The drought continues. The Madison area received only 7% of its normal rainfall in June, and so far in July, it rained only a trace at our place for about 10 minutes. And it’s hot. I’ve never been one to complain about summer weather, but our birds and our bees are suffering. On June 19th,Continue reading “Summer Heat, Part Two: Melting Honey Combs”
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Simple Spring Updates
For our records… all plants were transplanted on Sunday morning before the Film Festival. Our catnip never popped up. Benson will be so sad. And…tonight, Andy’s constructing our top-bar bee hive. Next week, The Backyard Market will be home to 3 lbs. of bees! Our chicks are two-weeks old today and have really feathered out.Continue reading “Simple Spring Updates”
The Poquette Zoo and Kitchen 