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Beekeeping I don’t think it is any secret that honeybee populations are on the decline worldwide.  Honeybees are useful pollinators and they give us honey!  Planting bee friendly flowers that…

On the Farm At the end of each season, I am going to write up what we have been working on…mostly it has been planting and getting the garden area…

Beekeeping I knew it was going to happen…my bees swarmed!  I had seen the swarm cells.  Swarm cells are used to make a new queen.  A beehive makes swarm cells…

In the Garden My friend, Joe, sent me a pic of a pallet garden a couple of months ago.  I thought it was such a neat idea!  Eventually, I want…

On the Farm A week or so ago, I had posted a pic of one of the Great Horned Owls.  Shortly after that, I took this video… As you can…

Sunflowers Did you know the latest, greatest thing in sunflowers?  It’s white sunflowers!  I did get to order some so these will be the new flower for this year!  They…

Birds I want to encourage birds to the property to help eat insects.  Over the winter, I built 6 bird houses.  Now, these bird houses ain’t fancy.  I used lumber…

April is Autism Awareness month I have decided to try and dedicate one blog each April to Mark.  This past January, Mark turned 17  and we are getting ready to…

In the Kitchen At the beginning of the year, I decided that I wanted to try and make kombucha.  If you don’t know what kombucha is, it is fermented tea. …

Winter happenings on the farm… Makeshift cold frame…I found these glass panes in the barn so I just threw them on top of one of my stock tanks.  I can…