Big Honey Harvest Plus Homestead and Security Update
As summer draws to an end, we harvest our honey crop and some of the last vegetables from the garden. Before winter sets in is also a good time to check that all systems are functioning.
A Late Summer Cool Snap; Homestead and Prepping Updates
It's a good time of year for homesteading, but the calendar also makes it an important time to do some prepping.
Vegetables, Critters and Bees on the Homestead
The garden is flourishing, the bees are piling up the honey, and an assortment of young critters is trying to make our homestead their home.
Spring Rains Slow Homestead Projects
Just when it transitioned from cold weather to warm, the rains started, drowning out many of our homesteading chores.
Homestead Updates and Prepping Thoughts
Updates on the economy, precious metals pricing, our beehives, our solar power system, and the use of drones for prepping.
Firewood Cutting, Splitting and Stacking
As we leave winter behind, we start preparing for the next one, laying in a good stock of firewood to dry and season over the summer.
Building a Predator-Proof Henhouse
Losing chickens is a part of homestead life, but you don't have to make it easy on the predators. Take steps to keep your egg-supply safe.
It’s Spring, Time to Start your Engines
It's the time of year to start your small gas-powered engines, change the oil, grease the moving parts, and make sure your equipment is ready.
Can you have Too Many Eggs?
The early spring has meant a surge an egg sales and very active beehives. Now we just have to hope there isn't a sudden hard freeze.
Signs of an Early Spring
Suddenly, spring was here. The bees were flying, the robins were hunting worms, and the bats were catching insects. The homestead is getting busy again.
