Honey Creek

I checked my two hives on about the only sunny 40 degree day in late February.  Both hives still had live bees in them, although one hive was very weak.  I checked again in the middle of March on one of the few sunny warm days.  They both still had bees, so I cleaned them out, did some maintenance, and gave them each a pollen patty and sugar water to jump start them.  I'm still not sure if the weak hive will make it, but I hope it will rebound.  It would really help if the weather would warm up and stay warm!

Somehow I made it all the way through winter without a cold, then the middle of March I get one.  I was able to get all of my work done, but I sure took a lot of naps in between work sessions.  I skipped two farm meetings, and missed a Sunday and two Wednesday nights of church also.  The cold hung on for a second week, but I was much more functional than the previous week.  I actually feel better outside when I have a cold.  My head clears up, my nose isn't stuffed up, and although it runs like a hose, it doesn't matter outside.  I just don't feel very motivated!

Last weekend, we took our kids and grandkids on a little getaway to Honey Creek Resort on Lake Rathbun in very rural Iowa.  We stopped in Roseville on our way out at the Farmers Grain Company and visited with Eric for a while.  At the resort, we had two nice side by side cabins that fit our group and we spent our time eating, playing games, singing, reading, and babysitting.  The weather was not very cooperative, so the little kids were limited to how much time they spent outside or on the playground.  Fortunately, the resort has an indoor water-park, so that was a hit with the little ones.  We did have one late night run to buy super glue to fix a head wound from a bunk bed incident, but despite that, I think everyone enjoyed the time.  Sunday morning we checked out and drove the 45 minute drive to Bloomfield for church.  It was a nice scenic drive through the hills of Southern Iowa and Amish country; farmland mixed with timber and lakes.  We had a nice day there in church and it was good to meet and fellowship with many friends and relatives that we don't get to see regularly.

And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground.
I Samuel 14:25