Sunday, May 05, 2013
Strawberry Raised bed.
Ning gave me 2 bales of straw. Not my birthday. Great present. With temps in 80s the plants will grow rapidly. The soil will dry out rapidly, too. A good straw mulch will help.
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Raised Beds,
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Beekeeping. Progress Report.
Minor maintenance on beehive. Check top bars, make sure there is room for expansion of hive. Remove the empty sugar feeders.
Near the hives, a row of wild white-flowered trees. I don't know what they are.
Mild musky fragrance. There were bumblebees as well as a few honeybees on these flowers.
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honey,
honey bees,
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Saturday, May 04, 2013
Frosted Fig and Potatoes
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Honeybee on Echinacea / William Blake
“The busy bee has no time for sorrow.” | |
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Happiness. Robert Green Ingersoll
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Irises. Progress Report.
Last summer I rescued these miniature irises from neglected location. I was certain there were blue ones and yellow ones. Turns out they are all identical to "Cherry Garden". I expect to move them to a better location, raised bed, once it's built. The good part - they were scraggly and sick appearing. The TLC last summer, with cleaning them up, replanting, giving dilute balanced fertilizer with each watering through the summer, resulted in full recovery and probably the most flowers they've ever had. That is counter to accepted wisdom for irises. I think that approach also revived the tall beardeds, which will bloom in a few weeks.
VIburnum
Doggie ecstasy
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Beekeeping. Progress Report.
Opening the hive to check on progress, especially to ensure combs hang from one top bar each.Including 2 under construction, there are 11 bars with comb. I'm amazed.Some contain brood, some have nectar, and some have pollen. Some are capped. I didn't realize there was sufficient pollen and nectar. There is a very large, old maple tree nearby, in bloom. I imagine that could produce significant nutrition.
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beehive,
beekeeping,
bees,
honey bees,
top bar hive
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