I love all of the different tools that I get to use on the homestead, from hand tools to tractors. But of all the tools I use everyday, there is one tool that precedes everything I do around here. Here’s “How to Keep a Farm Journal”. Why is my farm journal my most powerful tool?…
Beekeeping
How to Make Infused Honey
Learning how to make infused honey is really very simple and fun! There are so many possibilities to what you can create! An infusion is simply a drink or extract prepared by soaking the leaves or flowers of a plant or herb in a liquid. That’s it! Just like making tea. Infused honey has lots…
Buying Bees: Nuc vs. Packaged
It’s that time of year again! Many beekeepers, new and experienced, will start to look ways to purchase their bees this year. But should you purchase a nuc or packaged bees? I’ll try to answer that question with “Buying Bees: Nuc vs. Packaged”. You can find them for sale all over Craigslist, Facebook and the…
How to Start a Self-Sufficient Homestead
It all started innocently enough, with the best of intentions. I wanted to be sustainable. I wanted to grow my own food and have some chickens for eggs and meat. And maybe get some bees, too! Yet, I found myself behaving like a consumer…again.
How to Move a Bee Hive
There are times as a beekeeper that we realize that our bee hives might be compromised in their current location. This happened to me and so today I’ll explain “How to Move a Bee Hive”. Moving a bee hive is simple, as long as you play by the bee’s rules. Honeybees are very intelligent. Bees…
How to Homestead Alone and Not Die in the Process
Life is lived in seasons. In this present season, I sometimes question how to homestead alone and not die in the process. Right now, I’m wedged between seasons….we’re at the tail end of raising a large family and seeing the “empty nest” sunrise just over the horizon. I am managing the farm most days by…
Why I Choose To Keep Bees
This ends my fourth year of beekeeping. The bees are safely tucked away in their hives until Spring with plenty of honey to last the winter. My journey into beekeeping wasn’t as well planned as I would have liked. I truly wanted to keep bees at some point, but like many of you, I was…