| Rialian ( @ 2009-05-10 11:19:00 |
Bees and weekends and such.
===It has not been quite the relaxing weekend I had hoped for.
===Bees being bashed by bear, having to run about and get things for the electric fence (rather than gardening as I had hope to do)...
===Had a good time visiting a friend last evening (small little birthday thing...nice crew.)
===Today, waiting for the conservation officer to come over to look at the bear damage, my parents are coming over with the interim fence controller, as the controller we got is a good one, but it needs three days in the sun to be properly charged up for the first time. (Yes, we went with solar....it makes the most sense out here.) I did not move the bees last night...they were not amenable to moving last night, and I would rather get them moved into the electrified enclosure after we have it set up and actually protected. (We have decided to fence off a bit of field outside the main garden, put the bees in there, and protect the entire garden and beeyard. I will be growing vining things like hops between the beeyard and the garden, so there is not the immediate "HELLO BEES" effect when in that side of the garden.
===I like how things are developing...I only wish I had not had to deal with a bear effectively making me lose one hive, and have to really baby my other two. But the design is looking to be a good shift.
===I still have a bunch of planting to do this weekend and next weekend, and I want to lay out where the meditation/rest area is going to be inside the garden. (curling paths, keyhole beds, and a place to sip tea=win.)
===It has not been quite the relaxing weekend I had hoped for.
===Bees being bashed by bear, having to run about and get things for the electric fence (rather than gardening as I had hope to do)...
===Had a good time visiting a friend last evening (small little birthday thing...nice crew.)
===Today, waiting for the conservation officer to come over to look at the bear damage, my parents are coming over with the interim fence controller, as the controller we got is a good one, but it needs three days in the sun to be properly charged up for the first time. (Yes, we went with solar....it makes the most sense out here.) I did not move the bees last night...they were not amenable to moving last night, and I would rather get them moved into the electrified enclosure after we have it set up and actually protected. (We have decided to fence off a bit of field outside the main garden, put the bees in there, and protect the entire garden and beeyard. I will be growing vining things like hops between the beeyard and the garden, so there is not the immediate "HELLO BEES" effect when in that side of the garden.
===I like how things are developing...I only wish I had not had to deal with a bear effectively making me lose one hive, and have to really baby my other two. But the design is looking to be a good shift.
===I still have a bunch of planting to do this weekend and next weekend, and I want to lay out where the meditation/rest area is going to be inside the garden. (curling paths, keyhole beds, and a place to sip tea=win.)