Homesteading

It's been a busy spring, but that didn't stop us from doing a minor renovation to our garage and adding a new door.

Winter finally arrives at the homestead with temperatures in the twenties and a few inches of snow. More cold is expected.

Whether you prep slowly, a little at a time, or in big batches doesn't matter as much as being prepared when the SHTF. Here's what I did this week.

The road thaws out enough to become passable, the pipes are no longer frozen, and we take the opportunity to stock up on some critical items.

This is the peak of production on the homestead. In a survival situation, this is when we would be packing on pounds to get us through the winter.

Beekeeping in January, upgrading the Ruger 10/22, and vacuum-sealing ammo. How unusual weather is shifting this winter's homesteading priorities.

After a big honey harvest in late August, the bees surprised us and kept producing for another month. We got anther 50 pounds.

With the weather improving and the sun shining again, we embark on a host of gardening and other outdoor activities

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.

Decapping, extracting, filtering and bottling are steps required to take honey from the comb to the bottle.