Woo! I chopped down the weeds where the bees are supposed to go, and there is not, in fact, lawn under there. Which is good because I was going to dig up any lawn and replace it with ground cover that doesn't need mowing so as to not be potentially bumping the hive with the lawnmower - that plan will be much easier to carry out than I anticipated.
We didn't have sex, if that's what you mean. That's all I do now, not have sex.
Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Apr 01, 2011 10:54:37 am PDT #1262 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Calli - Apr 01, 2011 10:59:35 am PDT #1263 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I didn't know you were gonna be a bee-keeper, -t. Nifty! Do you have plans for the honey and wax?
Dana - Apr 01, 2011 11:00:42 am PDT #1264 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I can't get the addictive game to load. I think you are all taunting me. Or you have broken it.
-t - Apr 01, 2011 11:14:47 am PDT #1265 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Not plans as such. I'm approaching it more as having a pet beehive then anything else. I get my starter colony with queen sometime the next couple of weeks, it'll be a few months at least before there's excess honey and wax to be dealt with. I do expect to be extracting eventually, though.
Oh, I do plan to give honey to my neighbors to thank them for not complaining, since having a hive within 50 feet of someone else's structure is technically illegal and our houses are too close together to abide by that. And I eat local honey every day in hopes it will help my allergies - can't get more local than from my backyard! That adds up to about a pound a month.
flea - Apr 01, 2011 11:36:40 am PDT #1266 of 30001
information libertarian
For some reason I consistently read this threat title as Bjork Bjork Bjork.
Calli - Apr 01, 2011 11:36:54 am PDT #1267 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Sounds like a neat hobby. And great for the local plant-life, too.
Pix - Apr 01, 2011 11:38:16 am PDT #1268 of 30001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
This title combined with my current tag makes me laugh. I feel like I'm having a rhyming fight with Natter.
Liese S. - Apr 01, 2011 11:40:35 am PDT #1269 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Hee, Pix, I think you're winning.
Yay bees! The SO wants to get some masons.
Liese S. - Apr 01, 2011 11:41:07 am PDT #1270 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Mason bees, I mean, not guys running a secret society.
meara - Apr 01, 2011 11:43:57 am PDT #1271 of 30001
BORK! SPORK! BJORK!
Hookers and blow everybody! :)
I'm procrastinating since I have very little real work to do. What I SHOULD do is just DO IT, and have it done with. ...and that's never been my style.
This weekend I am going dancing (yay, it's been two weeks because I was on vacation, and now I am craving some twirling!). And then I don't know. I should probably make some plans.
What I am trying to figure out: if I change my plane ticket, I can attend a conference. But I don't have anywhere to stay (host hotel is sold out, and I've asked a few friends if they know anyone who needs a roomie). There's a message board for attendees where I could ask, but you have to be registered. I don't want to pay $150 for registration until I know I can go. Argh!