Bees
I ordered two packages of bees. These are boxes with 10,000 or so bees in a three pound package plus a queen.
For the last two years, my bees have struggled. I have not been able to harvest any honey. My hives all seem to do well and then they crash. Ward claims that I am not treating them for mites, so maybe this year I’ll treat them in August and see how it works.
I think that the problem is the neighbors spraying their lawns to kill mosquitos. It kills my bees. I am moving the hives to the cemetery side of my property, as far away from the stupid people who live next to me. I think that they would be happy not to have my bees anywhere near them.
This is my last year for bees anyway. I think that by this time next year, I will be moving up to Maine.