tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898647.post7017862075570626381..comments2023-10-25T07:46:33.799-04:00Comments on Barn-Raising: The Birds and the Bees, and the BullfrogMadeline Rainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05075400838213199585noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898647.post-89167565693238716902008-04-14T23:26:00.000-04:002008-04-14T23:26:00.000-04:00Oh, the colors! Wow.We just got our bees too. I'...Oh, the colors! Wow.<BR/><BR/>We just got our bees too. I'm sure they wish they had all those flowers yours have. Ours will be eating syrup for awhile.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06590585650894114884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898647.post-4191018188244110762008-04-14T20:50:00.000-04:002008-04-14T20:50:00.000-04:00Cami, my life does stop on one level. I am spendin...Cami, my life does stop on one level. I am spending lots of time just staring at them and sighing.Madeline Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075400838213199585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898647.post-37165392114489842162008-04-14T11:22:00.000-04:002008-04-14T11:22:00.000-04:00I'm in love with your azalea photo. It's probably ...I'm in love with your azalea photo. It's probably good I don't live at your house, because my life would stop until the azaleas stopped blooming. I'd just sit on that porch with my cup of tea and daydream all day! SO lovely!Camihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09781605957042536622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898647.post-71971532031748168212008-04-13T00:05:00.000-04:002008-04-13T00:05:00.000-04:00Those flowers are incredible! Stunningly beautiful...Those flowers are incredible! Stunningly beautiful. Enough to bring me out of lurkdom. :)<BR/><BR/>I was telling my dad I wanted bees in a few years and would need to buy some. He thought that was funny since they always got theirs from swarms in the area for free when they were growing up- neighbors would call them and have them come get the swarms out of yards, etc.<BR/><BR/>SarahSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060662533625106100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898647.post-15414098408913678122008-04-12T23:10:00.000-04:002008-04-12T23:10:00.000-04:00Madeline, I bought the book today and man, it's gr...Madeline, I bought the book today and man, it's great! My boys were giggling a bit about the drawings of naked people but then they seemed really interested in just looking through it. Thanks for mentioning it on your blog, I probably wouldn't have known about it otherwise!<BR/><BR/>evieEChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15920761083891173236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898647.post-71246787050654429592008-04-12T20:44:00.000-04:002008-04-12T20:44:00.000-04:00I ended up having the talk with my then 9 yr old, ...I ended up having the talk with my then 9 yr old, while watching an episode of Family Jewels with Gene Simmons. Gene was capturing bull semen for profit and Jake wanted to know what semen was.....and so the talk happened. It went great that way, so much better than I was expecting...and I was pretty nervous about doing it, but Gene Simmons made it easy..lucky us :)Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10588960539188812692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898647.post-19427382686265497212008-04-12T12:44:00.000-04:002008-04-12T12:44:00.000-04:00Love the *explosion* of flowers by your porch! Jus...Love the *explosion* of flowers by your porch! Just beautiful!Deannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297303119146586446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898647.post-37069071372762894462008-04-12T10:12:00.000-04:002008-04-12T10:12:00.000-04:00Danielle, when I said that I was going to do resea...Danielle, when I said that I was going to do research, I meant read a book and contact you! I am so glad that you took that class.;) I know of other beekeepers that have not used medication and have thriving hives. We have never used anything but I don't think this was the problem with this year's hive. It was our lack of attention to what was going on. I'm not going to use medication but will try to contact those beekeepers for more info.<BR/><BR/>As for the queen, we are assuming that there is one or they wouldn't have stayed together. I am going to check it out when my protective helmet and gloves arrive.Madeline Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075400838213199585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898647.post-83489738185210486732008-04-12T10:04:00.000-04:002008-04-12T10:04:00.000-04:00Madeline, we just had "the talk" with our boys bec...Madeline, we just had "the talk" with our boys because they had seen some things and, while they were a little freaked out by what they learned, it went so much better than I thought. I have no doubt though that they have more questions than they're comfortable sharing right now and I'm going to check out that book!<BR/><BR/>I have to second what Danielle said, your azaleas look incredible!<BR/><BR/>evieEChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15920761083891173236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898647.post-7049180540276861672008-04-12T08:17:00.000-04:002008-04-12T08:17:00.000-04:00Wow, a swarm! That's awesome. Do you know if they ...Wow, a swarm! That's awesome. Do you know if they have a queen? <BR/><BR/>Do you guys do any chemical maintenance? At my bee class, they kept insisting that a colony without early and late medication (i.e. not during honey production) would be a dead colony. Thoughts?<BR/><BR/>Your azaleas are drop dead lovely! Wow!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687340159825245112noreply@blogger.com