Month: October 2011
Fencing the Apiary
I’ve been very busy over the last few weeks fencing off an area for my apiary and collecting a couple of Swarms. I hope to post some more bee info soon.
Read More »Moving the swarm to a bigger home
My bee suit arrived today so I was able to move the bees from their temporary five frame home into their final home. While transferring them I managed to catch a glimpse of the queen, so she’s definitely…
Read More »Bees arrive
I went and collected a swarm of bees yesterday. I was unable to confirm if the queen was in it, but the bees seem to be staying in the box, so she must be in there somewhere. I…
Read More »Chicks – 4 Weeks Old
We let the chicks outside again today. We managed to find a number of worms while gardening and it seems the chicks definitely have a taste for them.
Read More »Chicks – First time outdoors – 3 Weeks Old
We wrapped some chicken wire around our outdoor table and let the chicks out today. They seemed to enjoy themselves.
Read More »Chicks – 18 Days Old
I never realised quite how fast chickens grew. This is only six days since my last post with a picture of them!
Read More »Plans for a curved goat shelter
I recently had to build a shelter for my Goats and decided to build something with a curved roof. I’ve also calculated wind loadings for this design – see the end of this post.
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