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There, I’ve said it. It’s true. My blogging skills are NIL this year. But, I’m back(ish). I don’t want to promise anything to you all. But here is a little slice of what spring has brought to us this weekend…. So cute! And…. That is all I have today… but hopefully there will be more [...]
Just a quick post with a sort of promise to get the second part of the bee harvest video up soon! Lately we’ve been infiltrated with alien Yellow Jackets as our neighbour has a nest of them trying to get into their home (YIKES!!!) So our yard work is being cut down into small projects [...]
Hello ignored but not forgotten readers… I am so sorry for the delay in posting. It’s so busy here, we’re canning up a storm. The cold room is getting full, which is always a sight to see. I’ve got lots of stuff to post but most of it is outdated, so we’ll see what ends [...]
The hive is still going strong. So strong in fact that we had to put on 2 honey supers just in case they needed more space. For those who don’t know, the boxes that we’ve had up until know are the deeps which house the brood. We recently added a second deep on top that [...]
If you have been to my house recently, you would have been escorted (ok dragged) on one of our famous garden walks. This is a fun activity that Brad and I participate in every day together and when we have guests. We like to see what has changed in the garden and what might need [...]
I’m the type of person who always forgets to wear special colors for holidays. This last St. Patrick’s Day I thought about my green outfit the whole day before but then showed up at work wearing NOT green. It’s a curse. This is especially a huge no-no on Canada Day (according to my mother). We [...]
PLEASE forgive me and my lack of posting… it’s been a busy month! I will try to post a few things this week that are not bee related but alas, I cannot promise anything. I wanted to show you all my video from our last Caprica inspection… so here it is! Let me know how [...]
Just wanted to share another video of the bees. We just opened it up to check to see how quickly they are building up the comb. It was pretty fun! We decided on a name for our first hive. If we do expand our hives we want to name them after the 12 colonies of [...]
For those of you living in a bubble, let me be the first to tell you… it’s Asparagus Season! Woo hoo! Our asparagus roots just went in this year so we’ve got a bit of waiting before we will see any asparagus out of our garden, but that’s ok. We’ll just buy it locally until we [...]
You heard it here first, folks! Our bees are here! To commemorate such a momentous occasion, we have made a (long) video showing you all how we got them set up in their new hive. Keep in mind that we are first time beekeepers, so we’re a little bit nervous. We ordered our bees from [...]