Advice from the lumberguy

>Hi Peter,

>I bought some poplar from you for hives a few weeks ago. I'm

>presently busy milling the lumber- I don't know why I don't pay you

>to do it... The job always ends up taking me about 20 minutes a

>board foot, what with cleaning and rearranging the shop, resetting

>the breakers, taking out splinters, refilling the kerosene heater,

>putting out the fires, etc.

> I have a few more questions re: beekeeping, e.g. how does one convince one's wife

>they are not certifiably insane for wanting to keep insects prone to

>sting nearby when one's annual honey consumption is about a pound

>and a half, and said spouse doesn't eat any?

>Redundantly,

>Dick

> Dick,

I end up doing a lot of planing for people with planers. As nice a job as little planers do, they take a long time when you have to surface a lot of lumber. Small planers also need as much maintainance as big planers. A lot of people ask us to “hit and miss” plane their lumber. They can then store it, thicknessing as needed.

I’m afraid your honey bee question is bee-yond me. I’ve sent it to the beeguy who was busily stinging himself when I called. He’s experienced that spouse/relationship issue and apparently solved it satisfactorily.