Al I can't tell one bee from another they all or pretty and look so busy. I didn't mean really a black eye.My hubby never hit me or me him.He had a look too.
I think all husbands know 'The look' Al!!! Ian certainly does. Is the queen in your photograph one of the ones that you won by any chance?
8:33AM 3-17-07 24F, feels like 12F, humidity 50%, wind NNW @ 13MPH, Happy Patties day every one. A bit of snow during the night. Just enough to remind us it is still winter. Yesterday high was 37F, but out of the wind the sun felt good. The queen in tha above picture is more orange than the worker girls who have thos yellow and black bands. No she isn't one of the ones i won as a door prize. I won't be able to get those till late May or early June. Worker on red clover bloom. :-D Al
8:18AM 3-18-07 21F, Feels like 10F, humidity 53%, wind NW @ 12MPH. High yesterday was 38F. Would have been a real nice day if the wind had not been blowing from the north west. Did thaw the soil enought to make getting to a couple of bee yards like a skateing rink. I've sold all our bees wax except for a pound and a half of medium yellow. This is our bright yellow, well was. This is our dark wax, well was. :-D Al
So glad to hear you've managed to sell all your wax, well almost, anyway. :-D I presume people buy it to make candles with - am I right?
8:25AM 3-19-07 31F, feels like 21F, humidity 86%, wind S @ 14 MPH, and snowing. Yesterdays high was 39F didn't feel real bad out because the wind was not as bad as it has been. Only sold 6 pounds (two blocks) of the bright yellow wax for candle making. Most of the dark wax when to making furinture polish. Medium went to make water proofing for boots and shoes. The Last 5 pounds of yellow we haven't shipped yet and the fellow didn't say what he was going to use it for. Daffidill, will be blooming soon.
8:17AM 2-20-07 23F, feels like 12F, humidity 56%, wind N @ 11MPH High yesterday after it stopped snowing was 52F Sunny this morning, promises to be a great day. Flowering Almond :-D Al
I love the flowering almond. Are they hard to get started? I have looked at them for years in garden catalogs but haven't purchased one yet.
8:37AM 3-21-07 28F, feels like 21F, humidity 60%, Wind SE @ 13MPH. High temp yesterday was 34F Is cloudy at this time, Rain forcast for latter this afternoon. Maybe some thunder storms too. Flowering Almonds for us were easy to start but have did best on the east end of the house as a foundation planting. The one on the North west corner has not did nearly as well but is growing never the less. Will they grow in the south, Good question. I would think not if lilacs won't but look them up in a google search to know for sure. Lavander Twisted Red Bud tree. Al
Love that flowering almond too. Say...it looks similar to Courtney's mystery plant in the plant ID forum!!
8:38AM 3-22-07 31F, feels like 31F, humidity 65%, wind SW @ 18MPH. Yesterday rain all morning high temp in late afternoon or 52F WoW is is ever storming here. Sounds like water being poured out of a big bucket on the roof. Thunder and lighting too. The sky is that greenish color. Jewel won second place in snap your pet photo contest. Caption was::: WHAT DAD? I was just enjoying a good roll in the snow. :-D Al
