It was one of those days (last week, April 7th) when I had to be in two different places and drove around 300 miles from the farm to Pittsburgh (to pick up four honeybee colonies at a friend’s house), from Pittsburgh to the farm (to move the bees to their new home), then back to Pittsburgh again (to be ready for the work-week). As a result, I did not take very good pictures but was happy to have gotten the field mowed back and the bees set up in a new location.

I envisioned getting the field mowed with the tractor and brush hog in just a few hours instead of the 8 hours over three days that it actually took. One of the neighbors confirmed that yes, even with a bigger and newer tractor, that is how long it takes. So - headphones in and music on, it was an enjoyable time in the field. I did a quick inspection on the new hives on Saturday and found them to be healthy, doing the things that honeybees do. The plan is to set up another set of hives near the blueberry bushes by June.