Yesterday I took the last of my allotted honey from the bees. This year each small super has yielded just over 2 gallons of lovely clear honey. I had three honey supers on two hives. So all up we have harvested a little under 7 gallons (or 26 litres if my calculations are correct) this year! 
When planting your bee garden don’t forget the late summer blooms. We don’t want the bees to begin eating their winter stores before the winter. I still have piles of white clover in the fields. And some flowers in the garden. At the moment garlic chives are their favourite, see above and anemone is mine, see below. 
In a month or so though, once the clover has finished its last flush, I shall supply sugar water until the freeze.
Next week Mama the old ewe can go back in with Hairy the ram. I think it will be a relief for her as someone is still stealing a sip. I know it is early but I just cannot deal with Hairy MacLairys sad face anymore. 
I have no ram for the others. They are too young anyway. So they can wander down the back with Queenie. Have you noticed how Mama always shows her best side when she sees a camera. She walked all the way down the paddock to me and then stood quite still, in profile, for her portrait to be taken. 
Now just to clarify. I am not renovating an old chook house in which to stow my Mother In Law. Of course I would not be tempted to do such a thing. (laughter!)I am going to design a tiny house, reminiscent of the old fashioned chicken coops, for her to live in. It is mainly the chook house roofline I am attracted to. It will be tall and airy with a verandah and it will look like it belongs in the landscape. 
I don’t know how many shots of this rooster’s tail I have subjected you to but he is just so endlessly photogenic.
Good morning. I hope you all have a lovely day in store. Tomorrow is Saturday here and I am going to have a sleep in until 6am. Usually I hit the keyboard at 5am. I am not even sure I can sleep in but I will give it a try. So unless something really exciting happens that I just have to tell you about I will spend tomorrows Weblog time visiting with you all instead of writing.
celi
This day a year ago. Longing for Scones. I was making scones. I love scones that rhyme with longs. When I was a kid we called our trousers: longs. I just remembered that!
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Wow … you are almost making me jealous dear…
Well someone around here never tires of roosters!
Good. because they never tire of posing! c
I got the giggles thinking about putting my “Old Hen” MIL in a chicken coop out in my back yard. 🙂 I’m seriously so excited about watching this project! Check out the shape of the house in the logo of this site: http://reclaimedspace.com/
There is a ton of info on building and designing great tiny houses in the world of kit-homes.
Thank you Lacey.. I will check it out right now! c
How is Daisy going to cope with competition for Hairy’s attention, and will Hairy be wearing a pink chalk harness 🙂 ? Enjoy your well deserved lie in tomorrow – Spring is here so up early to start clearing the ravages of winter before it gets too hot out. Laura
Dammit the harness.. thanks for the reminder i will have to find one first.. Poor Hairy. Another wait.. c
Pleasure 🙂 …… Sorry Mama and Hairy. Laura
Just by for a quick visit! No more pics but I did finally get some new batteries for my camera. I think that’s just fantastic about your honey. Do you use white sugar to make your sugar water? Best wishes on sleeping in. It rarely happens for me. Internal alarm clock. Well, off to start the next load. We’re starting to move firewood today so we don’t freeze this winter! (Even though my furniture isn’t all moved. I can sit on the floor if need be. :)) Have a great day, Celi!
yes, just plain white sugar. 1 part sugar 1 part water. but only if i must for winter stores, never when they are making honey for the cupboard.. c
The anemone is simply stunning. Oh, and I still haven’t remembered that book !!
i think you and i are sharing the same brain, I cannot remember a thing lately!.. c
Good luck sleeping in tomorrow! My body seems to drag me out at 5, no matter what…
I know that and the wee angel i am sure!! c
Enjoy the lie in. Even if you wake, you could just lie there and count your blessings – which, I know you do anyway, because that’s what gives this blog it’s wonderful glow.
we all get to bask in each others glow, it sounds corny but it is the way of it..lovely.. c
My Saturday post is Part I of how to make crochet baggies like yours. Step by step is coming when I can get the photos of all the different stages.
My Saturday post is part one of how to make those crochet baggies like yours. More to follow when I get the photos of the various stages.
excellent, it is a very popular idea! c
I can only assume it must be that glorious farm air that gets you out of bed at 5am! So far, despite my best efforts, the ability to do that eludes me. 🙂
Hold onto that sleep!! c
Very neat macro picture of the flower and buds. I’m feeling envious.
I did not use the macro though, it is still in the dog box, this was just with the versatile 50mm. I am taking the lens and your suggestions to the old codger today. He used to mend clocks so he will have The Tools! Fingers crossed.. c
I love 50 mm lenses! There’s nothing better to serve as your other eye. And that is a lovely anemone. I hope all goes well with your repairs.
Great photos. With clotted cream, mm. 🙂
hmmm… cream! c
26 litres is a whole lot of honey! Excellent work Celi’s bees! It seems like just yesterday you were putting sugar water out – it can’t possibly be time to be thinking about that again so soon! Time sure if flying by.
How lovely that you are going to be having a wee bit of a lay in in the morning – maybe a nice cup of tea under the covers with a good book if you can’t sleep in – just being quietly in the early morning is lovely.
Have a beautiful weekend!
🙂 Mandy xo
I will still be up for the milking, just not the writing beforehand and yes a nice cup of coffee in bed would be wonderful! c
That’s a lot of honey., honey.
Thank you honey! c
It is incredible to learn that your 2 hives gave so much honey! I’d no idea they could produce so much. That anemone is gorgeous. I’ve tried growing them around here but they seemed doomed to fail. After the 4th attempt, I gave up and stuck another rose in that area. That’ll fix ’em!
There’s a hurricane a-comin’, Celi! Looks like you’ll be getting more rain from it than us. I hope that’s all you get. Have a great day and enjoy the extra snooze tomorrow.
Hurricane Shmurricane, I am sure it will have worn itself out smashing those other poor fellas down south. But my animals do need a good wash! But do keep me posted if you think I need to get the animals in. We certainly had a good honey year this year. imagine if my other hive had not flown away! c
Goodness knows I can’t sleep in. I tried today. Mike was giving me the morning to catch up on sleep. I just can’t seem to do it anymore. I used to…and not that long ago. Ah well, better to get the day rolling anyway. Stay cool today and have a wonderful weekend C! Enjoy your sleep in.
Well we can only imagine that lolling about in the bed works the same.. are we getting rain this weekend? i do hope so.. c