Using Honey for Allergies – breaking down the evidence
As a family who keeps bees I’m often asked about using honey for allergies – mainly, does it work? The simple answer is “it depends.” …
As a family who keeps bees I’m often asked about using honey for allergies – mainly, does it work? The simple answer is “it depends.” …
On Monday, Gabriel woke up and said, “Today is the day to check the bee hives.” We’ve had so much rain that there really hasn’t …
The bees are doing so much better this year than they did last year. I’m chalking it up to cooler weather and some rain. Also, …
In case you don’t already know, Gabriel is our resident beekeeper. He’s 16 and is building quite a business for himself. It’s really exciting to …
I am taking part in a posting series related to the topic of “Homesteading in the Winter.” Each Thursday there will be a new post …
One of the things that was on my summer to do list was finish painting the chicken house that we expanded. We had to expand …
We lost one hive over the winter to carpenter ants and we made plans this spring to order packaged bees to replace it and replace a …
You might remember that a few weeks ago I mentioned that a friend from church brought over some eggs for out incubator. Well, Friday …
Last night as we were playing a game of Spades, a friend from church called and asked Carl if we wanted some fertile eggs. Really? …
The chicks are getting bigger and it’s time to put them with the big hens. We’ve put them in the run during the day and …