New hives, rescued turtle (May 6, 2023)

We picked up two new hives at the Oakley Family Apiaries in Elm Mott, bringing our total number of hives to four. We'll need to have seven in place by 2024 to qualify for the agricultural exemption in 2025. We've enjoyed taking classes with Randy Oakley and meeting some of his 12 (!) children.

On our way to install the new hives, we found this little guy in the 9/10 mile long drive from CR 316.

Tom (nicknamed "Tommy Turtle" in school) placed his namesake in the wildflowers next to the pond.