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<\/a>Remember the hive we removed from the eaves of a shed? We used a couple gallons of it to start our first 5-gallon carboy of MEAD. It will take 1-2 years to be ready – so perhaps by summer 2015?<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>We carved spoons out of the native Florida tree, gumbo limbo, while we binge-watched Masters of Sex.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Veil-less Sierra showing a frame of bees. C was a smarty-pants and knew all the answers to her bee questions, much to the entertainment of the crowd.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Sierra’ first bee yard! How sweet and small. Humble beginnings. This pic was taken on her her visit to her first bee yard in summer 2014. She has 100+ hives now – less than a year later.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Polishing the ends of what will become my steel bracelet that we made in Joe’s metal shop with Joe’s instruction (Sierra’s neighbor).<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Harvesting starfruit from a neighbor’s tree to make jam. Very mild.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Hanging at the lagoon in Jupiter. The water was amazingly clear and the shore was bounded by mangrove trees.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Smoking a freshly caught swarm before moving it into a proper hive. Bees can be moved 12 inches or 12 miles – so the box was taken to Sierra’s bee yard and swapped out for another swarm. This box caught a second swarm\u00c2\u00a0the following week.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Fishing off the sea wall (another neighbor’s backyard – across the street from Adam Sandler’s vacation home!). C caught a mangrove snapper<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>A rescued sea turtle – no pics of our first night when we watched a wild mama sea turtle lay eggs on the beach. This poor guy has a fish hook in his mouth.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>In the background of all our activity we were constantly tending the borrowed solar beeswax melter. Sierra had piles of old comb to go through.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Food was an important part our visit; we made Korean BBQ twice with specially cut ribs from Whole Foods<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Drinking was also part of our trip – here’s what remains of our rainbow vodka shot jello cake by the time I remembered to take a picture.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>My buddy Sierra (milking coconuts here) who put up with me and C for three weeks. Hope she’s ready for another three weeks!<\/p><\/div>\n
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I’m looking to book my flight to Boca this summer for another adventurous three weeks in hot steamy Florida. Two moms, five kids, we sure fit in a lot of fun. Here are some snaps of last year’s vacation, in … Continue reading