Homesteading

Homesteader and preppers probably have more in common than we think, and there is often some overlap between the two lifestyles.

As spring comes closer, we order our bee hive, bees, and chicks. It was a learning experience but we will plan better next year.

Many homesteaders and preppers raise bees. Are they right for you? What are possible objectives for raising bees? What are the start-up costs?

The winter is almost over and we have not used our wood stove for a week, but that doesn't stop the firewood deliveries.

The weather turned warm and sunny, allowing us to continue to work on our bee projects and our chicken coop. We are now ready if the bees come early. The coop needs more work.

The weather interferes with our plans, but work progresses on the homestead as we continue to ready for our chicks and bees to be delivered.

They say that when it rains it pours. That was the case today when all the livestock we had ordered months ago showed up on the same day.

I never worked a forge or done any blacksmithing, but that's all going to change. Now I just have to decide what to make.

Now that the beehives are set up, we need to get our fencing up before the bears sniff them out and come for a visit.

With spring giving way to summer and summer storms rolling through, we have to plan our work around the weather. There always seems to be more to be done.