April of 2011.
What we did.

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4/30/2011

Dutchoven
Cleaned a rusty Dutch Oven
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4/29/2011

clean up
Clean up under the shed and fix the push lawn mower, dirty carburetor.

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4/28/2011

Dogwood
This was the bright spot in a gloomy day.  Spent all day with the car in the shop.
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4/27/2011
Bee in trap  Morrel  Morrel
Bee in Trap Drinking Honey water.                                         8 inch Morrel    Cut in Half  should be hollow  as it is.

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4/26/2011
No Kodak Moment
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4/25/2011
Honey Extractor  Bee Tracking Box
In the Greenhouse. Drip, drip.    Bee Tracking Box, honeywater goes into the comb.  Place over flower to catch.
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Easter 2011

Easter  Lib Balm
Easter Bunny stopped in the yard.                                                     Lip Balm  80/40          
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4/23/2011

Top Bar Bee Trap
I put a new top on this water faucet box.  It is now a Top Bar Bee Trap.
When they move in again,  I can easily move them to their new hive.
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4/21/2011

cutout  cutout
Getting few bees, much comb and honey that taste like plums.

bees wax Honey
           First wax.                                                                           First wild Honey

Bee's wax in a bucket
The white bucket has Honey comb and the red bucket is comb to be melted.

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4/20/2011

Bee Smoker
Practice with the smoker.
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4/19/2011


J&J
Jack gone but not forgotten.
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4/18/2011

Snails
Snails, Big one came from the batch for tomorrow's snack and the Babies were hiding in the garden.
They will go back to grow up.  Small ones about the size of a pencil eraser.

Bee Vacuum Bee Vacuum
Bee Vacuum ready to use.
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4/17/2011

Bee Vac
Bee Vacuum being made.
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4/15/2011

Bee vacuum
Bee Vacuum, Tube inside a Tube, Vac in on other end (outside tube), Bees in on this end (inside tube).
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4/14/2010
Worked on Bee Vac
no photo
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4/13/2011

TB holder TB holder
Top Bar holder for the top bars to the bee hive.  So I can attach the comb of a hive I am going to move.
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4/12/2011

scp1  scp2 scp3
Sanitary Cheese Preserver  Put 3/4 of a pint of vinegar and Tablespoon of salt in the bottom.  Works for weeks at room temperature.

Planting Planting
Planting
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4/11/2011

Measure Cup  Measure Cup
Used store shopping...
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4/10/2011

Screens
Screens for Sharon

Sharon and Karen Coral Bells
Sharon and Karen on the flume ditch.
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4/9/2011

Sharon on the flume ditch
Sharon on the flume ditch.
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4/8/2011
Sour Dough Bread
Sour Dough Bread
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4/7/2011

home  Garden
Our First Home about 1973                                                                                     Garden

plants
Early start on some lettuce.
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4/6/2011

Queencage
Queen Cage
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4/5/2011

Brian 4/2011  MI
Brian O after heart surgery doing his walking
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4/4/2011

ha
Cleaned a shop building.
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4/3/2011

Hive 1
Top Bar Bee Hive in place.

salmon salmon
salmon smoked salmon
Smoked Salmon

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4/2/2011

bagal


bagal bagal
Sour dough bagel.  1 cup starter, 1 cup flour.