Blocked all of China	Computer/Web pages
[14-May-2012] Baiduspider was filling my logs pounding on a file that doesnt exist anymore. Hey China write your stupid bots so if a 404 comes back it stops trying. Fixed the issue. Blocked all of Chinas netblocks. Im almost at the point of whitelisting my web site only for those who ask ahead of time. Its ridiculous the amount of garbage traffic I get.

Maybe it needs new batteries	Computer/Web pages
[14-May-2012] The monitor in the house is saying the pressure is varying from 600mb to over 9000. That over 8 atm in my bedroom. No wonder I have sinus headaches.

3rd inspection

Beekeeping

[13-May-2012] Argent seemed much stronger than before. Its still building burr comb more than bend but at least with the super on its holding down the queen excluder not he lid now. Argent has just started pulling the center frame of the super but there are bees in the super. The new frames in the brood box are all pulled out and a lot of nectar is in evidence. You can see capped honey in the photo below its the white stuff in the corner.

Sycamore tree attacks hive	Beekeeping
[09-May-2012] The sycamore tree has declared war on and attacked the hives yesterday. The tree is a good 25-30 feet away and no limbs come anywhere near the hives. Video of the attack.

When not to open a hive

Beekeeping

[09-May-2012] The open hive demo last night was a fiasco. First it was off because of rain. Then on, then 99.9% off again. Showed up anyway to wait for the meeting afterwards. About 5 other people were waiting. Told them it was canceled. About 6:00 (half an hour late) someone whom no one recognized showed up with jackets and smokers and the combination and starting going into the hive. The bees were pissed. Frames were jerked and dropped slightly which made them more pissed. Got stung (#3) from 10ft away for no reason. The person who went into the hive decided they couldnt continue and handed it over to someone else who miraculous finished up, taking lots of stings on the hands in the process. Do not go into hives in stormy weather.

Results of garden

Plants

[08-May-2012] Went looking for a graph for plotting out bloom times like this and ended up graphing the harvest results from the garden data I have been collecting. Not everything is recorded well but generally Tomatos, Peppers and Strawberries have pretty good data going back a few years. Multiple listing of the same variety means there were multiple plantings. *s mean it came from seed and a 0 means not only did it not produce but its possible the seed didnt even come up. On further review data is FUBAR. Charts dont take into account when a plant dies and is replaced in the same year so the plant count is often high. For instance the data is saying I have 8 Serrano Chilis in 3 plantings. Well I only have 2 from 3 plantings. I have failed to actually record some purchases as separate plantings recently. That I think I can sort out but there is no way to sort out the plants that died already in this season.

Supers	Beekeeping
[05-May-2012] Did another hive inspection. They are pulling the frames out better now. Swapped the location one of my new frames and one of the existing frames. The existing one is black plasticell and the bees keep building comb on it securing it to the lid. Ill eventually remove the plasticell one after it hatches out. Supered both hives.

Mockingjay

Books

[05-May-2012] Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins. Sci-Fi: Post-Apocalyptic: 390 pages. Volume 3 in the series The Hunger Games. Not as good as the others. It seemed rushed and didnt expand on the theme well that the new 13 government was going to be just as exploitative as the old Capitol one. Too much who does Katniss love going on too. The structure of the government really fell apart, at least the author told us the Peacekeepers came from district 2 not the capitol. Rating: 4 (out of 8)

Apple tree blooming	Plants
[04-May-2012] The apple tree in the front is blooming again, with apples right next to the bloom. I have no idea why. Its too late, way to late for blooms almost as late as they were too early back in January.