No honey to sell….again

10 years ago

It's difficult to be at market and have to tell customers that I'm not going to have any honey this…

DIY screened bottom board “sticky-stuff”

10 years ago

The beginning of August signifies the end of the spring nectar flow here in Maine. At this point in the…

Maine’s Artisan Bread Fair

10 years ago

This past weekend was the 10th anniversary of the Maine Grain Alliance's Kneading Conference and Artisan Bread Fair. I've always admired the…

Moving beehives

10 years ago

The sky was just beginning to lighten Saturday morning as I went out to the apiary with scissors and a…

Zipties on a weed-whacker: an experiment

10 years ago

Have you've seen the post going around facebook that shows a homesteader using zipties on a weed-whacker instead of the…

Teaching kids to tolerate insects

10 years ago

I was invited to speak with the children participating in the Solon Summer-Rec program yesterday, so I pulled a couple…

Gaining perspective

10 years ago

Murphy and I, along with a good friend of mine, climbed Pleasant Pond Mountain in Caratunk on Friday, reconnecting with another passion…

Garden Update

10 years ago

With the sowing of green beans on Friday, the garden is finally complete. If I weren't moving this fall it…

Farm vs Lifestyle

10 years ago

I'm not perfect. Nobody is. I have flaws and weaknesses─many flaws and many weaknesses, lol. This post is about 2…

Plants for pollinators

10 years ago

By now it's fairly common knowledge that bees and pollinators are in trouble. The media has spread the word of Colony…