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Posted on May 11, 2010 at 1:00pm
Meet the latest fledgling beekeeper. She helped with the honey harvest. I love that smile on her face - pure happiness. We took off eight frames a couple of days ago, which will leave about eight frames per hive for
the bees over winter, and a couple extra per hive to put into the
freezer in case they run out - that's a tip I picked up from the bee
club meeting…
Posted on March 13, 2010 at 9:34pm — 1 Comment
I managed to squeeze in quite a lot of bee time over the weekend. On Saturday I took Alex up to have his first proper look at our bees. I picked up a second hand child's bee suit for him and Melina to wear, and
it does look cute. I also thought a six year old boy would quite like being in charge of the smoker. …
Posted on February 22, 2010 at 11:40pm
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> you need someone who is a tree expert - southern woods nursery?
> tree crops association?
I am a tree expert. ;-)
I a looked up southern woods nursery. They have only seedlings or ornamental varieties.
I'm member of the NZTCA. I asked Jennifer Hutson about this plants. So far no answer. :-(
cheers
Andy
Hello Christy,
> if I lived a wee bit closer I'd offer to help out...
you can help.
We are looking for *fruit* *varieties* of:
- Hickory (Carya ovata)
- Heartnut (Juglans ailanthifolia cordiformis)
- Pecan (Carya illinoinensis)
- Gingo (Ginko biloba)
- Filbert Hazelnut (Corylus maxima)
- Saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia or A. canadensis)
We also searching Shipmast Black Locust
(Robinia pseudoacacia) 'Rectissima' or/and ‘Appalachia'.
Large trees, small trees or cuttings would be appreciated.
We also looking for 2000 seeds of respectively:
- Siberian peashrub (Caragana arborescens)
- Osage orange (Maclura pomifera)
- Mexican alder (Alnus jorullensis)
For wind shelter belt.
Do you know a source of these plants and seeds ?
Andy
Fantastic! Thanks for sharing your photos. Fast growing semi tropical plants wouldn't survive down here in Southland - it took us 8 years to get to the stage you are at after only 3!
Thanks Christy.
How about tomorrow just before 1pm to pick up the banana passionfruit?
came across this wonderful blog site..
http://gardenofeatingblog.blogspot.com/
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