I found some nice clumps of Bulgaria Inquinans (Devil's Urn) mushrooms tonight. Unfortunately they're not good for much unless you're northern Chinese and have spent a lifetime building up a resistance to the toxins. I'm also seeing a lot of Oyster mushrooms but haven't had the nerve to try eating any of them.
On the bee front, it looks like our hive survived the winter and it's starting to ramp up production. We're seeing a lot of bees in the hive and the queen is laying eggs
The brood pattern isn't as solid as I'd like to see though. I'm definitely going to need to look at re-queening in the fall.
This picture is a good example of the bee life cycle. On the far right are eggs. In the center are larvae (curled up in C shape) and on the left are pupae, getting ready to come out as bees.
The population seems strong, although I'm praying they don't swarm. We're seeing a few queen cups (not capped) so I'm a little nervous.
Checking the frames.
For some reason, they keep building this snake-like burr comb. We've cleaned it away several times but they keep building it back. Strange.
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