On Our Land
Spring Bee Hiving Moon Well. Those bees I saw earlier. … Continue reading
Tag Archives: orchard
Practice Safe Orcharding
Mid-Summer Waning Garlic Moon Spent yesterday relaxing after an unusually busy week. I wasn’t home for supper the first four nights. I like the connectedness and sense of agency I get when the days get busy, but I also appreciate … Continue reading
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Tagged bagging apples, hive box reversals, Latin, orchard
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In the Garden
Beltane New Garlic Moon One of those nights last night, unable to get to sleep, still rolling around awake at 1:00 a.m. Up a little bleary. Wrote few e-mails, then out in the orchard, first. I’ve had tent caterpillars on … Continue reading
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Tagged insomnia, Integrated Pest Management, leeks, orchard, potatoes
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An Old Cannabis Farm, Right?
Beltane Waxing Last Frost Moon A long, 3 hour, nap, perfect for a gloomy, chill spring afternoon. Then off to the grocery store. With Mark here there are items on the list peculiar to him like Raisin Bran, lots of … Continue reading
Breakthrough!
Spring Waxing Bee Hiving Moon I have made several entries private and will explain that decision on Sunday. Stay tuned. The snow has only a few strongholds left in our front yard though the back and the woods still has … Continue reading
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Tagged Bees, daffodils, orchard, raised beds, spring
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Integrated Pest Management
Lughnasa Waxing Back to School Moon It’s been a wet, cool few days. The Apiguard I picked up last night only works above 60 degrees and 70 is better. It recommends chemical resistant gloves. I’m using this on two colonies, … Continue reading
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Tagged apiculture, horticulture, Integrated Pest Management, Minnesota Hygienic, orchard
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Photo Time: Late Summer
Lughnasa Waning Artemis Moon Late summer taste treats. We have red and golden. These are the hives with their maximum honey supers. We extract honey on Monday. This is just one of several deep cave descents attempted by the Andover … Continue reading
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Tagged apples, colonies, Kate, orchard, Rigel, sand cherry, Vega
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An Aging Bull Moose
Lughnasa Waning Artemis Moon Easton and Ray, both soon to be seniors at Andover High, worked this morning, moving wood chips, laying them down on the paths Kate and I cleared of weeds yesterday. Both fit and energetic they kept … Continue reading
Clearing the Paths
Lughnasa Full Artemis Moon Kate and I yanked up the carpet under the mulched paths in our orchard, cleaned it off and re-laid it after putting weed seed germination preventer and round-up on the green vegetation in the paths. These … Continue reading
A Two-Person Garden
Lughnasa Waning Grandchildren Moon Kate and I have shifted our bedtimes and risings to 6:30. This allows us to get out to work in the garden when it’s still the cool of the day. This morning Kate continued to restore … Continue reading