Worldwide Beekeeping
General Discussion => Any and Every Thing => Topic started by: mamapoppybee on January 15, 2015, 02:48:54 pm
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Well folks its getting that time of year where the whispers of springs knocks also spell to do list. I am in the direction of many lol prep the yarden, order the new chicks i would like, what new plants do i add, an seeds yes i need more of those too! My poor hubby has to deal with my ramblings or all this and the worst part is it all jumps out of my head at random like some sort of ADD ADH. God bless him for putting up with me. Whats yals goals for this spring?
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Still cleaning up some leaves. Need to purchase a couple more wine barrels. Will be planting sunflowers for sure, and maybe a new dogwood tree. That's what I have so far...
Oh, and I'm trying to be ready for swarming, or, maybe I'll get lucky and be able to do the split before there is any swarming behavior.
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# 1 - Keepin my bees happy and healthy.
# 2 - Honey House!
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A solid plan to be sure Perry ;)
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Honey house?
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A building dedicated to all things bee related. Perhaps a workshop for building equipment, a storage room for supers, and extracting room dedicated to only that, a bottling room, just bee stuff and nothing else.
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First of all, what is a “mad hatter”? I’ve heard the expression applied to LSU coach Les Miles, but don’t really know what it means.
Secondly we’re not even CLOSE to spring here. :'( I need to hammer some grounding rods into the frozen tundra if we ever get a break from this bitter cold cycle.
Finally in my dreams I have lots of hopes for spring. ;D Dahilas, Cannas, Petunias, some trees for wind breaks, would love to find some Linden saplings. Unfortunately no garden because it wouldn’t have a chance against the deer. Oh yeah, and I got to go to battle against the deer again in a few months. :sad: :'( :sad:
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Deer in the freezer don't bother gardens, and leave all that grocery money to buy bee stuff with.
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I haven't got my deer trained to walk into the freezer yet ;D
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Logic, the Mad Hatter is a character in the Disney movie, Alice in Wonderland. He is the one with the gray top hat on. Mad is a totally goofy guy :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26RTlPgg-tA
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Dont need to train the deer to walk into the frezer, but if you figure out HOW to do that let me know, it would save a TON of work!
I have a LOT of equipment to build, and just got two orders for some other things for other folks, so have to build that stuff first..
Spring.. Apple trees, about 8 of them to plant. Grape vines, about 100 to plant.. I have ten ish acres to plant with Sainfoin, Birdsfoot trefoil crimson clover, buckwheat etc... so need to get the disk out of the weeds and ready to go, and the spreader greased and make sure its ready to go.. Two new outyards to get squared away.. OH.. We have two foals on the way, I think both of our mares are pregnant.. I need to get the stalls in the barn built the wife has been asking for.. A lot nicer to deliver in a hay filled stall than out on the cold pasture. Queens to order, hives to split, supers to put on, dead outs to clean.. no end in sight!! ;D
OH!!!!!!! Wife told me we are going to out up a new building, and GUESS WHO has the green light to design said building? Go on! GUESS!!!! Thats right <------ THIS GUY!! Wood shop, Honey room, Kitchen for melting wax etc, and boiling water/honey for mead and wines.. Basement for storage of wines etc, complete with running water and bathrooms. Possibly an apartment overhead.. The sad part?? I have been limited to 40 by 80.. heheh 40 by 80, but no one mentioned how many STORIES it can be!!! (wiggles eyebrows)
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40x80 = 3200 sq feet and a basement. That’s not an out building, that’s another house! Most of the out buildings/barns around here are on slab. Just wondering what the benefit of a basement would be vs the added costs.
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To pour a slab right, you still need at least 4 ft frost walls here.. So the cost of the extra 5 ft isnt that much to make 9'walls. It will not be a full basement, but about half the size of the building with an 8 x 9 door at the back. the purpose of the basement? I will make it temp controlled and create some amazing WINE down there, as well as storing it once it is bottled. Honey storage, canned goods, Honey supers, furnace and utility room, plumbing access etc, all the good stuff basements are full of. ;D
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God Bless America! I am sooo jealous of that building!
Nothing halts your ambition Scott. Impressive! :) ;) ;D
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Indeed! Now that the wife is dropped off and no doubt above 30000 feet I have two cases of home made wine to test! :o
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That's Just Rude!
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heheh Actually it was a diet coke and sunflower seeds.. while I sit up and wait for her to call and tell me she has arrived safely.
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Snark. I think the pirates drink sounds better than both wine or diet coke... :) ;) 8)
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Scott, if you get a chance in Oct. go to Herman, Mo. to there Oct. German Fest. Many of the homes (settlers of the town) have wine making equipment and storage in their basements ;D. There are several winery's in the area to go too and taste there products (free) and many eating places 8), You may have already been there, but if not? Take a non drinking Driver with you. :D The town has alot of history and you can walk around and see display's and site see, we haven't been there the last 3 years but are thinking about a return trip, the town is built on the bank of the Missouri, River. Jack
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That sounds like a good visit Jack! i Wrote the name down, and WILL check that out!
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Still cleaning up some leaves. Need to purchase a couple more wine barrels. Will be planting sunflowers for sure....
I've got a place in the city where they're always giving me citations for violating their grass ordinances. The ordinance limit is 6" high. Last year I had ducks swimming in my front yard when they gave me a violation! Kind of hard to mow when your yard is THAT wet. They've just lost all sense to reason at City Hall and in response I'm contemplating replacing more grass with sunflowers! Last year I put a row of 6 footers in the front yard. I'm debating how I want to express my displeasure this year ;D
Jen, what kind of sun flowers are you going to plant? I also tried some of those real low growing ones last year. Suppose to get to 18". LOL, mine got to about 8".
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Logic- Last year I planted sun seeds from my daugher, they were about the size of a tea cup plate, maybe 6 inches across, yellow. So much fun watching the sunflowers unfold, and the bees love them.
This year I want to plant these:
The Mammoth
(https://worldwidebeekeeping.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs24.postimg.cc%2Fuwsaku4vl%2Fstock_footage_hand_touch_ripe_sunflower_and_bloo.jpg&hash=84c5470ddb516d907f37412ed664d457dabd5a97) (http://postimg.cc/image/uwsaku4vl/)
And the Autumn Reds
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(https://worldwidebeekeeping.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs12.postimg.cc%2Fjt33hfvi1%2FSUNFLOWER_RED_SUN_2.jpg&hash=e5637142094912be19be0ce15754fdcc901b3dce) (http://postimg.cc/image/jt33hfvi1/)
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Logic, the Mad Hatter is a character in the Disney movie, Alice in Wonderland. He is the one with the gray top hat on. Mad is a totally goofy guy :)
One can go back a good bit further---the movie was based on the book written by Lewis Carrol (in 1865), Alice's Adventures In Wonderland. It was passed off as a children's book, but, if I recall correctly, was basically intended as a spoof on British politics of his time.
You can try this link---the book is free, in public domain. As all the "personalities" in the book, the Mad Hatter was supposed to represent someone.
https://archive.org/details/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland
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Building a horizontal hive (http://www.horizontalhive.com/how-to-build/hive-frame-swarm-trap.shtml) for use in queen rearing. Keeping an eye out for a used AI/II apparatus. Planning a new bench for the bees in the flood plain down by the river behind the house.
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I'm debating how I want to express my displeasure this year ;D
Run for office and change the ordinance! C:-)
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What a beautiful view!
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Looking for a used AI/II.
Lee, you and half the queen breeders in the USA
I have never run across a used setup for sale in all my beekeeping years.
You just don't spend that kind of money for something and then sell it.
If they don't end up using it, they keep it around to show off to their friends. :D
Cheapest setup, Dr. Joe Latshaw in Ohio.
http://latshawapiaries.com/index.php?page=latshaw-instrument
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Plan on having a top bar hive build shin dig at my house with meal and fellowship. Gonna challenge the guys to build their top bars out of scrap lumber including a large amount of old skids. Would also like to build a few more deeps to get me up to 20 hives from the 15. But, mostly, would like to concentrate on producing quality or quantity at this time.
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That sounds like a Blast! What for dinner? ;D
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Looking for a used AI/II.
Lee, you and half the queen breeders in the USA.....
I remember seeing one for sale last year.....I just hoped Perry would see that and already have one spotted. He has his finger on all things bees. Have been watching for Latshaw's course announcement this year.;)
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The phrase mad as a hatter came about from when the felt used in hat making was processed with mercury. After prolonged exposure it would possion ones body causing them to go insane. thus is mad as a hatter.
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Now that’s interesting, I had no idea. I’ve learned something new, thanks mammapoppybee. 8)