Busy Spring day,
First things first: go to town, and pick up the package of bees.
Mixed a batch of sugar water to fill the feeders & a spray bottle. The sugar spray keeps them calm while handling.
I got them into the hive with only one glitch: The queen cage came loose from its hanger, and fell into the package. Not wanting to hurt any of the bees, I let it fall into the hive when I dumped the bees into the hive. At that point, I could use the hive tool to reach in & fish the cage out. I cut a length of thin wire, and fashioned a new hanger for it.
Also got my 50 Yukon Gold potato sets planted; and tilled in the weeds between the asparagus rows.
Final chore, replugging a skunk hole into the hen house, and setting the live trap.
I trapped a skunk last week. I covered the trap and packed him down in the woods where he died of lead poisoning. I don’t have my potatoes planted yet but they are cut and ready to go in...
Sounds like a productive day to me.