Friday, February 13, 2009

FREEZE-thaw-FREEZE

We have experienced some very cold weather which, when coupled with the hefty amounts of snowfall, has left the ground white almost the entire winter. There have been some periods of warmer (in the 40's F) weather.
Here are some images of January 2009. They include the "vineyard," the goat and chicken pens and a couple of bee shots. I have to admit that I've been worried about the bees but they seem to be doing okay.

Top Bar Beekeeping

This year I think I'm going to try a few new things, one of them being top-bar beekeeping. It will require building a different type of beehive. This is a pic I got from the website called Barefoot Beekeeper.