Just a little update as we head into fall and start getting ready for the winter ahead. We had (well still are having) a great saffron year. The proper raised beds and good horse poo added last year mean we proably had between 400- 500 flowers so maybe 1500 to 2000 threads. Its probably worth several hundred dollars if I could market it …. I have some ideas for next year ….
We had this years honey analysed and found that it was about 75% oak/elm honeydew with 25% mixed floral sources of nectar, white clover being the most common. Interesting eh! The bees are bedded down for the winter, they are allbeing treated with varroa miticide as we are sure to get it. The next couple of years will be the hardest as local feral hives (and feral beekeepers) become a source of reinfection between treatments. After that its smooth sailing. Mead is down and fermenting away ….
Sam has been here for a couple of weeks on a mid term break. He is back in CHCH as of this morning and really seems to be doing well. In fact he has already got a job offer for next summer (up in Auckland) and has eased into the heavy workload of engineering school. He looked and sounded great when he was here.
The rc soaring is going well. I’ve rebuilt my erasor (to repair wear and tear) and just today finished the next plane a fancy flying wing (name escapes me right now). I’ve also retrofitted my gentle lady (built up polyhedral winged thermal glider) for thermal flying this winter. I see ian has bought a radio this week so its ALL go in Calgary ……
Any one wanna kick in and let us knwo what they have been doing … Joan?
Don’t think “no one is reading”. I am. I like the updates. I just don’t have anything to add at this time.
Well thats only then …. i just like al little …. Oh that is interesting!
I think your last statement was totally incomprehensible. Have you been drinking again?
Sigh … dyslexia strikes again, I’m sorry I was trying to say …
” I just like a little acknowledgement of my effort”
Precisely why I said something…I appreciate it. Not sure about those OTHER lurkers though! ;-))
good now we are going to have to help you build the plane when it arrives!