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Greetings from southern New Hampshire where summer is squatting. Big news here! Our five Birdee Bees arrived on Thursday and I have three assembled, hopping to assemble the last two today. I have one positioned and nearly topped off. They are replacing the remaining raised beds I built with pallet wood. They served their purpose, but even with plastic lining, they had a short life span.

I relocated our apiary from next to the sunroom to a nice spot in the garden. We have captured two wild bee swarms so far and they will be moving into horizontal haves in the apiary this week. I want to rehang a trap for another swarm to fill the third hive, and the boss is talking about me building a fourth hive. I have the raw sheep wool for insulation. I am going to have to assemble more frames….I cut out plenty of parts when I built the first three hives and three swarm traps.

On the not so good news, I have tested positive for Lyme Disease. I started the medication routine last Friday evening. I hope it works…I have been dragging for a couple of months.