To Bee or Not to Bee

My garden looks real purty this spring. Green beans are doing well as is my eggplant. Good production on both. But for all the general gardening lore talks about how much squash reproduces, I've gotten very little except what I've hand pollinated. With one or two plants, its not too bad, but if I grow a bunch, squash pimping could get a little tedious.

I think the main problem is the lack of bees. I've seen so few that the one I spied this morning surprised me. In the fall, I'll make a point of planting some flowers to attract bees. If that doesn't work, I may end up beekeeping (after we move). Even one good hive should keep the garden rockin' and rollin'.

In the meantime, I'll get my Q-tips out and .....well, you know!

A New Project

I had my 51st birthday last month but unlike so many other years, when my kids asked me what I wanted for my present, I KNEW!

My New Project....BUNNIES!!!!!!

My kids know me well though and no one actually bought me a bunny. They sent money....BUNNY MONEY!!!! HEHEHEH. I bought 3 cages which finally came in last week. And today I've been building the hutch in which to insert the cages. I've got the framework done and as soon as our afternoon pattern thunder bumpers pass, I'll get to work on the roof framing and the side weather flaps so Flopsy, Mopsy and Topsy don't get wet when it rains.

I think I've ticked my hubby off by working on this alone. Sometimes though, a person just needs to do something alone, just to prove they can. That's what I'm feeling right now. No, my construction isn't perfect but it's sound and I learned a ton working out the design alone.

When I'm finished, I will get my bunnies...2 doe and a buck...and as soon as they get old enough, we'll be in the BUNNY BUSINESS. Mostly I'm looking, as always, to be a little more self sufficient. This is a new venture, something I know about only through books and what little talking I've done with other rabbit folk. So we'll see how the plan works out!