The Old Folks Home

[pennyJo1960]

Cleaned the tables, dumped 5 bags of coffee grounds smells great.
Like espresso in the coop.

 

[ShrekDawg]

We’ve got tons of bees here. Idk why. But they love pollinating the garden.

 

[Sally PB]

For some time I've looked at those new model hives that you can turn a valve and the honey will drip out in your container without all the scraping and such. They are cheap but sure look convenient.

The original Flow Hive isn't cheap. I think there are cheaper brand knock offs out there now. Also, you won't get as much beeswax.

I'm more concerned about the virus that is infecting bees and I think I remember something about mites that get into hives also.

Varroa mites and American Foul Brood are the two main concerns. If you have mites, you can treat them before they do enough damage to kill the hive, if you catch the infestation early. If you have AFB, I've read the only thing you can do is burn the hive and kill everything.

We just finished treating for mites about 10 days ago, and put on a honey super ("super" because the box is added to the top of the hive). I'm eager to look in and see what they're doing.

 

[getaclue]

Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to the doctor I go.

 

[sourland]

Good morning, OF.

 

[Sally PB]

Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to the doctor I go.

Good luck!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to the doctor I go.

Be well please.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Good morning Old Folks sitting here with my coffee.
Our world is great this morning.

 

[getaclue]

I got worked through all the labs, doctor visit, and when I got done with the doctor, was suppose to have my shots in the infusion center. I was ready at 11:15. That's when we hit a snafu. I was scheduled for 2:00, and for some reason, there was a "No Early Check In" notice, meaning the infusion center was overbooked, and not taking anyone in, earlier than their scheduled appointment. Very nicely, I told the girl at registration that I was not going to wait around 2 hours, and 45 minutes. NOT happening! She told me to wait a minute, then contacted the director of the infusion center. Due to the way the computer scheduling is set up, I had to wait until 11:30 to be checked in. In the meantime, they had the pharmacy send the meds. At 11:30 I was checked in, and by 11:33 I was in the infusion center, getting my shots. There have been enough complaints, that within the next few months, they'll be upgrading, and revamping their scheduling software.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Sorry you had have a bunch of stuff there. I had a mildly warm shower.