Trying one more time: ordered a 10 frame nuc box, with 6-8 active frames, from a local source. After 3 ‘packages’ of bees absconded over a 2 year period, it’s time for a course change: once more into the breach!
Already have most of the garden accounted for, between saved seed; early purchases; and thriving beyond all reason potted sweet potato vines on the kitchen windowsill.
As to favorite resources, The Weekly Gardening Thread; Duck-Duck-Go links; The Western Garden Book, any of several annual editions I have; Older Garden Way books, including an early Joy Of Gardening.
On another note, took the pickup & 24’ flatbed to (near Greeley) Colorado & back yesterday, to pickup my “new” tractor: 1980 1500 Ford diesel, with the Ford bucket loader, box blade, bucket forks, PTO mower, an old drag-behind chisel tooth harrow, and set of new tire chains. Came with the complete set of manuals, and history. 13 hour uneventful round trip, despite 90 miles of thick, icy, hard packed, pressure-ridged snow in Wyoming. On the bright side, the plow was clearing the narrow SHOULDERS!
I already have the 8’ multi-way rear blade, boom-lift, and middle buster that also fit it; plan to sell the old Ford 2N.
You are so industrious, talented and ambitious! :) Great deal on that tractor; so many EXTRAS!
Also, don’t get your ‘Joy of Gardening’ and your ‘Joy of S3x’ books mixed up - I did once and it was NOT pretty, LOL!
*SMIRK*