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Saving the Rusty-Patched Bumblebee

Bumblebees are the gentle giants of the pollinator world, so big and fuzzy and mellow that you just want to…

13 years ago

“Wings of Life” mesmerizes and inspires

We received the "Wings of Life" documentary on Saturday, I ordered it from Amazon and had it shipped here by…

13 years ago

23 early spring vegetable crops

Many American gardeners cling fast to the idea that the growing season doesn't begin until Memorial Day weekend. Yet in…

13 years ago

Take action this Earth Day

At Runamuk Earth Day is a big event.  Any significant event celebrating nature is a big event here because we…

13 years ago

How to build a mini hoop-house

I'm a big fan of season extenders like cold-frames and mini hoop-houses for the family garden. Last year I managed…

13 years ago

Luce’s saphouse preserves Maine’s heritage

Every year many of the locals from this area venture out to Pease Hill here in Anson to visit Luce's…

13 years ago

Pollinator decline threatens agriculture

As president of the Somerset Beekeepers, people often ask me if it is only the honeybees who are in trouble,…

13 years ago

How to make your own laundry soap

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

13 years ago

What are the benefits of using beeswax?

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

13 years ago

Feeding bees non-GMO sugar

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

13 years ago