Yesterday the new hive arrived. Chris is out of town, so his friend, Max-the-bee-inspector, brought my bees home. For those of you new to this stuff, when you order bees, they come in three-pound caged packages; the queen arrives tucked in her own little box inside the package.
Max doesn’t wear all the gear. I think [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Being Methodical
Posted in bees, tagged beehive, bees, queen bee on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ll Have to Sell a Lot of Honey to Break Even
Posted in bees, tagged bees, equipment, Higgins Construction Company on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Patience, patience, patience. No new bees got installed yesterday. As I understand it, Ohio is a state big into bees; and lots of bee suppliers order their bees from the same outfit out of Georgia. And that outfit decided the weather wasn’t quite right to ship the bees yet. I think they’re coming either today [...]
Bees: the Old-School Way
Posted in bees, tagged bees, hive, queen bee, swarm on April 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Chris-my-bee-buddy left an urgent message on my iPhone yesterday. He said I needed to call him “right away.” I did. He asked if I was ready to get into the bee business immediately and in the old-school way. I said I was ready. He said his bees had swarmed and I needed to get my [...]
Updates 4/26/09
Posted in To Do, tagged bees, Diabetes, iPhone, Scrabble on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Updates:
I got the iPhone. Yes, it’s amazing. It really is. I’m glad I got it.
Deb is amazed at the iPhone, too, and I think she sees that our world did not end when I brought it home. Though she wishes I hadn’t.
My bee hive is in it’s place. Deb and I don’t agree on where [...]
Give Me a Mandolin!
Posted in Entertainment, tagged Bluegrass music, clogging, Hillbilly Stomp, music on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I didn’t stop tapping my feet all night. I love Bluegrass music. I wish I played the guitar or the banjo or the fiddle or the mandolin. I don’t think I’d like playing bass. Wind intruments don’t interest me. I’m into the ones with string. I like the piano, too, because there are strings in [...]
Please Don’t Clog in Public
Posted in On the Town, tagged Appalachian Grass, bees, bicycle on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Did you see that weather report?! Woo hoo. Finally. I want to ride something with two wheels. Can’t today, though (well, I might just leave work a little early and jump on my bicycle. That would be awesome! Don’t tell the work people). Tonight I’m skipping the weekly scooter ride and going to a bluegrass [...]
She Doesn’t Get It
Posted in Body, tagged hair, symmetry on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Got my hair cut yesterday, and once I got home I realized she’d left me with some longish tendrils again. What the heck is up with that? And why don’t I notice it while I’m sitting in that damned chair so she can snip them off right away? I hate tendrils or anything that looks [...]
I Have the Hives
Posted in bees, tagged bees, hives, honey on April 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I love that Chris Stephens is a “now” kinda guy. I came home from work yesterday to find he’d place a hunk of beeswax in the wet hiking boots I’d left on the front porch. I called him; he said, “Let’s go get your bee stuff.” I picked him up and we drove down to [...]
I Want it Now
Posted in Equipment Junkie, tagged aesthetics, bicycle, iPhone, Mac, patience, PC, Scooter on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some mornings I rush the coffee. It should probably steep just a little bit longer, but I want it now.
I am not a very patient person. I wish I were, but I’m just not. When I think a thing should happen, I think that thing should happen right now. And if I want something, I [...]
Always Stop at the Overlook
Posted in On the Town, tagged Arnold's, church, Eden Park, gay marriage, Scooter on April 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not sure about the new header here…maybe it’s too light and happy. It does look a little bit springlike, so I guess I’ll keep it until I feel the need to move on.
I’m thinking of skipping church this morning. My wonderfully fun dinner-group friends (you know, Heidi and Cathy and all) cautioned me about [...]
