Yesterday was a fine, fine day. The weather was sunny and just warm, not hot. We had wind, of course, but it was the kind of breeze that would have been good for flying kites, if we'd chosen to fly kites. Days like that make everything in life look sunny.
I decided it was a day to take a few pictures of outside goings-on before settling in to wash dishes and start supper.
What was going on? Well, it seems a warm day is a day for bees.
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| That wind did make it difficult to keep the smoker lit. |
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| Lots of honey coming out of winter |
I know it seems like lots of honey would be a good thing, but we suspect something is wrong with that hive because there are few bees. The queen is still alive, but there is little brood. I'm guessing something happened earlier in winter to make fewer bees since there is so much honey remaining. The other hive seemed to be doing well, so that's good.
After visiting the bees, I walked toward the backyard to see what the chickens were up to. To nobody's surprise, they were scratching about in the leaves, and Chester the Rooster kept his evil eye on me.
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| Common sight nowadays |
Chickens weren't the only thing I found in the leaves on the edge of the trees.
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| Hello, crocus! |
