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 have to see the chimp playing hockey! That's hilarious! The ice is so slippery, and, and monkeys are all irrational. We have to see this!
Anya ,'Bring On The Night'
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
The status is NOT quo.
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!