Summer nights
This was initially concerning with the broken comb incident earlier, I was worried it was a sign of a problem. Apparently they’re just beating the heat by hanging out on the front porch, and it is called ‘bearding’
Morning bee inspection 6/25
Well checking the bees this morning went smoothly in some ways, less so in others. I actually put on proper equipment and had the smoker fired up the right now, and they were quite docile, which is nice. Unfortunately, my hive has been on an uneven level, which I thought was more or less fine, because around here its easy to give up on ever finding anything flat and I didn’t have a conveniently sized 2×4. So…
“A feel like a wet seed wild in the hot, blind earth” – Dewey Dell Bundren
It has been a major struggle to actually start blogging, because there is so much content I want to be available right away. None of it is, I have to do with a piece at a time. Like a wet seed wild in the hot, blind earth, this blog is full of potential which could just as well be realized as be destroyed by natural forces. For an introduction, my name is Brad and I have the fortune of living…