tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post6146088121117411866..comments2024-03-25T13:49:13.234-06:00Comments on Gumbo Lily: The buzz....Gumbo Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747138637571716591noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-87107398070988836612015-07-10T17:28:37.768-06:002015-07-10T17:28:37.768-06:00Lovely that you can safeguard and feed some Califo...Lovely that you can safeguard and feed some California ( worker) bees! What a lush place you have to house them. There is something very happy about bees!Jeannettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115410908800997558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-26961620882910752002015-06-27T09:33:05.873-06:002015-06-27T09:33:05.873-06:00We get hives every year from Texas and are paid in...We get hives every year from Texas and are paid in honey. I only use a few bags of sugar a year, everything else is sweetened with honey. It's a great barter system!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00497957488107099252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-80614200099682604072015-06-22T06:37:34.996-06:002015-06-22T06:37:34.996-06:00Ooooh, how fun! I watched a bee special a few wee...Ooooh, how fun! I watched a bee special a few weeks ago -- they showed how bees are transported from California to the northern plain states every year -- it was fascinating!!!Thimbleannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650582809426872051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-24125261469464793972015-06-20T23:10:42.565-06:002015-06-20T23:10:42.565-06:00bzzzzzzzzzzzz.....
We used to have beehives in our...bzzzzzzzzzzzz.....<br />We used to have beehives in our orange groves, and always put the honey on our peanut butter sandwiches. No jam in the house!<br />I would be excited, too, if I were you.GretchenJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641677400029070452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-61252510629072936092015-06-20T18:00:37.468-06:002015-06-20T18:00:37.468-06:00What a good deal! They do the work; you get lots o...What a good deal! They do the work; you get lots of honey! :) Lisa Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00567160304529796810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-88141662466710464122015-06-20T17:36:36.210-06:002015-06-20T17:36:36.210-06:00Hooray for bees! Another proof that there are sti...Hooray for bees! Another proof that there are still some good things that come from CA! I love the green and the scenery of your prairie! <br /><br />Joyce<br />And I LOVE the quilt in the header! GorgeousPlain Ol' Vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03174901384615657603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-62708932296023499842015-06-20T15:36:05.142-06:002015-06-20T15:36:05.142-06:00Bees are lots of fun. Those poor bees get trucked ...Bees are lots of fun. Those poor bees get trucked around the country -- if they are commercial bees from California, those are the kind that suffer such a high mortality rate these days. I hope they have a fine time and stay nice and healthy on your ranch, and build up their strength!M.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09205619221345704689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-7426506164852383402015-06-20T13:18:04.095-06:002015-06-20T13:18:04.095-06:00How nice to be paid in honey. I do miss having my ...How nice to be paid in honey. I do miss having my on hive. I keep thinking of getting some more. <br />I know a lot more than I did when I got them. Even though my Mom was a bee keeper, and I thought I knew more than I did. I love all of that clover. It must smell so pretty. Lovely pictures of that blue sky.Farm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998621464797636686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-24428376815014351982015-06-20T09:50:47.548-06:002015-06-20T09:50:47.548-06:00Some of the large beekeepers here do the same thin...Some of the large beekeepers here do the same thing....and usually reward the farmers with lots of honey :)!!<br /><br />~JuliaJuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768321304726263558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-41708231638608736842015-06-20T06:14:09.527-06:002015-06-20T06:14:09.527-06:00How wonderful! I can't wait to read about you...How wonderful! I can't wait to read about your honey plans!Pom Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524994024698986829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-59644136891246682862015-06-19T22:40:18.715-06:002015-06-19T22:40:18.715-06:00I love my bees! I'm happy for you. There is ...I love my bees! I'm happy for you. There is so much you can use honey for, besides eating on toast. I can't wait to hear how the honey tastes.Bonnie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052974547161586063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-28552875859094424722015-06-19T21:40:59.206-06:002015-06-19T21:40:59.206-06:00How very interesting! How great to get the honey! ...How very interesting! How great to get the honey! ellen b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14531430948905935301noreply@blogger.com