Apple Blossoms and Bees

Jul22

From earlier this spring…

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When?

Mar9

Patiently awaiting the arrival of spring, we had temperatures in the low 60’s today! It might just be here soon!

Around the Echinacea…

Sep2

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Bee-utiful…

Sep1

The bees have been loving the sunflowers that are now in full bloom!

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Buzzing…

Aug25

Caught these fuzzy bumblers on some echinacea…

And these guys on the bee balm …

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Bee-utiful ~ Enjoying the fruit …

Mar9

A busy bee from last summer...

We have been experiencing some unseasonably warm weather around here lately, right around ~50 degrees! March definitely came in like a lamb, now if it would just go out like one. This weekend we had a whirlwind trip to Bozeman for State Shoot in which both Sawyer and Tori participated in air pistol and bow. When we got back Saturday night all the snow (ice) had magically disappeared and most of the mud had dried up! (Wonderful news to a mommy of 7 suffering from cabin fever!) After church on Sunday, Mark decided to investigate his bee hive and see if we had any survivors. He suited all up and about an hour later returned happily to report that there were lots of bees and brought back a lovely gift…

Honey!

Isn't it just bee-utiful!

Honeycomb....

Golden goodness...

It smells absolutely heavenly and tastes even better~so when we wake up to mornings like this…

Snowy mornings...

We are able to be a bit more patient in waiting for Spring.

Egg Count:

22 eggs today!

The chickens must be enjoying the warmer weather too.

Honeybees and Sunflowers….

Sep23

With the cooler weather and the arrival of fall there are less and less flowers for the honeybees to gather from. The sunflowers have been blooming in full force making it a favorite gathering place for the bees.