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So I came up with a new handy technique to work my bee hives without a bee suit. It is on backorder :barnie I have a veil but that doesn't protect the rest of my body. So last week I found out that waders I used for fishing work great when checking on the bees, so I put those on, then put a...

That is so true. I am a fortunate one, for in my household I am the driving SS force and my husband is following my footsteps there. He tried himself on working the bee hive the other day, I was so proud of him. Other than that we learn a lot from each other. He knows how buildings need to be...

I have never used bio char but we have a high water table and lots of acidic soil We don't use the lime pellets, we do the lime powder once a year. We also spread ashes from the fireplace directly on the moss and that helps a lot as well. :)

We should definetely start one on trucks, I LOVE trucks! Bring on those pick ups and semi rigs!!!

In that case I am glad you didn't get hurt. I swallowed a bee once and it stung me on the inside of my throat before dying in my tummy. It was bad.

See, I have been trying to aling dead pine branches as a sort of tarmac guided light system to send them straight to my hives. So far it hasnt worked too well, my bees are just so stupid. Yesterday I switched the entrance on them to the other side (had to switch it to a bigger setting) and it...

In the end you need to look at what your time is worth and which projects you can truly turn into successful ventures. If it is something you dread, and you cant get it to work no matter what you tried, maybe your time can be spent on more fruitful projects. I am like that with some of the...

I would think that slowly more and more men will join this forum as technology advances and becomes more useful even for those who don't like to learn from a forum, those who would rather work with a neighbor on a project than go online and read about it. At least the men I know would use that...

Why didn't you catch it in your mouth and mail it over to me??? I always take in new bees :lau :gig

Hubbys job. Not sure if it is even worth to get a hose out there and treat with weed be gone, might just go ahead and brun everything down. Still have to get a hose out there though :(

You should come up here, they are just finishing a "redneck campground" with red and yellow and green palm trees just east of me. Looks like it'll be great fun! And there is a 40 acre deer breeding farm right next door!

Nice set of weeds too :th

Whew, thank you all for your posts! I am still in breeding horses mode, just spoke with my breeder. One of my new mares is not coming out of heat, she has been breeding her since last week Wednesday. The max is usually 5-6 days. I told her to stop. I am worried my gal might have a uterine...

I hear you! Asparagus and rhubarb are waaaayyyyy early this year. We have a rhubarb patch in the concrete foundation of the silo next to the barn and I always add chicken manure when I clean, and horse manure. They are producing like crazy. I have some stalks that are more than 1in thick, some...

Hey Trim, Unfortunately it may be a good idea to check on your bees just to be sure you know what is happening. The sooner you can intervene (whether it be cleaning the hive for a new colony, or feeding a weakened hive that made it through the winter) the more of a head start you should have...

Ah, ok, rounds I understand. We go through about 1 round every 4 days on 3 big mares, but I dont feed them all round since some are in separate paddocks. We do approx. 2,500 sqaure or whatever rounds we can get to offset having to load squares into the hayloft.

Well well Redhen, fancy seeing you over here! :P

I have a fat cat named Bubba, she eats a lot, then 2 more inside cats. We have 4 outside cats btu hubby pays for their food. To my defense, we do buy them tuna and wet catfood as well. We don't have kids, so might as well spoil the animals :rolleyes:

Fantastic! What a score on the sheep! When you say you go through one bale a week, is that just a regular small square bale or do you mean a round? Oh what a dream that would be, to only have to feed 25 bales a year. We are more like 2,500 at this point :th

Wow, will it ever stop raining on your place??? That is just insane!