Day 21:
We drove on dirt roads for about 15 minutes until reaching some of the highest, mountainous areas in Jamaica. After getting out of the car we took an overgrown trail to an even higher altitude where we had the most beautiful view I've seen yet. On the way back to the car we stopped at a Star apple tree growing and had a quick snack. And on the way back to the cabins we stopped at Kwao's apple tree and harvested a few dozen Otaheiti Apples, then made one last stop at the Jack Fruit Tree and harvested 4 of those.
We came back and had a gluten free banana pie then spent some time at the beach. Later this evening my laptop crashed, so I have been making due on the resources I have available.
Day 22:
Went into 3 hives, each with 5 separated colonies inside. Our goal was to figure out which ones were queenless and return at a later date with queen cells for them.
We spent the rest of the day cutlassing out a section for an apiary at the mountaintop we were at the day previous. There used to be an apiary in this location, but due to a hurricane in the past the area was unusable for a while.
Day 23 & 24:
We focused on going through many more hives searching for queens. Once we had enough queenless hives spotted, we gathered queen cups and put each one in a hive that was in need.
We also finished clearing the area for the new apiary and will be moving hives here soon.
Mom will be coming to visit for this last week! Hope she is ready for this natural lifestyle.
Mom is ready!
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