Getthing things done

Good morning everyone
Its been a few months since i have put pen to paper so i decided what better day then to do it, then today
So much has been happening since my last post. First and foremost, James managed to finish the bee yard while i worked at the Post Office for 3 weeks. He did a fab job and it ended up being larger than the original plan. It turned out to be 35' x 50'

Moving them was somewhat of a night mare. It was easy moving the hives but really hard to convince the bees where their new home was. Even though it was a short distance so many of the bees coudnt figure it out. I spent nights rounding up stray bees and putting in Nuc boxes and carrying them over to the bee yard. It went on for 4 nights. After that, they finally figured it out.

So the bees are doing pretty good, we have been battling a bit with Chalk Brood. Last year our bees also had it and i read up on it and sadly i didnt read how the spores can stay in the frames for up to 15 years. Sheesh. So now i am dealing with it. Our Bee Inspector, Barry Clark spent some time talking about it and he made some suggestions which i have done. He is coming our way to do inspections for some of our club members so he will stop in here on his way home and inspect ours. We will decide then if we need to replace queens. But the populations are increasing so i am hoping they will be able to get through it ok.

New bee yard

So what else has been going on at the homestead, well....lots  On our trip to Prince George the other day, we went to a nursery to check on fruit trees. We had in mind 2 apples and 2 cherries. We came home with 2 apples, 1 cherry and 1 plum. So now the bees share their compound with the 4 fruit trees and the black currant i started 3 years ago from a cutting. I really didn't think the orchard was going to happen this year so its a bonus it has.

Hard to see but 4 fruit trees planted

  Another little project we got done yesterday morning was, we got the outhouse (dubbed the "Confessional") over a hole and set up. So now when the power goes off....we are covered.  The new 3 bay woodshed has been started. James had to fall a few trees to make room for the shed, so he was in his glory.

James dropping trees to make room

New 3 bay woodhouse

Well so much for working on the woodshed right now....the blue sky dissappeared and the thunder clouds rolled in. But as they say......wait an hour and the weather will change.
Till next time. Bye for now