On-going site prep

12 years ago

Yesterday the Ames crew were prepping the site for the cement pad to be laid.  The ground was smoothed out…

Getting underway for the big move

12 years ago

The word came early this morning that our new trailer had arrived at the Ames Mobile Home Center in Canaan,…

Kirk Webster at MSBA

13 years ago

I'd never heard of Kirk Webster until earlier this summer when I was talking shop with a friend, who is…

Penance

13 years ago

It was painful to visit the farm after we were forced to move into town. And easier to avoid it,…

Honey pricing & marketing management at MSBA

13 years ago

At the Maine State Beekeepers' annual convention, Deborah Delaney took the floor for a second time that day to present…

Sustainable beekeeping at the state beekeepers’ conference

13 years ago

I love the assortment of people who are drawn to beekeeping.  Young and old, eccentric and conservative, financially solvent--and bootstrappers…

A Thanksgiving Homecoming!

13 years ago

At the start of the year I'd deemed 2013 the "Year of the House".  I do that...give a theme to…

The Power of Dark Honey

13 years ago

For many beekeepers--in this part of Maine at least--this year's season was a bit of a struggle.  A spell of…

Longing for home…

13 years ago

We lived there once before...did I ever mention that? The site of the Runamuk farm of tomorrow.  My blog was…

Dealing with hornworms in the organic garden

13 years ago

I don't know whether I hadn't had an infestation of hornworms before, or I just hadn't noticed them (which seems…