Busy as bees
Because those bees have really ben keeping us busy the last few day. After a week with rain and snow, our bees started out, like mad, to collect pollen.
On Sunday Emil and I put an extra honeyroom on each of our two hives and, additionally took some out of the bigger beecommunity to make a new fresh small one, in the hope of keeping them from swarming. As it seems, our bees weren't quite satisfied with our work, and decided to swarm. Yesterday. Beeflashmob!!!!!
Holy smoke!
At least they were kind enough to land on the fence, instead of a tree, they first aimed at. But it wasn' t so easy to get them into a box, as many of them sat in the long gras. We managed to get a whole bunch of them, though, as it seemed we didn't get the queen. The queen is essential! As the rest gathered higher up on the fence we got that badge in another box. Apparently with the queen this tims, so as we put the queenbox on top of the notqueenbox, so to say, and opened it, all the bees came storming out and crowded at the entrance of the queensbox, anxious to get it. These are only part of the original community, who decided to "move out". The rest, and that's really a LOT, are still in the old hive. These bees get a new hive and tomorrow we take them to Vilsalpsee where they will get a new home with a gorgeous view. Next to the ones we took out the day before.
It that doesn't make good honey.............
Emil has been on holiday all may long. Working holiday. Always been busy -
like with
cutting down two trees, next to the drive way and move the rabbits house further down on to the lawn.
This because Emils niece Barbara is going to build a house behind Norberts (Emils brother) house which is situated behind our house. For this purpose the driveway has to be made broader, for the lorries. After the works are finished the driveway gets its original shape again, but probably better. And I wanted to have those trees cut down anyway, They got too big, making too much shadow. So - everybody is happy. I guess Albrecht, the rabbit, too.
Not to get bored, Emil fills out his time with renewing the horsestable.
At least he hasn't have too mow the lawn, but can enjoy his meal as this job is getting done by Hombre, our spanish gardener
I do nothing - I just take pictures :-)
T.
Shit!!!!
Just created a wonderful insert with lots of nice photos - but - PUFF!!!!! - gone!!!! Shit!
But what the hell; we are all fine, having a good time:-)))))
T.
Utkast: May. 11, 2014
Here are at least two pictures, from the lost insert. The flowers are the yearly Mother's Day Primula Auricalas, picked by Emil. Same procedure as every year.
The grey/green picture shows the weather yesterday. Today was the same. Tomorrow it might be a bit whiter from above. Brrrrr....
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..... because I'm soooo busy. The weather was grey and wet and cold this week, so I have eventually started to paint the stairway and -rails, towards the attic. Former attic..... -:)
Before that cold and wet weather it was rather sunny and warm, Julia was at home, thanks to lecture free Easter time and the sheep wanted to rid of their wintercoats. We all helped together, so it was quickly done, but the cat did not want to help,
Emil is very, very busy too: he's on holiday from today on. Working holiday. All May long. But I think, we'll squeeze some holiday- days out, as well. Work-Life balance, as it is called. Very important thing. This was today's work, by the way<.
The plan is to finish the the horsestablerenewablework, and make the rest as fancy as this part
And tomorrow we're going shopping. At Lions Fleemarket in Reutte. Funnier than is sounds!!!!!!
T.
