There is something about me the bees don’t like. Maybe it’s my shampoo or deodorant. Maybe it’s my full blown panic when they get stuck in my hair. Who knows. But when they find me it’s ugly. I had one bee chase me all the way to the garage. Another stung me in the arm, got stuck in my hair and wound up smooshed on the kitchen counter with me in hysterics. My husband just shook his head and went back upstairs muttering “You’re the one who wanted bees.” So I’m giving them - and me - a break. I’ve only gone out to the hives to change their jars of sugar syrup and that involves a minimum of disturbance. We’ll see what happens next weekend when I should lift the inner cover to see if they need another brood box put on.
In light of that, this is a soil post. I got the results back from the Connecticut Ag station. My phosphorus and potassium were fine as was the pH. Nitrogen and organic material were extremely lacking. The report recommended adding cottonseed meal. I put almost 3 lbs on my little plot and sowed a cover crop of wheat, peas, and vetch. I took a picture today, 3 weeks post planting. Not too bad. I have at least another week or so before I start transplanting my cuke and zucchini plants. I’m going to send Dave out for a couple of bales of straw to put down as mulch too. The state says I have sandy soil so I’ll have to be careful. Nutrients leach out quickly and it tends to dry fast. Now if only I can get out to work in it without the bees freaking out.
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