Sorry that I haven’t been updating as often as I should. I’ve been kind of busy with the camper.
I guess that’s the first thing to mention. We camped in the new camper this past weekend. We had a good time even if e did have some cool weather and some rain. It gave us the opportunity to try out all the camper systems.
I planted the tomato seeds this past weekend. As with last year, the paste tomatoes this year are Amish paste tomatoes. I really liked how those tomatoes grew. They also make very good paste.
For the slicing tomatoes, I went with Abraham Lincoln tomatoes. I have been eying these up in the catalog for a long time. They just look awesome. They have a very attractive appearance on a plate. There are no big globs of jelly covered seeds, they are evenly spaced throughout the slice. Since these are open pollinated, I can save the seeds if my wife likes these.
My beekeeping class started the other weekend. The instructor is the state bee inspector for my county. I’ve already learned a bit. We have just discussed the equipment that you actually need for the first year. I plan on using 3 mediums for the hive body. I haven’t decided if I will use 8-frame or 10-frame equipment. But I do want to stick with a single size body so I can swap frames between them. One of the later classes will involve putting a package of bees in a hive. We are required to have a veil if we go into her apiary. I’ll get that ordered in the next couple of days.
That’s what I have for you this week. I’ll try to post more often.
