It’s beautiful weather right now. Even though we are into November, the past four days or so have been absolutely gorgeous. With highs in the mid to upper 60’s, and now into the 70’s for the next 4 days, it couldn’t be better for getting caught up on the outside work.
We are feeding the bees now – every morning we put out a 2 to 1 ratio of sugar water. With a solid week and 1/2 of this, the bees should have ample stores for winter.
I still have a little bit of fencing to do. I swapped out electric high-tensil for 49″ high field fence, with a single high-tensil electric wire running across the top. Both long sides of the boys’ paddock is done, and I still have the short end to do. Hope to get that wrapped up tonight.
So far so good, though. Since I did the long fences (finished yesterday), Jacob, our pesky nubian buck has not escaped. That means I can focus my attention elsewhere – and possibly get some things done.
I still have to sink the posts for my solar panel rack, frame the end walls of the greenhouse and patch the tear in the plastic, and move the chickens in there for winter housing.
- Pat
Tags: farming, fencing, honey bees, weather