My bees love me. I give them a nice place to live. I provide water. I try not to bother them too much. They have this really cool feeder on top that sometimes has water and sometimes a special treat like honey water. They have to love me…. right?
Wow, That’s a lot of honey! That’s what my son said as we looked in the hive. We went out just to inspect the hive. To be honest, we haven’t been inspecting on the regular schedule that we should have been. Just a few weeks ago we added the two shallow honey supers because the hive was just full of bees. I got nervous that they would swarm up because they were running out of room. Continue reading Beekeeping: Collecting Honey for the First Time→
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Well, I thought it was about time to post up about my beekeeping adventures. Actually it hasn’t been especially adventurous. I have mostly left the bees alone. I have peeked in there a few times to see the progress of the colony. Along with that I walk up there about every evening to watch them flying in and out. Those wonderful little critters appear to be doing just fine.
I can remember our first experience buying chickens. We were at the local Tractor Suppy store during “Chick days”. All of us gathered around the large metal stock tanks just full of all kinds of chickens. peep peep peep peep!!! it was so cute and so fun.
My daughter was 6 or 7 at the time. She gravitated over to the tanks with baby ducks. I said “No ducks, We came here for chickens.” I meant it… yes I did. We left with 4 ducks.
I’m not sure why I keep creating projects for myself, but I do. Beekeeping is one of my latest projects. My goal is to make my farm productive. I want to learn how to grow things. I want to learn how to provide for my family in a way that does not depend on the grocery store system that our culture depends too much on. I want to reconnect with nature and learn how to be a part of it rather than one who just “takes” from it. Bees seem to be a logical part of that. Without the bees and other pollinators we wouldn’t have the diversity we have in our gardens. My orchard is currently only 14 young trees. The bees, I hope, will be a part of making Continue reading Beekeeping: Some of Our First Moments→
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Hi! I'm Blake. Online I go by "Daddykirbs". My farm and blog is a place to learn about my journey with Permaculture, Homesteading, Gardening and more. Thanks for visiting!
