Who knows! As soon as I returned to the mountains to farm, I encountered a natural disaster.

The collection of bee swarms is not simple, nor does it happen overnight.

You must first find the hive of the bee just now, and then place a bee bucket near the hive to attract the bees.

The nectar source at home is rapeseed flowers. It takes three months for the rapeseed flowers to bloom.

Alfalfa is earlier, blooming after two months.

Mu Xi said, "I've been running into the mountains a lot lately. I pay attention from time to time. Maybe I'll find it by accident."

Zhao Yeqing thought the same way, "It just so happens that you go cut down trees tomorrow and just pay a little attention. The location of the hive will probably be in a leeward mountain stream, which can block wind and snow in winter."

More than half a year had passed since the landslide, and the originally soft soil had been compacted by the snow. Mu Xi planned to go there and cut down some trees this time.

"There are a lot of fir trees over there, and I've seen vitex flowers nearby before, so maybe you can just happen to see them."

The next day Mu Xi went out to cut down trees. Zhao Yeqing got up and went to see the newly planted azalea plant.

The leaves are not wilted, and the flower buds are firmly growing on them. It seems that the seeds are alive.

There is only one plant in this small garden now, which looks a little too sloppy.

Zhao Yeqing went back to the room to look through the seed packet. At first, she complained that the seeds Feng Lixuan gave her were mixed with a lot of flower seeds. She thought that she would never have such leisurely leisure time again, but she didn't expect that she would still be able to use them now.

There are many flowers that can be planted in this season, but considering the current changeable climate, with summers being too hot and springs getting cold for a few days from time to time, there are relatively few varieties to choose from.

Zhao Yeqing rummaged through and found two kinds of flower seeds, marigold and calendula.

Marigolds are orange flowers, marigolds are yellow or orange, I don’t know what color this area is.

She liked the warm and intense orange color and immediately sowed the seeds into the ground.

I felt a little emotional when I was covering the soil with a small shovel.

Otherwise, people's needs are hierarchical. After food and clothing are met, people will start to want spiritual enjoyment.

At this time last year, she would definitely not have the leisure time to squat in the yard and plant flowers. It would be nice if she didn't get dizzy from the heat and could feed herself.

While searching for flower seeds, I also found unused strawberry seeds and watermelon seeds.

The strawberries and watermelons planted in Meishan the year before last were killed by the heat before I could even eat them.

The temperature is almost 20 degrees now, which is just the time for planting.

The plots of land that were used to grow vegetables in the yard are now only planted with onions, ginger, garlic and other condiments.

Zhao Yeqing also planted strawberries and watermelons there, so that they can be easily taken care of in the yard. If the weather gets hot again, he can also build a greenhouse to provide shade.

When Mu Xi came back, in addition to carrying a bundle of firewood, he also held a bouquet of orchids in his hand.

Seeing her coming out to pick him up, Mu Xi smiled and handed the flowers to her, "The bunch in the room has wilted. There are a lot of orchids growing under the fir tree. It's time to pick them back and replace them."

The flower vase in the room is relatively deep, which was suitable for plum blossoms, but the orchids are slightly shorter.

"How much red clay do we still have?" Zhao Yeqing thought about firing a few shorter ones.

Mu Xi thought for a while, "There aren't many left. If you want to make it, it's better to use clay, or just use a bamboo tube. You're not afraid of falling."

This is fine, and it won't leak when filled with water.

Zhao Yeqing, "I want green ones. The remaining bamboos at home have turned yellow after being left there for so long."

He smiled and responded, "Okay, I'll go tomorrow."

Mu Xi originally only planned to cut bamboo and make vases, but he didn't expect that he would get an unexpected harvest from this trip.

In addition to the bamboo, Zhao Yeqing saw that he was also holding a beautiful peach blossom in his hand.

"Have you found the peach tree yet?"

"It's not just peach trees." Mu Xi also felt very lucky. "I saw bees at that time and wanted to follow them to find their hives. I didn't expect that they came out to collect honey. I found the peach trees with them. I just waited. After it finished picking, I went back with it, and sure enough I found the beehive, right in the mountain stream."

The process was lucky, but the location of the hive was a bit tricky. The place where they built their nest was under the rock wall of an unnatural mountain stream that appeared after the ground cracked.

The nesting location is relatively high, and the land there is unstable and may collapse at any time.

Zhao Yeqing asked, "Are there any nectar sources near the hive?"

"There should have been in the past, but after the winter, a lot of nearby vegetation died. Now there are no large nectar sources, and all we collect is loose nectar."

In this case, the location of the bee bucket must be carefully considered.

It would be too dangerous to put it so close that it would be too dangerous to climb up the rocks in the mountain stream. Putting it underneath may not attract bees.

Mu Xi: "I do have an idea."

There are at least two months until alfalfa blooms. Spring is the season for bee swarming. Without a large nectar source, we don’t know whether the bees will swarm normally.

Mu Xi saw the felled tree into planks and transported them back, and made a small barrel using the method of hooping barrels in winter.

This is used to attract bees and does not require brushing with tung oil.

There is a lid on the top of the bucket that can be stuck and will not fall off. Turn the bucket upside down on the ground, leaving only a small opening near the bottom of the bucket wall to enter the bucket.

His method was to place the bee trap bucket on a tree under the mountain stream, find a tall tree, and fix the bee trap bucket on the branch closest to the hive.

Both of them are new to beekeeping, and they don't know if this method is feasible. They can only give it a try.

After determining the location of the bee trap bucket, the next step is to solve the bee trap materials.

Speaking of this, Mu Xi was a little annoyed, "I knew I would have brought the beeswax from home."

The best way to lure bees is to use beeswax. He specially boiled the beeswax at the beginning, just to wait until spring and use it to lure bees.

Zhao Yeqing consoled him, "There's nothing we can do about it. After all, no one thought that we wouldn't be able to go back. The last time you went back to move things, beeswax wasn't on the must-have list."

In addition to beeswax, honey and syrup can also be used to lure bees.

Honey is not available, but syrup can be made. However, although these two can attract bees, ants are more likely to be attracted.

Mu Xi: "Just go and take a look every day. If there are ants, I will change the location of the bee bucket."

Placing bee traps on trees is less likely to attract ants than placing them on the ground.

The bee trap bucket must also be covered with moss to prevent it from being discovered by wasps and wasps.

Afraid of attracting bees and having no nectar supply at home, the two waited for a month before placing the bee bucket.

This year, as expected, things started to heat up quickly again.

In one month, the average temperature rose from around 19 degrees to 25 degrees.

It was 25 degrees in February, and I don’t know how high the maximum temperature will be this year.

After the climate gets warmer, home crops grow rapidly.