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What a gorgeous setting! Your hives are so well kept that they all look new. What type of base or stand are they on?

Husband just informed me that we will have lows in the 30’s next Tuesday. Grrrrrrr....I will have to find some way to protect the grapes, cucumbers and zucchini that are all doing so well. I can easily cover the veggies with some good dry straw....but I’ll have to figure something else for the grapes.

Our peach trees have all been sprayed for the second time...and are LOADED with fruit. Our figs got zapped with a frost ...but are recovering. Our new raspberry canes are sprouting like crazy and I just cut all the blooms off the rhubarb so the roots will really get a boost after their transplant this spring.

Oh....and I’ve prayed for your friend, Mark. ;-)

Thank you for your prayers and for your kind words on my bee yard. I only got my first hive in the spring of 2011, so they are all pretty new. I use a cypress hive stand as the first component of woodenware, which gives them a landing board when they come in heavy with pollen or nectar. All of the hives are sitting on wooden or composite pallets. The ground down there is not at all level, and it is easier shim up a pallet and then put the hive on top.

I hope that you figure out how to protect your grapes!