Tag: Homesteading

As a blast of cold weather rolls Eastward, we fall back onto old winter habits and prep for possible snow fall.

You would not think twice about feeding your chickens, your goats, your pigs, and other livestock. Feeding your bees is important for hive health and honey production.

Are you a new beekeeper? Congratulations! Let's get your new hive set up and ready before your bees arrive.

Did you leave the rat race only to find you moved it to your backyard? I see this in YouTube creators who drift away from their authentic selves in pursuit of subscribers and the all mighty dollar. Avoid this trap and get back to your roots.

More sunny weather allowed us to make substantial progress on our chicken coop yesterday. We expect to pick up with roofing late next week.

Back to the grind stone--or should I say nail gun? Warm, dry weather allowed me to get back into the field and work on framing the chicken coop.

The yellow blooms of forsythia in the valley below us herald the coming of spring, but our mountain locations keeps it at bay.

Warm, dry weather means its time to work outdoors, so we recently picked up where we had left off with the garden fencing project.

When we went to pick up the bee hive components I had ordered, we found a source for local queens and bees to help our hive start off strong.

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