Cider Day

Karen G and I joined Amanda and James for the first cider press of the season. Here are photos of us using the press. I think we pressed about ten gallons total of apple, pear, and mixed cider. Amanda and James keep bees, too, so toward the end of the pressing bees were on everything. This was a good lesson in coexisting with bees. They are really just curious and looking for sweets, and once you get used to them you can pick up a tool or pan with all kinds of bees on them without any fear.