Bees - Step 1
I apologize for the quick succession of blog posts, but things have been happening and I want to keep up. I mentioned several months ago that I was going to get a bee hive. In the meantime I mentioned this to a friend who said she knew just the fellow to give me any help I needed. His name is Aurel and he lives close by. He makes his living with bees--leasing them out to pollinate orchards in different parts of the country. He came over once, shook his head at my 'hobby' hive, told me the additional things I would need, and showed me where the hive should go. Not to look lovely in my meadow as I had planned--but to the spot with the longest hours of sunshine--near the grapes and my fruit tree saplings.