flemingfarm in #hive-123046 • 4 days agoGrain, Potatoes, Strawberries, Sunset - FridayBright and early yesterday I was out the door and in town picking up 6 barrels of grain from the brewery. Early mornings are so much nicer for traffic and I am able to make it…flemingfarm in #hive-123046 • 5 days agoMock Orange, Cherry Harvest, CAUGHT A WILD HONEYBEE SWARM - ThursdayWell, that was a pretty killer day yesterday. I have never caught a "wild" swarm before, they have always been MY bees that have swarmed and then I catch them. Not yesterday…flemingfarm in #hive-124524 • 6 days ago14 Mile Bike Ride, Weeding, Batch 43 Finished - WednesdayOMG my quads and thighs are still super sore this morning after our longest ride yet yesterday. We left the house before 11:00am and went our normal way for the first mile. This…flemingfarm in #hive-124524 • 7 days agoBatch 43 Started, Rain, Flowers, Harvests - TuesdayThe thunder and lightning storms overnight gave us a healthy dose of moisture and when I woke yesterday we had .41 inches of rain in the gauge. The entire western part of the…flemingfarm in #hive-123046 • 8 days agoStrawberries, Weeding, Hen, Storms - MondayA full day in the gardens yesterday. Started off the morning with strawberry picking. It was getting pretty hot by the time I filled the bowl with 2.5 pounds of strawberries so I…flemingfarm in #hive-148441 • 10 days agoFood, Beer, City Beach Sandpoint Idaho - SaturdayAfter getting coffee at the stand outside the hotel we made our way into Sandpoint to get breakfast. The place we had wanted to go to was slammed and had a 45 person waiting…flemingfarm in #hive-123046 • 12 days agoFarm Work, Chicks, Flowers, Anniversary Beer - ThursdayFeeling better yesterday meant I could actually get something accomplished around the farm. Early in the morning I was roaming the rows checking on things and found the first of…flemingfarm in #hive-124524 • 12 days agoBatch 42 FinishedThe rhubarb took 63 hours to finish processing. That is the longest single run I have done so far but it makes sense. I put 18 pounds of cooked rhubarb onto the tray and I got…flemingfarm in #hive-124524 • 16 days agoBatch 42 Started, Brushing, Jax - MondayUgg, the past few weeks seem to have caught up to me and I have some kind of sinus thing going on. My throat is sore and my head is draining. We just had the weather bring in…flemingfarm in #hive-123046 • 16 days agoFire, Planting, Chilly Dreary - SundayWhat a difference in the weather between mid week and the weekend. Yesterday morning we woke to a chilly cloud covered sky and by mid morning I had to close up the house and turn…flemingfarm in #hive-123046 • 18 days agoGrain, Weed Eating, Transplants, Farm, Feathers, New Fire Grill Build - FridayIt really seems a bit crazy that the week went by seemingly so fast. That is what happens when busy I guess. It really does seem like we just got back from our trip and here it…flemingfarm in #hive-123046 • 22 days agoExcavating, Screen Replacement, Creek, Burgers, Bee - MondayYesterday was a nice day in general. The weather was perfect, the sun was out, and I got a few things accomplished around the farm. First as I was trying to walk through the gate…flemingfarm in #hive-123046 • 26 days agoFinished Skirting Shed, Mini Golf, Skating, Grilling, Hockey - FridayWow, another super busy day but we had to squeeze in everything we could. I'm pretty happy with how the skirting came out on the shed and my MIL and FIL and very pleased with it.…flemingfarm in #hive-123046 • 27 days agoGrilling, Donkey, Bowling, ND Sunset - WednesdayWell, that was one eventful day. It took us all a while to be up and going but by noon there was a gaggle of kids swarming the farm. I got the grill going and cooked up burgers…flemingfarm in #hive-124524 • last monthBatch 41 Finished, Freeze Warning - TuesdayIn the morning the cycle finished on the freeze dryer in 22 hours 34 minutes which seems a bit long for the chives but I had them packed in so I can understand. They all came out…flemingfarm in #hive-124524 • last monthChive Harvest, Batch 41 started, Hay, Feathers - MondayI walked by the chive row and noticed the huge number of scapes to which I began pulling them. It quickly became apparent that it would take me hours to pull them all one by one…flemingfarm in #hive-124524 • last monthBatch 40 Finished, Stinging Nettle Harvest, Sheep Shearing, Creek - SaturdayFirst thing when I woke up I heard the freeze dryer finish its cycle but I added a couple more hours to the dry time to make sure it was all done. When I opened it up I found…flemingfarm in #hive-123046 • last monthGrain, Rhubarb, American Hoverfly, Cutting Grass, Reuse, Fire - FridayFirst thing in the morning I was in town picking up 4 barrels of brewing grain. Now that the world is trying to go back to some semblance of normality the breweries are starting…flemingfarm in #hive-124524 • last monthRhubarb Harvest, Batch 40 Started, Poster Mounting - ThursdayYesterday after watching United eat their own asses loosing to Liverpool I got the boys in the truck and we headed up to the squash garden to check on it. When we got there I saw…flemingfarm in #hive-123046 • last monthShrew, Potato Planting, Fire - MondayAs I made my way through the garden removing the row covers yesterday morning I caught sight of a small rodent moving under the plastic. I slammed my hand down on the plastic…
