Category: Learning

Bee Journal

Checking hives has been on my to do list, but it’s been raining non stop since last Friday. Today, I finally donned the suite, fired up the smoker (I still need to work on that), and headed out to the hives. The first bit of exciting news is that I am pretty sure I saw… Continue reading Bee Journal

Bee Journal

I worked on the hives today. My main mission was to fill feeders and look for queen cells in the hive we split off last week. Neither hive needed food so the nectar flow must be sustaining them. My bee mentors tell me that if they don’t need the food, they won’t take it. I… Continue reading Bee Journal

Bee Journal

Beekeepers keep journals. Being the geek I am, it seems easiest to do this online. So, this post is more for me than for you, dear reader. But, if you’re interested in what is involved in beekeeping, you can read on to learn more. We split the hives on Wednesday the 22nd. Today, I wanted… Continue reading Bee Journal

Of Bees and Baby Chicks

 Spring is here, and blogging always seems to take a back seat. But I’ll do a quick post mostly to share some photos. Bees are really an endangered species, it seems. There are reports of a smaller than average number of swarms and threats to crops that rely on pollination. We decided to do our… Continue reading Of Bees and Baby Chicks

A Tale of Two Hives

Many, many thanks to the beekeeper who came to help me today. I learned so much! It turns out my inactive hive did not have a queen but probably had an egg laying drone. Not much to do but break it up and let the bees go of to find new homes. The second hive… Continue reading A Tale of Two Hives

Spring at the Farm

A beautiful day on the farm! We harvested the last of the greens and cabbages so Bob could till the soil. He planted carrots and radishes in one row and onions in another. The potatoes are cut up and ready to be planted tomorrow. The sun porch is full of seedlings. We got our bee… Continue reading Spring at the Farm

This Life We Lead

We couldn’t help but be moved by the tribute to farmers aired during the Super Bowl even though we don’t fit the portrait perfectly: But, somehow over the past two years, we have become farmers, somewhat on our own terms and in our own style, but we are farmers. A cold wet snow was falling… Continue reading This Life We Lead

Putting Up the Sign

The produce is coming in like crazy: peas, early beans, squash, zucchini and more.  We put up the sign on Memorial Day but haven’t had any traffic yet.  Today, I am going to head down to the end of the drive with a table full of vegies to see if that makes a difference.  Bob… Continue reading Putting Up the Sign