tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post9155802744571193625..comments2024-03-18T12:04:27.789-05:00Comments on A Home Grown Journal: While I Was MIA . . .Mama Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-5865399769985571702017-06-28T09:59:12.499-05:002017-06-28T09:59:12.499-05:00Sandy - All baby animals (or fowl) are cute but I ...Sandy - All baby animals (or fowl) are cute but I think ducklings win the prize for the most adorable!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-48417148617653793962017-06-28T09:58:33.894-05:002017-06-28T09:58:33.894-05:00Rain - (Can't believe how long it's taking...Rain - (Can't believe how long it's taking me to get caught up from when my computer was down.)<br /><br />Unless you're allergic to the bee stings, the keeping of bees is fascinating and we need more people to try to build them back up from near distinction. Nothing will grow if we lose them.<br /><br />I harvested a big bunch of spinach yesterday and we had some of it sauteed as a side with our quiche last night. This morning I put a bunch of it chopped in with our scrambled eggs. I think I like fresh spinach almost as much as fresh lettuce!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-32518335199584792042017-06-26T08:34:01.883-05:002017-06-26T08:34:01.883-05:00Mama Pea,
Nice capturing of bee's!!! All prep...Mama Pea,<br /><br />Nice capturing of bee's!!! All prepared, and no one was stung :-)<br /><br />Babies!!! Little ducklings, so cute. Sometimes you wish they just never grow up...they remain little feather adorable weights. <br /><br /><br />Hugs,<br />SandySandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-28377524738170962102017-06-25T12:51:40.809-05:002017-06-25T12:51:40.809-05:00Hi Mama Pea! :) I've been missing your posts! ...Hi Mama Pea! :) I've been missing your posts! That's very cool about the bees and I love your photo description! I like the idea, but honestly, don't think I'd have the nerve to keep bees which is too bad because I know how beneficial they are.<br /><br />The ducklings are adorable! And your salad looks delicious! I have to branch out a little bit from just lettuce and spinach!!!Rain https://www.blogger.com/profile/14377719049819222133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-53428178122921044762017-06-22T08:23:35.583-05:002017-06-22T08:23:35.583-05:00Jenn - When a hive becomes too crowded with bees, ...Jenn - When a hive becomes too crowded with bees, they will raise a new queen, and the old queen will take a portion of the bees forming a "swarm" outside the hive. They will fly away to attach themselves to a tree in the area while "scouts" go out looking for a new place to call home. (Usually a hollow tree or some such place. Unfortunately, in our severe winter environment, they won't survive long and will die out.) It's actually a good sign to have a swarm. It means your bees are strong and reproducing at a good rate. The problem is seeing and being able to catch the swarm and install them in new man-made quarters (another hive) which increases the number of honey making hives you have.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-54154916345371484022017-06-22T05:50:53.252-05:002017-06-22T05:50:53.252-05:00Those ducklings are incredibly cute. I don't k...Those ducklings are incredibly cute. I don't know a lot about bee keeping. What actually happened there? Did those bees leave one of your bee boxes and attempt to go somewhere else to start a new hive? What would have happened if your husband hadn't gathered them up again? -Jenncoffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-49485736407118023962017-06-21T16:54:50.500-05:002017-06-21T16:54:50.500-05:00MrsDM - Before the "bee blight" hit, we ...MrsDM - Before the "bee blight" hit, we would get enough honey from our hives that I used it for everything in place of sugar. We still purchase honey, but don't use it as much as we'd like. Hopefully, we can get these bees of ours built back up to where we'll be producing our own again.<br /><br />Your garden is lagging . . . good description of mine! Everything has sprouted but just doesn't seem to want to g-r-o-w! <br /><br />All "baby" animals are pretty cute but in the fowl kingdom, I don't think you can beat ducklings!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-13591636764541116882017-06-21T14:31:54.199-05:002017-06-21T14:31:54.199-05:00Keeping bees is an incredibly lovely hobby - I wou...Keeping bees is an incredibly lovely hobby - I would love to do that one day! We eat alot of honey in our house! <br /><br />Our weather is likely very similar to yours. Today its pouring down buckets and its been cool and oh so cloudy. If we get a sunny day it just doesn't last. And the nights are cool! Good only because it keeps the mosquitoes away but my garden is lagging. We need sun!<br /><br />Those ducks crack me up! MrsDuncanMahoganyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14530532280823055509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-65387149409622919452017-06-21T12:47:50.340-05:002017-06-21T12:47:50.340-05:00Michelle - For sure! Certainly beats the time a s...Michelle - For sure! Certainly beats the time a swarm landed in the top of a very tall fir tree and Papa Pea was on the tippy-top of our longest extension ladder trying to coax the swarm into a cardboard box because that's all he could carry up the ladder with him!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-50800750835781411812017-06-21T11:28:12.416-05:002017-06-21T11:28:12.416-05:00Well, that swarm made it easy on you! So glad you ...Well, that swarm made it easy on you! So glad you were able to give them a new box and keep them on the homestead.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.com