I have farming in my blood. My dad was a farmer. His father was a farmer. His grandpa was a farmer. You get the point. Yet as an adult, I moved to the city and left the country life behind me… or so I thought. I had an urge to get my hands in the […]
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Bees: Feeding Pollen in Early Spring
Early spring marks an unsettling time for beekeepers. The weather can fluctuate between winter conditions to a gorgeous short-sleeve type of day. We worry. Have the bees survived the last round of cold weather? Is the hive strong? Are enough plants blooming to provide food for the brood and the rest of the colony? Now […]
Grow Your Blog 2014
This post is for the Grow Your Blog 2014. It is an international event! This post is to welcome new visitors and share a little about me and our urban homestead. Please check out our archives and if you like what you see, please sign up to follow the blog. You can also follow us […]
Making Mead: Liquid Gold in a Bottle
As urban homesteaders, we keep bees; two hives to be precise. Two hives for two people is more than enough honey for a couple to eat. If conditions are right (good nectar flow and ample pollen) we can harvest approximately 90 pounds of honey. Even if we gift honey to friends and family, eat fresh […]