Homesteading

As our last frost date is behind us and temperatures rise, we "spring" into full speed, as do our bees and the plants in our garden beds.

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

While bad weather seems to have cut a swatch from California to Minnesota, we escaped and the bees and I both used the time productively.

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.

Rural life isn't easy, but it can be interesting and challenging. This weekend proves the point, from contaminated water to animal rescues.

There's plenty of work to do on the homestead, but an annoying injury slows Pete down. The garden continues to thrive.

I've owned shotguns for decades and shot thousands of rounds, but I've never used it on the homestead like this before.

Apparently 30 million working-age men are managing to survive without a paycheck. Here's how they do it and what you can learn from them.

Despite bone-chilling cold, dangerous driveways and roads, and days of snow, we successfully survived the blast of winter weather.

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.