Stella's Social Club

[Happy Chooks]

It is a nice, warm day today so I took the opportunity to inspect the hive and see what is going on.

I looked in my main hive first. There was a good pattern of capped worker brood, a few capped drone brood, stored pollen and honey and lots of eggs. The queen was kind enough to lay an egg while I was watching her on the frame. They still have a lot of space, so no need to worry about swarming yet. They are not taking much syrup, but there is a good nectar flow right now.

My small hive made it through winter fine. (surprisingly) Great capped worker brood pattern, a good number of eggs, good amount of nectar and pollen stored around the brood. I saw the queen here too. Still a lot of room for them too, but they are sucking the syrup down. I have to make another batch and get it in the hive for them.

A good inspection day, and it looks to be a promising spring!

 

[The Sheriff]

Stella says hello. She heard Jake was in town!

 

[1muttsfan]

Sunset tonight over the Straits of Mackinac, sun beams reflecting off the smooth ice. Sun was gone behind the clouds less than a minute later.

 

[ronott1]

Sunset tonight over the Straits of Mackinac, sun beams reflecting off the smooth ice. Sun was gone behind the clouds less than a minute later.

The sun never gets that low here--we have mountains to the east and the west.

Beautiful!

 

[The Sheriff]

Sunset tonight over the Straits of Mackinac, sun beams reflecting off the smooth ice. Sun was gone behind the clouds less than a minute later.

Beautiful. No ice here! I think it was 70 degrees today.

 

[Jake Levi]

I want to start a couple hives this spring, I miss my hives, and tending them. Its going to be.

 

[Jake Levi]

Hiya Stella

Too long no see, you're a chicken after my own heart!

Say some clucks for me when I join the hatchalong next week !

Its been too long since we had Icelandic clucks and crows in this neighborhood !

See ya around the club !

Jake

 

[Happy Chooks]

Sunset tonight over the Straits of Mackinac, sun beams reflecting off the smooth ice. Sun was gone behind the clouds less than a minute later.

Gorgeous!

I want to start a couple hives this spring, I miss my hives, and tending them. Its going to be.

They are amazing creatures.

 

[Jake Levi]

I posted on the other thread about DNA study of the Icelandic . Has anyone here looked into this?

I am thinking that this needs to be. We know that we have a genetic treasure, and we really do need to know just what that is.

Jake

 

[The Sheriff]

I posted on the other thread about DNA study of the Icelandic . Has anyone here looked into this?

I am thinking that this needs to be. We know that we have a genetic treasure, and we really do need to know just what that is.

Jake

I respectfully will stay out of this discussion Jake. I agree they are a treasure, but a couple of bad eggs can spoil the whole carton.