Tag: Bees

What's Pete been doing? Shooting guns, cleaning guns, and keeping bees. Both shooting and beekeeping are good hobbies for preppers to adopt.

Pete is trying not to count his eggs before they hatch, but all indications point to a large spring honey harvest. And that's just part of the news.

Our apiary grows and we may gain a second bee yard to allow for further expansion. I'm running low on equipment, too.

You can buy bees, or you can help your hives reproduce, expanding your bee yard or apiary at no cost. it just takes time and patience.

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.

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.

We take advantage of the warmest day yet in February to catch up on homestead chores. It's no fun, but needs to be don

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

I have plenty of bees, but little honey. We are all waiting for something to bloom besides wildflowers and clover so the honey flow can start.

The honey season is off to a slow start thanks to a cool and wet spring, but things are beginning to look up on the homestead.