tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post975638236673141924..comments2024-03-28T00:17:04.614-05:00Comments on Two Men and a Little Farm: COVERED RAISED BEDS AND BEEHIVE UPDATES1st Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-26637138303820248422016-02-10T23:35:36.705-06:002016-02-10T23:35:36.705-06:00I was giong to roam around in the hardware store t...I was giong to roam around in the hardware store this might just work! It just needs to be a slight angle but not let wind under. This would work. You are awesome! I could still drill holes, or, Spring is coming, I might take them off, ha. Well no, wait, I will take them off the beds we use but probably not the ones that are unused so they stay weed free. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-89867692872480782332016-02-10T23:33:31.041-06:002016-02-10T23:33:31.041-06:00Yes, thank you so much. We'll introduce you s...Yes, thank you so much. We'll introduce you soon, I promise!! Oh my the weekend was so nice. I'm hoping it is again this weekend, I really REALLY need to get the farm house cleaned up. It's a disaster!! 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-60595463220108632732016-02-10T23:32:45.374-06:002016-02-10T23:32:45.374-06:00That's a good thing huh? No weeds and lotsa b...That's a good thing huh? No weeds and lotsa bees! ha. Yes, things definitely unfolding correctly, so far!!!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-46970341511891600492016-02-10T23:30:48.547-06:002016-02-10T23:30:48.547-06:00Aww, well that's very sweet, thank you!!!Aww, well that's very sweet, thank you!!! 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-42624883569731337342016-02-10T23:30:28.428-06:002016-02-10T23:30:28.428-06:00Hey, every step forward, no matter how many or how...Hey, every step forward, no matter how many or how large or small, is forward movement! So it's all good! I wish I knew a welder, so many idea, ha. You'll get there! Our bees were supposed to be in 2014, but other commitments meant we put it off to 2015. Hang in there! (and p.s. thank you SO much for the email, will be replying soon!)1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-38166160096321837492016-02-10T23:28:43.542-06:002016-02-10T23:28:43.542-06:00Happy Beekeeper! LOL!Happy Beekeeper! LOL!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-50152651405864732152016-02-10T23:28:28.949-06:002016-02-10T23:28:28.949-06:00A worm farm is cool! I have heard about worm wate...A worm farm is cool! I have heard about worm water. I have looked into that and might consider it. Worms do a good thing for sure! Thanks for the advice!!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-69361475532929378262016-02-10T23:27:40.452-06:002016-02-10T23:27:40.452-06:00I never knew that. There have been a few, small o...I never knew that. There have been a few, small ones, I've tossed them in a pile, didn't realize they could go back in. Yes, they look neat and tidy but around them is getting to be a jungle again. <br /><br />Honey gets collected after Spring...for us probably June-ish. Stay tuned!!<br />1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-69812918493178128822016-02-10T23:26:25.763-06:002016-02-10T23:26:25.763-06:00They do forage a bit, if things are blooming, but ...They do forage a bit, if things are blooming, but for the most part, this is why you don't harvest all the honey, there is supposed to be honey left for them to live on during the Winter when there aren't other sources of food readily available. I'm sure they are loving this Winter though, mild and flowers blooming, ha. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-8794069435980877572016-02-10T23:24:58.447-06:002016-02-10T23:24:58.447-06:00Dang, thats a good point too. Although, the warmt...Dang, thats a good point too. Although, the warmth isn't SO bad, but it is something to consider. I'd love to figure out a way to capture that rain, though I bet it would fill up fast, ha. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-66082289005222930122016-02-10T23:23:39.659-06:002016-02-10T23:23:39.659-06:00Great point!!! I wish I could figure out how to r...Great point!!! I wish I could figure out how to recycle it, like on a roof. Honey naming...ahh, that's the big unknown, we've toyed with all sorts of names. We'l have to figure that out one of these days, ha. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-51699682080389938892016-02-10T23:22:38.727-06:002016-02-10T23:22:38.727-06:00you know I didn't think about that but yeah, w...you know I didn't think about that but yeah, wind could blow up under there and they would 'sail away' ha. Thanks for the reminder. I think the holes will be good. And yes, it's DEFINITELY a learning curve.1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-87869578648445651782016-02-09T17:28:08.475-06:002016-02-09T17:28:08.475-06:00You might consider getting something like this to ...You might consider getting something like this to raise up your plastic sheeting you have over your raed beds. Just secure the stipping on top edge of your raised bed and it just might enough to have the water run off your sheeting.<br /><br />http://www.homedepot.com/p/Palruf-36-in-White-Horizontal-Foam-Closure-Strips-5-Pack-92521/100049309?cm_mmc=Shopping%7cTHD%7cG%7c0%7cG-BASE-PLA-D22-Roofing%7c&gclid=CL6M8cHp68oCFVE0aQodW-ECzw&gclsrc=aw.ds<br /><br />Nice to see the bees are still doing wellColleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13106960827480062745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-38855490715979610462016-02-09T08:35:07.787-06:002016-02-09T08:35:07.787-06:00Yay! The bees made it! I'm very happy to hear ...Yay! The bees made it! I'm very happy to hear the news. It was a beautiful weekend wasn't it.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038740547034882445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-60158477145368694532016-02-08T21:25:30.216-06:002016-02-08T21:25:30.216-06:00I'm so glad that you don't have weeds in y...I'm so glad that you don't have weeds in your vegetable garden and that you do have bees in your bee garden! What a good feeling that things are working as they should. Texas Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547037404676565726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-48250379782330423622016-02-08T19:30:27.204-06:002016-02-08T19:30:27.204-06:00Thanks thanks for being a kind beekeeper!Thanks thanks for being a kind beekeeper!krayolakrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887066973588730515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-89091490378773608802016-02-08T17:28:38.734-06:002016-02-08T17:28:38.734-06:00Glad to hear your bees where still there! I am try...Glad to hear your bees where still there! I am trying hard to get my hives done. I am well as they say swimming upstream with out a paddle on time these days LOL... but if not this spring for sure next as I will get them painted and stands by then. Honeyman says he can have the welders weld me some stands! He knows some through work so that is the plan on the stands. Main thing. We are all moving forward right! :O). Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560812716080117867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-51895449514217298842016-02-08T16:45:32.535-06:002016-02-08T16:45:32.535-06:00happy bees!happy bees!anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-40892483876760059202016-02-08T15:29:25.789-06:002016-02-08T15:29:25.789-06:00Yay for the bees.
I have a worm farm. And I love ...Yay for the bees.<br />I have a worm farm. And I love it. The worm water is great for all sorts of plants, and the casting improve soil as well. All our kitchen scraps which aren't meat, onions or citrus goes to the worm farm.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-28867090158267696482016-02-08T15:28:51.099-06:002016-02-08T15:28:51.099-06:00If you scratch the weeds out and leave them, they ...If you scratch the weeds out and leave them, they will add nutrients back into the soil. I'm a bit envious as your beds look so neat and tidy. Our garden is in the midst of being pulled down and moved so nothing but weeds as high as the waist. When do you get to collect your honey? I bet your itching to try your first batch!!FionaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09044498829299165675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-3887158822894389852016-02-08T14:29:25.424-06:002016-02-08T14:29:25.424-06:00What do the bees eat this time of year? Flowers b...What do the bees eat this time of year? Flowers blooming?Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-51540155236562128702016-02-08T12:11:51.443-06:002016-02-08T12:11:51.443-06:001st Man,
I love the idea of covering the beds up ...1st Man,<br /><br />I love the idea of covering the beds up to help with growth in the cold and prevent massive amounts of weeds. If you drill holes you will loose the warmth inside the garden bed, don't know if that will make a difference or not for your garden. If you raise a section for the water to drain, you could capture this water in a container for future watering.Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-85041151670907853792016-02-08T10:18:24.766-06:002016-02-08T10:18:24.766-06:00if you drill holes you won't waste that precio...if you drill holes you won't waste that precious rain water! if you ever sell your honey what would you name it? what good news about the bees!jaz@octoberfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249328159454897124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-49092562658922623962016-02-08T09:49:07.359-06:002016-02-08T09:49:07.359-06:00Well, thank goodness your bees were ok. I think d...Well, thank goodness your bees were ok. I think drilling little holes would be a great idea; I'm not sure how windy it gets there, but if we were to elevate one end of a plastic sheet like that without securing it (i.e. with a hinge or something), the entire piece would likely blow right off!<br /><br />It's all a bit of a learning curve, isn't it, much like everything else when it comes to the garden!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.com