Tag: To Do List

Feed The Bees During This Warm Winter Break

Tony Teolis December 22, 2013 0 Comments
It was 70 degrees Fahrenheit in northern Virginia today the Saturday before Christmas 2013. It is supposed to be 70 and rainy all day tomorrow through Monday and the bees were out and active and I was too as a good check inside the hive revealed their shallow stores for the remaining winter. They had already plowed through the frame of fondant I put in the hive on November 2nd and they were...

Episode-224- Build A New Garden In Less Than 5 Minutes

Tony Teolis November 18, 2013 2 Comments
Actually it's not possible to build a hugel bed in such a short time especially the way I do it. However, putting this video together was fun and you can see in a brief span of time the effort and resources required to get started on a fine garden bed that will last for years and years. Now that October has come to an end it is time to build another hugelbed. Setting it up now is wise because...

Episode-217- Check In On The Top Bar Hive

Tony Teolis October 3, 2013 0 Comments
The video for today's episode presents the thrive hive which is the sole remaining bee colony on my property. This colony has remained strong from the time it was placed in the top bar hive in April 2013. It was doing so well that I took three top bars full of brood (bee larvae and pupae), pollen and honey in early June in an attempt to rescue colonies B and C. That turned out to be a waste of...

Episode-214- Mark Progress Since The Journey Start

Tony Teolis September 4, 2013 0 Comments
ChrisMartenson warns (The Periphery Is Failing) that there are only a couple of weeks or a couple of months left until the fat lady sings. That will mark the end of the continuous credit supply world banks have been providing to keep the party going. It's an ominous scenario he presents and one not to be ignored. It also needs to measured in preparedness for uncertainty. The last time we went...

Episode-212- Grow Tall Sunflowers With Compost

Tony Teolis August 22, 2013 0 Comments
Today video depicts a few months of the growth of one patch of sunflowers I have growing. There are dozens of sunflowers growing this year and the big ones were started in indoor back in April. The patch depicted today however was grown from just planting the seeds in a small 2 foot square patch of ground in the front. When they reached almost 2 feet tall in June I went ahead and put on some...

Fun With Past Episode-40- Improve Disaster Recovery Process With Home Document

Tony Teolis August 19, 2013 0 Comments
Being prepared allows for the better thigns in life. Good planning leads to great results. Thus, I am still reeling from the Peach Music Festival but rolling along and doing my chores. It's easy to get lost in all the good things going but it doesn't hurt to prepare for bad times too. This past episode is a real useful guide for learning how with life during bad times. Episode-40- Improve...

Episode-207- Backyard Japanese Beetle Battle – Part 2 – The Grape Grapple

Tony Teolis August 3, 2013 0 Comments
The grapple over the grapes continues as my initial lathering of the beetles in Surround WP did not eradicate these evil creatures from my 9 grape plants. This video begins with my attempt to control the beetles with a mixture of neem oil and a little dish soap. The neem oil is to make them slippery and confused while the soap will make them sick in their guts. A few days later I noticed the...

Episode-199- Mend Fences With The Neighbor – Part 2

Tony Teolis June 28, 2013 0 Comments
As I set out to mend fences with my neighbor I had no idea it would be so difficult. But once I started there was no turning back. Episode 198 show how I thought I could get away with doing a half completed job and once I looked at the job a few times I knew I had to start over. The first repair was an eyesore and I like my neighbor enough to not leave it that way. Thus I had to make several...