
It was a good bonfire. Lots of folks came. Great times!
Photos after the break.
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Wandered outside to take some pictures this afternoon. Had to try out the new memory card for my old Sony.
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We only got one long weekend to make maple syrup this year. The weather didn’t really cooperate. I’ll take the spring weather though!
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Bee-lining has been much discussed on a couple of my bee groups lately. I think it is amazing.
Back before the days of mail order bees (which I’d argue against buying by the way) people had to know a beekeeper to get into the hobby. Or they could go bee-lining, and try to get a feral hive.
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Ok, maybe this wasn’t the most traditional way to catch a buzz on your birthday. And, maybe I got a little tipsy later that night. I guess that would be two buzzes by a truthful count.
The first buzz was from a honeybee hive.
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We got our chickens today! Seven Silver Laced Wyandottes and nine Buff Orpingtons. Woot!
Really, they are quite disgustingly cute. Pics after the click.
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I was finally able to get together with a homesteading buddy to work on our top bar hives last night. It was a hoot.
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