Tag Archives: honey house

Domestic, Horticultural and Apicultural Matters

Lughnasa Full Artemis Moon Still waiting on the extracting equipment though I imagine it will arrive soon. Then, setting up the honey house with the extractor and the capping knife and the capping container. I’ll move some things around, get … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, Garden, Health | Tagged beets, carrots, chard, honey extractor, honey house, humidifier, kale, potatoes | Leave a comment

A Colony Divided Against Itself Can Stand

Beltane Waning Flower Moon The potato bed now has three bags of composted manure dug into it and the leek, sugar snap, bok choy bed has one and one more coming. Kate has weeded several beds including the herb spiral … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, Garden, Weather +Climate | Tagged bok choy, colony, honey house, leeks, potatoes, sugar snap peas | Leave a comment

Beesy Morning

Spring Awakening Moon Checked on the bees today. They needed syrup so I put in two pitchers full. They also needed another pollen patty. The colony looks healthy. Lots of bees hard at work. No stings. I have a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, Garden, permaculture | Tagged honey house, parent colony, pollen patty, rain, seeds, syrup | Leave a comment

A Light Week Ahead

Spring Waxing Awakening Moon Out the door to the grocery store. It must be Saturday. Finished revising the presentation for tomorrow morning and I’ll post it later today. Kate’s off at work, a now unusual Saturday for her. She’s begun … Continue reading →

Posted in Art and Culture, Bees, Dogs, Faith and Spirituality, Garden | Tagged beehive, honey house, Kate, liberal II | Leave a comment

A Warm-Blooded Insect?

Spring Waxing Awakening Moon Sunny, but cool though warm weather seems fated to come our way. Ice out has advanced on Round Lake though there is still rough, weak ice over most of its surface. Many daffodils have speared their … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, Garden, Great Wheel | Tagged cluster, colony, foundations, frames, hive, honey house, honey supers, novel | Leave a comment

AncienTrails

We all walk ancientrails. Welcome to the journey.