Category Archives: Chives

The Week in Pictures-Bees and Blooms

Asaparagus, Bees, Chives, Lilacs, Nature, Oregano, Reflections

Another Swarm

Early last week the bees looked like they were going to swarm again. They eventually settled down but we figured we should keep an eye on them for the next few days.

Thursday morning my husband said they were overly active and figured that was the day they were going to swarm. He brought out another hive to set up in case he could capture another swarm

Thursday afternoon he discovered the swarm in the nearby spruce tree again. He got the hive set up.

He then put on his protective gear and got his bucket ready.

Holding the bucket under the branch where the swarm had landed, he shook the branch causing much of the swarm to fall into the bucket. He put the lid on the bucket as he carried it to the hive.

He dumped the bees into the hive and put the top on the hive. He then returned to the spruce tree to repeat the process with some bees who had gathered back on the branch. As of today, Sunday, the bees are still in that hive. We now have three bee hives.

Shades of Purple

Lilacs

Lilacs

and more Lilacs

Chives

Thyme

Salvia with Violets

Salvia

Creeping Phlox

This Week’s Harvest

I harvested some chives and some oregano this week, both of which I am drying. I also harvested about 3 lbs. of asparagus. We have eaten some and I put some in the freezer. I also added some to a pot of split pea and asparagus soup that I made. The soup turned out really good. Hopefully we will continue picking asparagus for a couple more weeks.

Thanks for visiting!

As May Comes to a Close

Chives, Forsythia, garden, garlic, Lilacs, Peach Tree, Reflections, Strawberries, The Farm

Hello and welcome.

As May comes to a close,

the garden is planted,

the garlic is doing well,

as is the strawberry patch. There are a lot of blossoms, some beginning to turn into berries. We should have strawberries in a week or two. YUM!

The salvia is blossoming,

as is the thyme,

and the chives. Did you know chive blossoms are edible? Learn more here.

The peach trees have many small peaches. too many for this young tree to support. I read that the fruit should be thinned, leaving only one peach every 6 to 8 inches. This will be done soon.

I spent some time over the last two days pruning some of our forsythia and lilac bushes. When we planted the peach trees we put them on the berm where the lilacs and forsythia are. We wanted them on higher ground since the last few years had been extremely wet and we didn’t want them to drown.

I pruned down the lilacs and forsythia that are near the peach trees so the trees will have enough air flow and sunlight.

With hot weather in the forecast early this week we will need to get the pump in the pond so that we are ready to water to gardens if we don’t get enough rain. My husband claims it is my turn to put the pump in the pond so I’ll be sure to take some pictures so I can show you how we use pond water to irrigate our crops.

Thanks for visiting and Happy June. 😀