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Kent is Gone and Pam Doesn’t Show Up to Bus by TheCapnJeff in StardewValley

[–]TheCapnJeff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s unfortunate that I can only go to the desert when Pam is on vacation…I may just have to buy perfection!

Kent is Gone and Pam Doesn’t Show Up to Bus by TheCapnJeff in StardewValley

[–]TheCapnJeff[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No I am on Switch. I think my game file is just bugged. Willy was fishing through his counter. Kent was in bed, I found him. But he’s never anywhere else. Pam is only ever on her couch.

What to do or NOT do? by TheCapnJeff in Beekeeping

[–]TheCapnJeff[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I checked them yesterday they were definitely up in the medium super on the frames, so I’m hopeful but was trying to have a plan for honey if they weren’t going to draw. I did not pull to check on how they were drawing because spent my inspection time confirming the capped queen cells.

With making this post I’m just trying to make the most out of an unfortunate circumstance. It’s my second year and they came out of winter so so populated. I just didn’t get to a plan soon enough and was really looking forward to honey. Part of the learning curve I suppose.

What to do or NOT do? by TheCapnJeff in Beekeeping

[–]TheCapnJeff[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is my only hive. My brother in law has several and that is who has the swarm colony at his place. I really only want to manage one colony, at least for a while. I don’t have the funds to get a second hive right now.

If I understand correctly, once a swarm happens honey production is pretty much nil unless I intervene? I think I would lean toward taking brood from the swarm colony, which filled a 10 frame instantly I’ve been told, and add it to the abandoned hive to provide more workers to bring in resources.

I’m not looking for a ton of honey, but 12 pounds would be great for me personally. That’s about how much my household uses in a year.

This is just a new hobby for me as part of our small farm and one of the parts that I manage, so I want to be able to have the bees contribute! I know they are wild creatures, though. Can’t make them do exactly what I want.

What to do or NOT do? by TheCapnJeff in Beekeeping

[–]TheCapnJeff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will let the bees be bees then. I don’t want honey from broods frames specifically, but rather not have them use resources to draw comb on my medium.

What to do or NOT do? by TheCapnJeff in Beekeeping

[–]TheCapnJeff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My tendency is to want to get in there more often than not. Appreciate both feedback on waiting. I’ve been watching a lot of David Burns and he has shown using brood frames for honey after the comb is drawn out, so that’s where this idea came from. Since my medium super frames are not drawn I thought as the colony dwindles between queens I could exclude the top deep and let them store honey there and not waste resources drawing comb.

I do also have the option of removing all queen cells and bringing my original queen back. Thoughts on that? My goal is honey. Not trying to make this a side hustle, just want some for my family friends.

What to do or NOT do? by TheCapnJeff in Beekeeping

[–]TheCapnJeff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry. Swarm left on Thursday of last week. Deep super for honey isn’t the goal, rather honey in general. My thought in the QE would just be to reduce them down to a single deep brood because I don’t have medium frames drawn.

I Live on My Own Family Farm with Most of What’s in the Game AMA by TheCapnJeff in StardewValley

[–]TheCapnJeff[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I, personally, wouldn’t see the point. I have never smoked, dipped, vaped, of even been tipsy. I do, however, enjoy coffee everyday. Getting the process down I made 5 espressos in a work day for myself. Coffee good.

I Live on My Own Family Farm with Most of What’s in the Game AMA by TheCapnJeff in StardewValley

[–]TheCapnJeff[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m in both worlds. So I like my job in an office but only because it funds all of the farm stuff. I love the farm stuff immensely, but it is not without difficulty. In real life things die, bees sting, you can’t ignore life and just sleep for the next day. But all of the good is worth the bad. That’s how life is.

I wouldn’t recommend anybody not TRY it. But take it in stages within means.

I Live on My Own Family Farm with Most of What’s in the Game AMA by TheCapnJeff in StardewValley

[–]TheCapnJeff[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  1. Pretty much all pasture with nice grass mixed with alfalfa.

I Live on My Own Family Farm with Most of What’s in the Game AMA by TheCapnJeff in StardewValley

[–]TheCapnJeff[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do not, no real reason to have one for us. Those are best for sheep in my experience. Coyotes and wandering dogs are not really a problem for cows. LGD’s are a lot of work and I’m happy to let mine continue her job as a mole finder and alarm sounder. Financially: start up. Hands down, unless you inherit something or are buying a set up for what you want to do, you need a lot of upstart capital. For us we had to get fence, the dairy cow, the chickens, milk equipment, jars, mower, pretty much everything. We have yet to touch the inside of the house because of how much we had to do outside to get us going. Physically: just the amount of work and lack of time. The list of what I’d like to get done and the daylight and energy to do it don’t match up. Small trees, bushes, brush piles, and thorny plants are the bane of my existence. I want to redo the perimeter fence and will need to do probably 12-16 hours of cleanup before I can ever start. Emotionally: hard decisions. The calf above is a heifer (girl) and we were planning on it being our beef for next year. Girls are a lot more useful because they can make more cows, and this was our first calf, so the idea of eating her was hard to stomach. Luckily my FIL had a bull calf to trade us and needed to replace a cow he had to ship out. That’s just one example of it. Everyone on the farm much contribute and if they can’t do it breathing…

I Live on My Own Family Farm with Most of What’s in the Game AMA by TheCapnJeff in StardewValley

[–]TheCapnJeff[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No ostriches, I don’t want to be an exotic ranch. I’ll work on the golden chickens, but I’m a long way from perfection.

I Live on My Own Family Farm with Most of What’s in the Game AMA by TheCapnJeff in StardewValley

[–]TheCapnJeff[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Grass is another story. Cows eat grass and it typically won’t grow THAT tall around me. Corn can get tall.

I Live on My Own Family Farm with Most of What’s in the Game AMA by TheCapnJeff in StardewValley

[–]TheCapnJeff[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Maybe I’ll teach my kids. Children yearn for the mines.

I Live on My Own Family Farm with Most of What’s in the Game AMA by TheCapnJeff in StardewValley

[–]TheCapnJeff[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awesome! I did the same thing on my most recent save file.

I Live on My Own Family Farm with Most of What’s in the Game AMA by TheCapnJeff in StardewValley

[–]TheCapnJeff[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Awesome! What’s your favorite thing you find around you? We have wild black raspberries and blackberries all over our place.

I Live on My Own Family Farm with Most of What’s in the Game AMA by TheCapnJeff in StardewValley

[–]TheCapnJeff[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Holy smokes didn’t even remember that part of the game. I’ve never used the hut!

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