Bees are fascinating. They exist in a matriarchal society where the main goal is to protect the queen, feed the brood, and collect food stores to survive, then wash-rinse-repeat. All of the bees in the hive are children of the queen bee. The workers are her daughters who do everything from gather nectar and pollen,… Continue reading Game of Thrones: Re-Queening Your Hive
Mmmmmm….honey. Honey on biscuits, honey in tea, honey as a sugar substitute, honey for mead, honey…sorry, y’all, I got distracted there. Let’s be honest, most people keep bees for the honey. It is a wonderful alternative to using sugar and has the benefit of combating allergies when you eat raw, local honey, plus it’s delicious!… Continue reading Oh, Honey!
If you are anything like us, we love getting a good deal on useful things – you, too? Yes? Good, then you will understand how we ended up with an accidental extra hive of bees by Fall 2016. We follow our local beekeeping group on Facebook and Matt saw that someone had posted an ad… Continue reading Un(bee)lievable Chaos
We love pollinators at our house. They are so vital to our food supply, environment, and ecosystems that we have tried to always have some type of native plant that benefits butterflies and bees in our yard. They are especially helpful in pollinating my garden and fruit trees so I want as many around as… Continue reading Hives at the Homestead
As mentioned in my last post about our hens, I have added to my flock a couple of times now, but I am still at eight layers to date. Chickens were my gateway animal to homestead animal keeping, but they were also my first experience with making the right, albeit hard, choices here at home.… Continue reading The Circle of Life – As Taught By Chickens
