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I saw one the other day about some mass die offs of anyone eating Wild Trout.  Can't seem to find it now.....

I saw one the other day about some mass die offs of anyone eating Wild Trout.  Can't seem to find it now.....

TN ones did the goofy livewell roll.  But they would straighten out and swim right.  All alive when they hit the ice.
Last trip, it was too warm.  I iced them all at the start.

Probably so.  I always sterilize my honey with Whisky.

Probably so.  I always sterilize my honey with Whisky.

I saw one the other day about some mass die offs of anyone eating Wild Trout.  Can't seem to find it now.....

Probably so.  I always sterilize my honey with Whisky.

Its only invasive if they don't use the lube....

That motor has been setting too long.

Its only invasive if they don't use the lube....

You just forget about that one!

Its only invasive if they don't use the lube....

Its only invasive if they don't use the lube....

Page out of the Mercury instructions.
How could this go wrong??

Just read this,  thinking "Smoked Smallies" when I saw it....

Tilled that garden spot today behind that apple tree and the bee hive.  Planted 2 rows of sweet corn and some zucchini squash and dill.  Plenty of room to add more later on.  Its only mid April, no need to rush it.
Only had an inch at the farm this week,  but St Francois jumped 10' on Thursday.  Must have got a dump up near Fredricktown.  88 at farm this afternoon.  El Nino winds.
Did 3 more air grafts on the pear this morning also.

My swarm settled in fine and was working well today while I was tilling.  All is right with the world in that part.

The goal this year was to rebuild the garden at the farm and build up an orchard.  The original orchard behind the house has long gone.  The last apple tree died a few years ago.  It had not been managed properly in my lifetime and never produced any fruit.  The last pear tree is out there still kicking.  It has a big cedar and a elm growing up around it also.  But it is still viable and bloomed this year.  It last produced fruit about 10 years ago.
I am trying the air root process to make clones out of the ones I have.  Strip a section of the limb, apply growth hormone, put moss in a ziplock bag with a slit around the bare limb section, zip tie.  In a month, it should root out, trim off and start new tree.  I did a black apple tree I planted a few years ago with 4 others that failed.  See how it works out.  I have another tree at the other place that is one half yellow delicious and half granny smith.  I plan on making some off of that one too  to move out to farm.
I will be really nice to get that one pear cloned.  Not even sure which generation planted that.  Probably Great Grandpa Hamp.

Lost one hive out of 4 this winter leaving me with 3.  Good Friday I noticed one of the hives was bearding pretty bad in the warm weather,  too many bees.  I let it ride until I was actually home early on the Eclipse day.  Did splits on both and resulted in 5 hives total again if they make a queen in each.
Came back to farm this after noon and noticed a cloud of bees across the drive.  Swarm going on,  old queen left drawing away a support staff of workers.  Old hive will have queen cells in place to hatch in a few days and a new queen will take over that one.
Very big bunch of bees in a multifloral rose.  I took a box down and did the shake.  They all went in, off they went to the new location.  The old apiary in the garden.  6 now.
 

The goal this year was to rebuild the garden at the farm and build up an orchard.  The original orchard behind the house has long gone.  The last apple tree died a few years ago.  It had not been managed properly in my lifetime and never produced any fruit.  The last pear tree is out there still kicking.  It has a big cedar and a elm growing up around it also.  But it is still viable and bloomed this year.  It last produced fruit about 10 years ago.
I am trying the air root process to make clones out of the ones I have.  Strip a section of the limb, apply growth hormone, put moss in a ziplock bag with a slit around the bare limb section, zip tie.  In a month, it should root out, trim off and start new tree.  I did a black apple tree I planted a few years ago with 4 others that failed.  See how it works out.  I have another tree at the other place that is one half yellow delicious and half granny smith.  I plan on making some off of that one too  to move out to farm.
I will be really nice to get that one pear cloned.  Not even sure which generation planted that.  Probably Great Grandpa Hamp.

The goal this year was to rebuild the garden at the farm and build up an orchard.  The original orchard behind the house has long gone.  The last apple tree died a few years ago.  It had not been managed properly in my lifetime and never produced any fruit.  The last pear tree is out there still kicking.  It has a big cedar and a elm growing up around it also.  But it is still viable and bloomed this year.  It last produced fruit about 10 years ago.
I am trying the air root process to make clones out of the ones I have.  Strip a section of the limb, apply growth hormone, put moss in a ziplock bag with a slit around the bare limb section, zip tie.  In a month, it should root out, trim off and start new tree.  I did a black apple tree I planted a few years ago with 4 others that failed.  See how it works out.  I have another tree at the other place that is one half yellow delicious and half granny smith.  I plan on making some off of that one too  to move out to farm.
I will be really nice to get that one pear cloned.  Not even sure which generation planted that.  Probably Great Grandpa Hamp.

Lost one hive out of 4 this winter leaving me with 3.  Good Friday I noticed one of the hives was bearding pretty bad in the warm weather,  too many bees.  I let it ride until I was actually home early on the Eclipse day.  Did splits on both and resulted in 5 hives total again if they make a queen in each.
Came back to farm this after noon and noticed a cloud of bees across the drive.  Swarm going on,  old queen left drawing away a support staff of workers.  Old hive will have queen cells in place to hatch in a few days and a new queen will take over that one.
Very big bunch of bees in a multifloral rose.  I took a box down and did the shake.  They all went in, off they went to the new location.  The old apiary in the garden.  6 now.
 

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Stuck with your Sister at your forehead all of your life, how could you ever relax and get comfortable, or even sleep.  Never any alone time. 62 years.

Lost one hive out of 4 this winter leaving me with 3.  Good Friday I noticed one of the hives was bearding pretty bad in the warm weather,  too many bees.  I let it ride until I was actually home early on the Eclipse day.  Did splits on both and resulted in 5 hives total again if they make a queen in each.
Came back to farm this after noon and noticed a cloud of bees across the drive.  Swarm going on,  old queen left drawing away a support staff of workers.  Old hive will have queen cells in place to hatch in a few days and a new queen will take over that one.
Very big bunch of bees in a multifloral rose.  I took a box down and did the shake.  They all went in, off they went to the new location.  The old apiary in the garden.  6 now.
 

The goal this year was to rebuild the garden at the farm and build up an orchard.  The original orchard behind the house has long gone.  The last apple tree died a few years ago.  It had not been managed properly in my lifetime and never produced any fruit.  The last pear tree is out there still kicking.  It has a big cedar and a elm growing up around it also.  But it is still viable and bloomed this year.  It last produced fruit about 10 years ago.
I am trying the air root process to make clones out of the ones I have.  Strip a section of the limb, apply growth hormone, put moss in a ziplock bag with a slit around the bare limb section, zip tie.  In a month, it should root out, trim off and start new tree.  I did a black apple tree I planted a few years ago with 4 others that failed.  See how it works out.  I have another tree at the other place that is one half yellow delicious and half granny smith.  I plan on making some off of that one too  to move out to farm.
I will be really nice to get that one pear cloned.  Not even sure which generation planted that.  Probably Great Grandpa Hamp.