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Spring hive management

Hooray for spring!  Let beekeepers everywhere rejoice!  The sun is shining, and the trees are beginning to bud, it's warming…

12 years ago

Companion planting made easy

It was my father in-law who first introduced me to the concept of companion planting, as we discussed gardening, and…

12 years ago

6 tips for handling bees

When I got started with beekeeping, I had spent a year prior to bringing my bees home, just researching and…

12 years ago

Establishing a New Farm: Where to Start & How to Prioritize

These days nothing is more enticing than the concept of living a life sustained by the land and nature.  Folks…

12 years ago

Garden planning for beginners

An expression of art and science, gardening is a practice that dates back to the start of civilization, and is…

12 years ago

Establishing a new farm: tools & investments

This is part 2 in our Establishing a New Farm blog-series.  Click here to see part 1: Where to Start…

12 years ago

DIY broths from kitchen scraps

I'm one of those people who really loves soups and stews.  A good soup simmering on the stove makes a…

12 years ago

7 foods you can easily grow indoors this winter

Now that the balmy days of summer are behind us, and the time to tuck in for the long cold…

12 years ago

Dealing with hornworms in the organic garden

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

12 years ago

How and why to do mite-tests in your apiary

Recently I went around to the various Runamuk apiaries to perform my annual mite-tests, and while the 12 colonies under…

12 years ago