Tag: Honey
Our Spring Honey Harvest is a Big Success
The spring honey harvest is complete, and it yielded some of the tastiest honey Pete has ever produced.
Big Honey Harvest Plus Homestead and Security Update
As summer draws to an end, we harvest our honey crop and some of the last vegetables from the garden. Before winter sets in is also a good time to check that all systems are functioning.
Inflation is Everywhere; Thank Goodness for Home-Grown Food
Inflation hits hardest in the grocery store, but you can offset that with a garden and livestock. It can also add some spending money to your pocket.
The Spring Honey Harvest is Complete
We finished extracting, filtering and bottling honey. Now we need to add labels and deliver it to our local retailers and customers.
Busy Bees and the Honey Harvest
Summer is busy on the homestead. We have to take advantage of the warm weather to grow and harvest what food we can in a limited time.
Back to the Hives for one Last Honey Harvest
After a big honey harvest in late August, the bees surprised us and kept producing for another month. We got anther 50 pounds.
Lots of Bees, Not Much Honey
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.
How to add Calories to your Long Term Storage Plan
Storing food is critical to survival, but raising your own food can provide critical calories and help extend the life of your food storage.
Working in the Honey House
Decapping, extracting, filtering and bottling are steps required to take honey from the comb to the bottle.
Our Early Honey Harvest is in the Bottle
Its early in the second year of raising bees and the hives have already produced more honey than they did last year.