Beekeeping

Stocking up

Been spending some time recently getting stocked up on products we sell at Christmas time. Today, that meant a batch of beeswax lip balm and hand balm. I started making these for one simple reason … I don’t like waste. When we started keeping bees, we all of a sudden had a large supply ofContinue reading “Stocking up”

Minor Setback

Some might say spring had a minor setback this weekend. We got a pile of snow at the farm. The goats venturing out to say hi. And yes, that monster with his head over the fence is our used-to-be-tiny Jack Jack puppy. Hi Jack Jack! The bees are all snug in their hives, waiting outContinue reading “Minor Setback”

Year in Review

I never have as much time as I would like to write about our farm. I always have a running list in my mind of the things I WANT to write about. Only a small percentage of those make it here. So, as the year winds down, I thought I would go through some highlightsContinue reading “Year in Review”

Honey Harvest

Our bees are doing quite well. Wwe weren’t supposed to be able to harvest any honey from our bees this year, since we split our one hive into multiple hives this spring. But apparently it was a good year for honey. Gage recently harvested around 200 pounds of honey from our 10 hives (really fromContinue reading “Honey Harvest”

Beekeeping

A year ago, we purchased our first hive of bees. They were super easy to maintain, took little effort, and produced more than 10 pounds of honey in the first harvest … enough to pay for our initial investment, had we sold the honey! I was starting to think bees are where it’s at. I mean,Continue reading “Beekeeping”