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!
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
…true story! Chickens are like that first scratch when you have a mosquito bite – it starts as something small and then you just can’t stop (chickens, horses, goats – oh my!). As you may know, I started out with four retired layer hens in our backyard in 2015. By that time I was fully… Continue reading They Say Chickens Are a Gateway Animal…
I (along with a lot of other people) adore goats these days – something about their weird pupils, floppy ears, and bleating voices always make me smile and I can watch bouncy baby goat videos all day long. I have toyed with the idea of goats on the homestead since before we actually moved to… Continue reading Raw Milk Wishes & Caprine Dreams
