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<p class="has-drop-cap">It's a long <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/6388" target="_blank">time since I've had bees to care for</a> and I was hoping to get a colony from a friend however he has suffered a setback with his bees and therefore I'm now looking locally for a queen and some bees. I don't have a great deal of faith that the local association will be supportive because they haven't been so far. In the meantime I've set up a bait hive. I've placed an empty brood box at the top of the stairs to the studio in the hope that scouting bees from a swarm might find it and decide to make it their home.</p>
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<p>Only time will tell if this is successful but nothing ventured nothing gained.</p>
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<p class="has-drop-cap">The garden never ceases to surprise me. I was walking up the drive when I spotted several Camassia in flower. I don't even remember planting them but they are a delightful addition to this part of the garden.</p>
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<p>I continue to develop the garden - planting new and moving existing plants if I think they have outgrown their location or no longer fit.</p>
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<p>It's a never ending story...</p>
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