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2020 Holiday Season

Still think that until I leave my working years behind me I won’t consistently post updates. Who knows, maybe not even then but anyway here are some images from the end of 2020. A year I think almost everyone around the world was glad to see in the rear view mirror.

Here’s hoping that 2021 is better for us all!

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A Place For My Bees

After doing some research and talking with the folks at Isabees I figured out where I’ll put my first two hives.  While it looks like there’s nothing but pasture there now, I’ve put pine trees (shortleaf and pitch loblolly) to the north of where the hives will go.  I cut a path through the tall grass to get there.  I’ll put the Washington Hawthorns to the west so some years in the future they will provide a little shade in the afternoon.  To the south is part of our leach field so I’ll put clover and goldenrod there.  I can’t do much else because of the pipes underground but the area should be naturally fertilized!   🙂

 

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Second Honey Harvest

We spun out the frames Chris Bilbrey and I pulled out a few weeks ago.  Came out to close to 5 gallons.  I put the frames into a container and put them by the hive to get cleaned out.  The girls were busy!

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Ready For Halloween

Still not feeling like fall but time to get ready for Halloween inside and out.  I don’t see a lot of decorations in this area but maybe it will start a trend.

   
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Decorating For Fall

I got pumpkins, gourds and indian corn from Hesemann Landscaping.  Great deal on them and they look great.  Used them for the dining room centerpiece and put some on the front stairs.  It may not feel like fall but it’s beginning to look more like it.