How to make your own laundry soap

13 years ago

If you've never made your own laundry soap you don't know what you're missing.  The laundry soaps that are available…

Beekeeping for beginners

13 years ago

Bee-school is new to this region of Maine.  Before the Somerset Beekeepers were established 2 years ago folks had to…

I’ll be back!

13 years ago

It's been a while since I last posted, and I don't have the time to do it now, either. But…

Talking pollinators with the Somerset master gardeners

13 years ago

Last night I had the privilege of speaking to a group of my peers, the master gardeners of Somerset County. …

What are the benefits of using beeswax?

13 years ago

  Since man first began robbing bee-trees for honey, beeswax has been a highly prized commodity treasured for it's many…

Feeding bees non-GMO sugar

13 years ago

There are a good number of beekeepers who object to feeding bees sugar.  And I completely understand their objections.  Sugar…

The next hurdle…finding funding

13 years ago

Well we've got the land, we've got our ideas and plans and goals, now all we need is the money…

Who are the pollinators?

13 years ago

The spectrum of animal pollinators is much broader than most people realize.  With some 200,000 species world-wide, pollinating approximately 80%…

Resources for beginning farmers at the Maine Agricultural Trade Show

13 years ago

We came home from the Civic Center in Augusta filled with hopeful optimism that lingers with us even now, after…

Winter management of the beehives

13 years ago

I miss my bees during the winter.  The long cold and snowy months when a beekeeper can't go out to…