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because it’s six feet tall.\u00a0 Maybe I’ll have to do that.\u00a0 Geez.<\/p>\nLughnasa\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waxing Back to School Moon<\/p>\n
Rigel escaped.\u00a0 Again.\u00a0 This after I don’t know what iteration of foils and barriers.\u00a0 The neighbor thinks she scaled the fence.\u00a0 It’s possible.\u00a0 I have not electrified that part because it’s six feet tall.\u00a0 Maybe I’ll have to do that.\u00a0 Geez.<\/p>\n
Measuring out the fumagilin-b for the nosema treatment. (bees)\u00a0 Talk about fine measurements.\u00a0 5 grams to a treatment, roughly one gallon.\u00a0 5 grams is .176 of an oz.\u00a0 Not much.\u00a0 Kate and I got out the parchment paper and played pharmacist, dividing the powder into 5 equal parts.\u00a0 That’s good enough since the powder comes in quantities of 24 grams per smallest bottle, which is what I have.\u00a0 This goes into half a gallon of water heated to 120 degrees or so, our water heater puts out water that hot.\u00a0 8 pounds of sugar gets stirred into to make a super-saturated liquid with a quantity of roughly a gallon.\u00a0 The liquid goes in the feeder I have that sits over the whole hive box.\u00a0 I may buy another one.\u00a0 I like them better than the plastic pails.<\/p>\n
Out to Wayzata to the Retreat, the old grounds of the Cenacle, now turned into a treatment center for alcoholism.\u00a0 Dick Rice, one of my sheepshead buddies, works there.<\/p>\n
Tonight each of the Woollies gets a pint of Artemis Honey and Mark Odegard, the label maker, gets a quart.\u00a0 It feels good to have something to share that comes from our property.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lughnasa\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waxing Back to School Moon Rigel escaped.\u00a0 Again.\u00a0 This after I don’t know what iteration of foils and barriers.\u00a0 The neighbor thinks she scaled the fence.\u00a0 It’s possible.\u00a0 I have not electrified that part because it’s six feet tall.\u00a0 Maybe I’ll have to do that.\u00a0 Geez. Measuring out the fumagilin-b for the nosema treatment. … Continue reading Sigh.<\/span>