Had Sunday off so the wife and I took an afternoon stroll out at the farm to check things out and plant some native wildflower seed in the pasture.
A few of the spruce along the road are pushing some new growth
And a couple are loaded with little pinecones
The new NUC hive we put in last month from splitting an older hive seems to be doing well
The woods is alive with spring peepers and tree frogs sounding off, here are a couple pics of the vernal pool that runs down the middle of the woods 4-5 months off and on during the year. It is around 50 yards wide and a few hundred yards long, it is from a few inches deep to over the tops of my Muck boots.
What I think might be swamp violet in the woods? Good for the bee's anyway and there is lots of it around.
A few shrooms on the higher ground
I fertilized the fruit trees also, couldn't get any triple 10 so I used triple 15
They are leafing out good and just starting to flower. The ground cover chicory is really coming up and the clover is just popping through
a little Enterprise getting its blossom on
Little Mamma enjoying her Sunday afternoon on the old glider under the mulberry tree after our walk
On a side note my 2019 grafting attempts look promising so far, some are starting to break bud. I built a nursery box at the house and if all goes well I'll move some this fall to the bigger orchard with the bulk going to the little woods the following spring...and some to friends.