Taking Advantage of the Cooler Weather on the Homestead
We are working to make fall plantings, clean up the homestead, stock up, and generally make sure we are ready for winter.
Growing my Apiary the Natural Way
You can buy bees, or you can help your hives reproduce, expanding your bee yard or apiary at no cost. it just takes time and patience.
The Honey Harvest is In
The honey harvest is behind us. It was fun but sticky work and yielded 200 pounds of two different colors of honey.
Making a Bee Resupply Run Across the State
It's getting close to honey harvest time, and time to help our bee colonies get prepared for the long, cold winter.
Lots of Bees, Not Much Honey
I have plenty of bees, but little honey. We are all waiting for something to bloom besides wildflowers and clover so the honey flow can start.
A Tough Year so far for Bees and Honey
The honey season is off to a slow start thanks to a cool and wet spring, but things are beginning to look up on the homestead.
Working on my Farmer Tan and Splitting Bees
A long day spent int he bee yard getting stung and splitting hives, but we're nor done yet as we expand to seven hives.
Testing for Mites to Raise Healthy Fat Winter Bees
The bees look strong heading into the fall, but our mite check turned up some Varroa mites in one of our larger hives.
The Exciting Part of Bee Season Comes to an End
Bee season has peaked and the brood nests will get smaller and smaller. What you do now will determine if your bees make it through winter.
A Busy Day in the Bee Yard
Monday's beehive inspection revealed some surprises, both good and bad. We've got supers on two hives and are making honey for our spring harvest.
