spring

Spring is in the air

It's that time of year when we're all sick of winter and looking ahead to spring. Winter is worn and…

11 years ago

New market garden is in!

Is it strange to be so excited--so ecstatic--over the establishment of new garden plots? Perhaps this is something that only…

12 years ago

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

Gearing up for spring; planning Runamuk’s farm expansion

Mother Nature brought us a whopping 12-14 inches of snow last week, forcing me to postpone the first class of…

12 years ago

How and why to make your own apiary splits & nucs

Swarming is a natural tendency for bees in the spring and early summer, and making splits and nucs is just…

12 years ago

Hardening seedlings in a mini hoop-house

After the devastation of last year's seedling fiasco (read about that here), I was more than a little anxious about…

13 years ago

3 trees that offer early season food sources for Maine bees

The early spring season is a very difficult time for bees and beekeepers.  When the temperatures start warming the bees…

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

Progress

As spring progresses, things are moving right along here at Runamuk.  It is something of a relief to finally be…

14 years ago