Keith went it and checked the bees. I mentioned before that we installed two packages two weeks ago. He needed to go in and make sure the queen was doing her thing. Well, one of them was not doing her thing. No eggs, no drones, and no brood. A sure sign the queen was not… Continue reading Hey, where did the queen go?
Chickens
Here’s a picture of our big chickens – enjoying the garden. I’m sure there are plenty of bugs for the eatin out there. Here’s a picture of our baby chickens. They are now 2 months old. Aren’t they cute! This is the first time they venture outside. I’m sure they appreciated the 80 degree weather.
Our dog
How can I forget about K. C. She has several very unique names: trash hound (she loves to carry around plastic bottles in her mouth). We also call her sap hound (because she follows me in the woods when I collect sap) and we also call her ball hound. She loves tennis balls; loves golf balls; actually… Continue reading Our dog
Planting…
Hard to believe it was 80 degrees on April 25th. I had a very productive 1/2 day. I dug out an old raised bed area to make way for new raised bed. With the dirt I removed from that area I moved it to one of the new raised beds to make way for strawberries. … Continue reading Planting…
Pig House is Completed
Hooray! We finished the pig house. We should be getting our baby pigs on May 1st (next Saturday). Can’t wait – first time raising pigs; however Keith has raised them before. Will post pictures of the pigs when we get them.
Mountain of Wood
During our slow time (if there really is such a thing), we try to find something to keep us busy and our teenage sons. Here’s a picture of our moutain of wood pile. Many hours of the boys’ cutting and splitting. We hope to have this dry by late fall so we can sell it… Continue reading Mountain of Wood
Knitting
OK I sort of put knitting on the back burning for a while – like 2 years. I decided I needed to start back up. My friend sort of prodded me along. She told me about Raverlry.com. What a place. I love it! Anyhow, soon after I joined in the fun I signed up for… Continue reading Knitting
Maple Syrup
Pictures for your viewing pleasure: http://s709.photobucket.com/albums/ww91/mparker32/ We made 20 gallons on our new evaporator this year. Very happy and it tastes great!!!
Bees…..
We just installed two packages of Russian bees. We now have 5 hives. One however, we don’t think is doing very well. Time will tell.
Weekend adventures of 4/11/09
This is a picture of my tomato plants. Some of them I have already transplanted into yogurt containers, thus the space in some of the containers. Just putting my hands in the small amount of dirt is so nice!!!!! Looking forward greatly to spring!!! Here’s our future pig log cabin. It’s about half-done. We are… Continue reading Weekend adventures of 4/11/09
