Homesteading

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.

When Charlie Sheen famously said "Winning!" it came back to bite him, but we're still declaring victory over COVID-19. For now, at least.

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

Work continues between the rain drops as the chicken coop and beehives await their new occupa

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.

We may have small stock, but its keeping us busy! From feeding the bees to cleaning chicks with pasty butt, it's all part of a day in the life of a homseteader.