It’s the end of a quiet Sunday here in Tucson.
Here’s Bearbear and Baxter as we work together on their sit-stays. We met with a really nice trainer, Mary Ann Coleman, who came to my house last week and helped us sort some things out; she great, reasonably priced, and she’s been doing work with dogs for decades. Baxter has been here a month and we’ve had to work out a few wrinkles. He’s a good dog, but introducing a new dog to the home means we all have to work on a few small details. For example, when I’m getting ready to take the dogs for a walk, I want them to both sit calmly and wait while I get my shoes on, not run around in a crazed frenzy. Now, they both have a good sit-stay while I get ready to take them for a walk.
I also checked on the bees today for the first time in 2 months; the size of the hive seems the same, and I guess I should just be happy they made in through the second-hottest summer on record.
Here’s the inside of the hive:
The entrance on the upper left-hand corner of the photo; the bees have built up comb on the bars on that side, but they still have plenty to grow on the right side:
I was worried about evidence I saw of wax moth larvae on the bottom of the hive; I sent a message to the fellow who built my hive, asking for advice about this:
And here’s a close up of 3 bars of comb in different stages of growth…
as well as some evidence of yucky moth stuff–the white glop there on the bottom. I’ll learn soon if I have to worry about this or not.
I also dyed some yarn today for my quilt:
a busy bee you are!
Thanks Norma Jean. But bees supposedly work less than we think; which is good, given that your average worker bee lives about 6 weeks.
The hive looks good. 🙂
I’m off to Madison WI in a couple days. I’ll see you at the dog park when I get back. I think I’ll take Bearbear out there on his own a few times. Baxter is doing well, and so far when I’ve split them up (briefly) they do OK home alone.
Later. 🙂