The weather was nice enough for a few hours on Saturday to knock back some of the brush in the larger pasture which is pretty unruly and very muddy. I enjoy running the tractor and will always look for an excuse to take it out. It was in the shop for a few months for maintenance and installation of a roll-over bar, so I was especially eager to get it back. The brush-hog turned up some large rocks that migrated to the surface during winter. I conceded to the rain in the early afternoon and we spent the remainder of the day visiting friends… circling around to pick up the rocks on Sunday morning. I am hopeful the weather cooperates soon for me to make more progress.

We are planning to deploy four colonies of honey bees this week and I’ve been scouting out potential locations for the hives. Consensus is to place hives near the berries and also in the larger pasture where we plan to go with clover as a cover crop and add wildflowers (annuals and perennials) as we begin the process of soil regeneration.