5-19-19 The bees arrived on May 6. I installed them, fed them and left them alone for a week. There were hardly any that had died in shipping and I was thankful for such a strong bunch since we had freezing rain and snow for almost three days after the day they arrived. I know … Continue reading The Bees Are Home!
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The Seedlings Are Coming Along
Tomatoes, peppers, pumpkins, celery and melons growing happily in their mini greenhouse. It's always hard waiting for the freezing nights to stop.
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Trying to Keep the Bears Out
Here's an updated photo of the hive and the "bear cage" with a new electric fence and solar fencer. (The bees have been postponed by the supplier until after May 5) How on earth do we begin to keep the bears out of the hive? Here's what we have come up with so far. I've … Continue reading Trying to Keep the Bears Out
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Maple Sugaring is Done!
I'm happy to say that our maples were done running on April 6, 2019. Another sapping year is in the books and we've put away just under 5 gallons of syrup this year. This year we filtered with store bought filters (a pre filter and a final filter). It was a lot easier than our … Continue reading Maple Sugaring is Done!
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Bees
I have never kept bees. I have never harvested honey. Well, I'm about to try. I love honey and have always felt that the more local the honey, the more benefits it will give you. I'm going backyard local this spring! Here's the deal, my husband is allergic to beestings but would still like to … Continue reading Bees
