool off, get a drink. Work some more, etcetera. I put some corn and bean starts in the garden, and while the beans are a … Continue reading