Winterization

Another trip up to the and, this time with the keys, and we have completed the winterization. Beatrice and her smaller brethren have had the fuel stabilizers added, the tanks are filled and things are cleaned up, more or less.

A backside windbreak was erected for the hives that leaves working space to continue feeding them throughout the winter. One hive in particular is already on extra rations as they ate pretty much all the syrup we gave them last week (yikes!). The last of the bee stuff has been moved from the tool shed to the bee shed.

I even put the snowblower on Beatrice although so far it's looking like I might have another month of potential bush hogging but i figure it's better to be safe than sorry. If there is a dump of snow I'm ready! Of course since the town dug out our unauthorized entrance across the ditch there is no much need to be blowing snow around this winter.