Greetings from southern New Hampshire where winter returned and left in the span of three days! We got at least 6” of heavy, wet snow on Monday night. It started to melt on Tuesday, and there are just a few piles left.
I raked the planter out by the road, yesterday. A few iris shoots shoowing. I need to do some serious planning and planting, there.
It appears that our remaining bee colony collapsed. Not to saddened as they were the most aggressive bees I have ever had.
I am getting ready to assemble three swarm traps and about one hundred frames. Then, I will build the first of I hope several insulated horizontal hives.
I cleared the old muck and foliage from the bog filter. I also repositioned the east side of the duck pen and moved the electric fence to match it, while rerouting the electric fence to bypass the bog filter.
I finished pruning pines and took the branches to the transfer station. it looks alot neater.
As soon as the piles of snow that were shed from the house roof melt, I will clean out the two planters.
I am really ready for spring!
iris shoots aggressive bee colony and duck pen while swarm traps old muck and foliage bog filter, and then the house roof melt[s]! Man alive, you have had quite a early spring.