Author Topic: Good Morning Post (Read 158003 times)

Cindy · « **Reply #260 on:** February 10, 2014, 10:59:29 am »

Good Morning! Perry, just wondering if you are related to Paul Brandt (one of my favorite country singers), sorry, just had to ask

brooksbeefarm · « **Reply #261 on:** February 10, 2014, 11:17:31 am »

Cindy,are you asking Perry about his pedigree?? That tears me up.Jack

riverbee · « **Reply #262 on:** February 10, 2014, 11:41:36 am »

LOL! good morning all, cindy welcome, and don't get jack started on perry's pedigree.......

Perry · « **Reply #263 on:** February 10, 2014, 12:12:40 pm »

Hi Cindy, good to see you here.
I've been asked before if Paul is any relation, and I like to tell folks I'm his better looking brother (easy Jack). Alas, no relation!
He may be richer (undoubtedly), sing better (maybe), but I bet he don't keep bees!

Slowmodem · « **Reply #264 on:** February 10, 2014, 01:43:21 pm »

Quote from: Cindy on February 10, 2014, 10:59:29 am

Good Morning! Perry, just wondering if you are related to Paul Brandt (one of my favorite country singers), sorry, just had to ask

Welcome and enjoy your stay!

Walt B · « **Reply #265 on:** February 12, 2014, 10:06:30 am »

Had about 6mm of ice...melting now with temperatures above freezing. The next 6 days highs are supposed to be in the 60's and 70's (15's - 22's C).

Walt

LazyBkpr · « **Reply #266 on:** February 12, 2014, 10:23:53 am »

Man that would be NICE Walt! I am GREEN with Envy!

supposed to be 28 here today with snow showers.. a heat wave compared to what its been.. the next few days are supposed to gradually warm up, and the FORECAST says 52 degrees F on THURSDAY.. I have goose bumps.. If it hits 50 it will give me a chance to pop the covers to check supplies ONLY.. My mentor would kick me squarely in the pants, but I need to do it in case the temps drop again and don't come back up till the end of March.

brooksbeefarm · « **Reply #267 on:** February 12, 2014, 10:39:31 am »

I'm with you lazy, the temp. today is to be 36 F and this weekend in the mid to upper 50's. From here on out is when you loose your bees, (in my area anyway) they find pollen somewhere? but will burn through their honey stores fast raising brood and starve before nectar starts coming in. If you think they might need feed,Then Feed sugar is cheaper than bees. Jack

BoilerJim · « **Reply #268 on:** February 12, 2014, 11:01:12 am »

We are supposed to get a day or two of 50 degree days next week. I will also be popping the tops to see if I need to resupply my sugar boards - of those hives that have made through the bitter winter so far.

iddee · « **Reply #269 on:** February 12, 2014, 01:03:05 pm »

Lazy, take your dad-gum weather back up north. High today, 27 F. Snow just starting. Ground barely white, supposed to be 6 to 12 inches before stopping tomorrow night.

LazyBkpr · « **Reply #270 on:** February 12, 2014, 01:15:49 pm »

Ouch Iddee, thats not good down there. Hope you dont lose power!
Our forecasted occasional snow showers have been coming down steadily since this morning, and the tenth we were forecast to get has become about an inch at this point, so I am more or less standing about with my coffee in hand staring out the windows and tapping my foot.
Hope all you folks in the way of Pax pull through witout problem!

Jen · « **Reply #271 on:** February 12, 2014, 01:20:11 pm »

Hey Lazy! I'll take your dad-gum bad weather any day. California is desperate for snow, like 10 years desperate for Big Snow! We're turning into a raisin here.

kebee · « **Reply #272 on:** February 12, 2014, 01:26:38 pm »

Praise the LORD we have gotten none of the sleet or snow here but plenty of rain, 3 inches so for, sure wish I could send all of it to places that really need it but only GOD can do that. North of me, around 50 mile got the sleet and snow and if it was as last time they are having a good time on the roads.

Ken

LazyBkpr · « **Reply #273 on:** February 12, 2014, 01:28:15 pm »

I have heard theres problems out that way Jen.. Lets hope yall get some rain soon!

Jen · « **Reply #274 on:** February 12, 2014, 01:57:22 pm »

Thanks buddy

LazyBkpr · « **Reply #275 on:** February 20, 2014, 02:13:26 pm »

Getting plenty of rain here. JUST above freezing.. so its not actually melting ALL the snow... it rained most of last night and most of today, and theres still quite a bit of snow left.. Thunder today, if it thundered last night I slept through it.. Supposed to be 44 tomorrow, then not come above freezing for quite a while.. Guess I better slide some sugar into the hives tomorrow and hope it gets them at least two weeks.

Jen · « **Reply #276 on:** February 20, 2014, 02:25:54 pm »

Sounds like the Olympics in Russia and all of their sloppy snow. Freeze, thaw, salt, freeze, thaw, salt. It's treacherous skiing and snowboarding. Many falls and crashes. Heartbreading watching these champions trying so hard to hold it together.

brooksbeefarm · « **Reply #277 on:** February 20, 2014, 03:41:12 pm »

Just got back from the feed store, the wind is blowing over 50 miles an hour and seen trucks and trailers turned over on Hyw 65. I was going to stop but a trooper waved me on, got home and seen the shingles standing straight up over the garage and the power was off. The good thing is, that the Generac generator was on, it kicks on when the power goes off and this is the first time its kicked on. I had to drive slow coming home but i had 800 lbs. of feed in the pick=up bed that helped hold the truck down. The temp. was in the upper 60F when i went to get feed and calm? the wind came up in a hurry and it's still at it as i post this and the temp. has fallen to the upper 30F. I would blame Perry or Squirt, but it's blowing from the southwest.

Jack

Jen · « **Reply #278 on:** February 20, 2014, 03:52:16 pm »

That's the state of Misery for ya. Geez. Glad you got home safe.

LazyBkpr · « **Reply #279 on:** February 21, 2014, 10:21:41 am »

Jack, dont rule out Perry and Squirt.. they are bad enough on their own, put them together and they get DEVIOUS!

RIver is out of its banks after the rains.. and the wind is 20 - 30 mph today.. supposed to be 44 degrees today, and then the temps begin to fall to below 10 degrees again.. so it looks like wind and cold or not I will be sliding more sugar into the hives..
The bees are IN the top box the entire cluster is on the top boards of every hive.. Cant slide sugar in that, so its going to be another box over the inner cover, with the sugar on the inner cover and hope for the best.