What better "cause" can there be than SWEET?
As our children age I feel sadly neglectful as a parent just in that I am not able to offer them a whopping 5 cents a row to weed beets or onions all through the intense and debilitating heat of the western Idaho summer. Because of this, we decided that we needed a farm. Livestock. Animals. Responsibility. Enter the City Regulations and Codes. Cows, chickens, pigs, horses... all not an option (thankfully, as they were also not given a second thought - except from my girls who prayed for horses for Christmas - Thanks Laura Ingalls Wilder for that harebrained idea). Anyway, our choice? Winged Livestock, as B calls them. 10,000 head of bees. We purchased the bees and necessary equipment this spring and are now knee-deep in learning about, and tending these nectar-gathering family pets. We have been successful so far - mostly by luck, I will admit, but are pleased with our efforts and the progress we can detect (indeed this VERY night we saw our first bee larva!!! - hooray! We are Grandparents - okay, so maybe we aren't THAT bad). Anyway, just a preliminary blog to encourage you to stay tuned for BEEautiful updates from the hive! H
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