Foust Family Farms

You know you're getting old when you can't read the fine print anymore...which is how "they" stick it to you.

I actually did get the hives, a couple of years ago. Most unpleasant - especially when the welts appeared on the soles of my feet. It was like walking on hot coals. Fortunately, for me, I was only plagued with the Hives for 24 hours.

But, I keep bees, and so, a different kind of Hives. Last year, agriculture wasn't much fun. Mother Nature did her best to do me in, and at one point I was ready to "throw in the towel"...yet here I am once again.

I like being outdoors, being my own boss, setting my own hours.

I'm done with the employee lifestyle of working under abysmal conditions. The  loud noise. Chemicals, dust and fumes  on my skin, in my hair. my lungs. The long hours. The heat - the cold.  The...?  Could have sworn, I wasn't talking about farming, here....hmm...

Oh yes,... business owners, who seem to revel in breaking as many OSHA rules, as they can get away with.

...but, back to bees. Caught two swarms last year, making it five hives. But lost three this winter. Put one hive in the shed. Thought it'd be warmer in there; wish I had packed hay bales around it. Queen was still laying eggs. Food was just an inch away. Hope I catch this year's swarms.