Sunday, February 28, 2010

Today I painted two of my hive-bodies and one super. Here's a picture.


Saturday, February 27, 2010

Frost

Today we went outside and took some pictures of the frost on the trees and fences. Yesterday it was around thirty-two and it felt a lot warmer in the sunshine! We even jumped on the trampoline! Here's the pictures.

Me behind some wire.


Barbed wire with frost on it.


The clothes line with frost on it.


A young bull checking out the camera. As you have probably guessed he's wild. Just kidding.


Frost on a blue spruce.


Frost on some wire.


A tree covered in frost.


An apple tree covered in frost.


A small ash tree covered in frost.


Danny

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Beekeeping equipment

Wow! I haven't posted in over two months! I guess I've been neglecting my blog. Anyway I got home with my beekeeping stuff around Jan. 31st. Anyway, I guess there isn't much to say but I'll let the pictures explain it.


A picture of when I first got my beekeeping equipment.


A picture of a finished beehive with a smoker on top.


A frame with plastic foundation in it. Bees draw out the foundation making hexagonal cells for storing honey, brood, pollen etc.


There are ten frames in each hive box.


Here's a picture of me snapping in plastic foundation into the frame.



Here's a picture of the parts of the hive. This will need enlarged.