March 25, 2015 - I got my first bee swarm call of the year last week. With spring underway, this is the time for honey bee colonies to divide and multiply.
A swarm of honey bees can range in size from 4 to 5 thousand to 20 to 30 thousand. They hang together here in a cluster, their little legs hanging on to one another.
It is an incredible process that takes place every spring and is often repeated well into the summer.
And while it is an awesome sight, it may be a little scary if you don’t know what is happening.
March 25, 2015 - The Henderson County Whizbang was held at Rose City Flying Clays on Saturday, March 21. Shelby County 4H Shooters had twelve kids that participated in the shoot.
Juniors: Collin Lloyd and Seth Shamblin
Intermediates: Aidan Arwine, Colton Gutermuth, Corey Denney, Cutter Milford, Jacob Cox, Lance Holloway and Logan Holloway
Senior I: Konner Windham and Nic Lambert
Senior II: Wade Baty
March 16, 2015 - If you are reading this, it’s obvious that you probably enjoyed yesterday messing around outside. Be it your yard, landscape, or vegetable garden, you couldn’t wait for the sun to shine and your ground to dry out.
Yet recent rainfall has left many of our soils far too soggy to work. The simple advice is that you work with your soil when it’s moist, but not wet.
March 13, 2015 - Shelby County 4 H members participated at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo – Horse Judging members are Gracie Leach, Colt Leach, Loren Vandrovec, Bailey Adkison. Gracie Leach placed in the top 25%. This was her first horse judging competition. The senior team will compete at Texas A & M on April 11th.
March 12, 2015 - Center 4 H member Seth Shamblin participated at the San Antonio Livestock Show. His hog weighed 268 lbs and he placed 6th in class out of 61 hogs. His hog made the sale so a big congratulations goes to Seth on this accomplishment.
March 2, 2015 - Shelby County was well represented with several 4-H members participating at the major livestock shows shooting sports events. These events had over 800 shooters competing.