Tag: Homesteading
A New, Local Queen and Bees to Strengthen our Hive
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.
Picking the Best Breeds for our Bee and Chick Orders
As spring comes closer, we order our bee hive, bees, and chicks. It was a learning experience but we will plan better next year.
Our Nice Rectangular Garden Just Became a Quadrilateral
Sometimes the best laid plans of mice and men go awry. We learned that our topography isn't quite as neat and square as the graph paper we plotted our garden on.
Prepping vs Homesteading
Homesteader and preppers probably have more in common than we think, and there is often some overlap between the two lifestyles.