The Arbor, Bees and Such

Anne wanted an arbor because she got a climbing black eyed Susan plant from daughter-in-law Patti and didn't have a good place for it to climb. We went to the store to look at arbors and I was horrified at the prices of some of them and said to myself, "Myself, you can build a better arbor than they are selling and you can do it for less money." So, I bought some cedar and built an arbor.  However, that's not the end of the story. We had planted an Andromeda plant very close to where the arbor was placed so we decided that the plant should be moved. It is still small and I figured it is probably better to move it now. I figured that I would dig a nice big hole, get some good soil and compost in it then dig up the plant with plenty of soil around it so as not to disturb it. We looked and looked for a suitable place and then found a good spot. However, it required removing a considerable amount of underbrush, which I proceeded to do. I got out my shovel, pruners and axe and like Paul Bunyon cleared the land. Only I didn't know that one section was occupied by a nest of ground bees. They objected to the activity and let me know in no uncertain terms. I decided that I had done enough for the day and had taken enough punishment. Besides it was getting really hot and humid. The Andromeda will have to wait a little while longer to settle in its new home.