To Be or Not Two Bee?

The FARM would love to welcome to the family a new hive of bees!

Our bees arrived a week ago, and as it would happen, Number One was not here to install his new honey makers. SO, I had take care of it. I have been to all the classes and took 20 pages of notes, paid close attention in class, bought the bee helmet and netting, even watched how to install bees in two hives the morning of our hive installation.

I WAS TERRIFIED!~

But..... I DID IT! And I LIKED it! After it was all over I found that it had been invigorating to be in the midst of 10,500 bees leaving their small shipping box and get shaken into their new digs. Not one sting :)

Now, without further adieu, I would like to introduce to you, our new clan of bees: Alice, Avery, Adele, Amy, Alvin, Armond, Alex, Bill, Betty, Barb, Bailey, Bren, Chris, Candie, Caleb, Colby, Connie, Collette, Carrie, Denise, Donna, Danny, Danielle.................... Yvette, and Zolanda!

She's Got Them Eating Out of the Palm of Her Hand!

The first two days were difficult as the girls were getting used to their new digs. They wouldn't eat or drink, were extremely nervous around everyone, and basically just not happy.

Biscuit has spent LOTS of hours in the barn gaining their trust and today; a breakthrough!

Welcome to the Family!

The FAM would like to welcome: Sophie and Cassie - French Alpine Goats!

Both are very pregnant and due at the beginning of May.

Meet Cassie

And Sophie

She looks like she swallowed a 2x4 sideways!

Caution: Wide Load!

He Is Risen!

Have a wonderful Ressurection Day! May Father Bless you all.

FarmMom

Just Insert Goats

Well, the Farm Team has come together to bring the old chicken coop into submission and become a Goat Barn! Ta-da!!!

Hay manger built, nursery tweaked and installed (Thanks Tamra and Craig from Busy Acres Farm), leashes made, and new sliding barn door put up. Also, the drainage issue has hopefully been solved with some clever landscaping from a friend!

Biscuit had the ideas, Number One, assisted by younger brother E-Man, built them to specs. Great job working together kids :) Happy FarmMom!

On Your Mark, Get Set........GOat!

Biscuit is finally getting her goats! She has completely cleaned out the old chicken coop (chickens are all gone, for now) and has made the grain barn ready to accept that long awaited Goat Feed!

A few changes need to be made to make the old coop - a 12x15 cinder-block building - ready for the ladies. On Friday, a friend with a tractor will come and grade the slope to prevent the annual thaw from flooding the building. A shopping trip to pick up a couple of milking items, then off to the farm to pick up her girls!

The Farm is a-Buzz!

Spring is coming! This year we are adding a bee hive. Number One and I have signed up for a series of Bee Keeping classes with a local Master Beekeeper. Yesterday was the second in the series and we came home with a lovely hive...some assembly required!

Number One is up to the challenge of building the hive and when he is finished it should look like the one in this photo, which was taken at Bee Class.