Category Archives: Bees

Babies and Queens

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Mandy

Babies!! And Queens! We have babies and queens!! No, not human babies. These babies didn’t cause me a one little flicker of pain. Well, no pain but I did lose some sleep and added a few gray hairs because of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, Chickens, Gardening, Goats, Homesteading, Sheep, Spring | 5 Comments

Forever and A Day – A List

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Mandy

It feels like forever and a day since I’ve last posted. So here’s a quick rundown on what’s happening around the homestead. 1) Fin has a new home. He attacked a chicken, a cat and snapped at the sheep. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, Chickens, Gardening, Goats, Homesteading, Pigs, Sheep | 6 Comments

DIY Candy Board for Bees

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Mandy

How to make a DIY candy board for winter feed for your honey bees. Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, Frugal | 5 Comments

How Much Help Is Too Much?

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Mandy

This past weekend was beautiful and warm so we decided to peek at our two bee hives to see how they were doing. Going into winter, one hive had a fair amount of honey stored up but the other was … Continue reading →

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Um, Hello.

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Mandy

So here I am, back after a little (okay, a loonngg) break. Instead of giving you the list of 1000 excuses why I have been gone, I’ll just hit ya with my top 4 and you can choose the one … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, Chickens, Gardening, Goats, Homeschool, Homesteading, Pigs, Sheep, Summer | 8 Comments