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Thankful for friendship and love

While my journey as a beginning farmer has been filled with many ups and downs, Runamuk has somehow persisted─at times this…

9 years ago

Bee-utiful northern Queens!

I am pleased to say that I managed to produce a handful of bee-utiful northern Queens from my overwintered honeybee stock.…

9 years ago

Save bees! Help Runamuk go home!

Sometimes I joke that my status as a landless farmer and the on-going search for Runamuk's forever-farm has given new…

9 years ago

Queen-rearing: if at first you don’t succeed…

For the first time in my 7 years of beekeeping I am trying my hand at raising my own Queens.…

9 years ago

The Redneck’s Garden

It's with a bit of self-debasement that I've ruefully dubbed this year's garden "the Redneck's Garden." Having been born and…

9 years ago

Making the most of it as a land-less farmer

One of the great things about beekeeping is that I can do it from anywhere. Everyone wants beehives on their…

9 years ago

Fedco’s Tree Sale: a Maine Adventure

Yesterday was my first-ever visit to the annual Fedco Tree Sale and what an adventure it was! An event the…

9 years ago

Garden help

Honestly I wonder sometimes which I really love more: beekeeping or gardening? Working with the soil and helping plants to…

9 years ago

April apiary update

March is always a dirty month. As the snow melts all of winters dirty secrets are revealed. The snow banks…

9 years ago

Introducing Rootsy!

I'm taking a moment today to introduce Runamuk's new affiliation with Rootsy. I'm really excited about this because the Rootsy…

9 years ago