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We’re all familiar with the image of a cow, horse or sheep grazing in a lush green pasture under a clear blue sky. The sun is shining, the birds chirping.
After reading one of my posts, a friend suggested I take a look at the book 1493... by Charles C. Mann. Only in a few pages and I had a rude awakening. It appeared to me that up to this point I had merely been scratching the surface when describing our family's roots, branches, history,…
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Learn how to catch a wild bee swarm and relocate them safely to your hives.
By touting water conservation, forest preservation and even bee protection, distilleries put a green sheen on an industry with a heavy carbon footprint.
Yes, bears love honey — and high-fat honey bee brood — but there are effective ways to protect your hives from bear predation or damage.
Beekeeping is one of those things that utterly fascinates me, but I haven’t added any bees to my homestead… YET. In the meantime, I love learning from homestead beekeepers such as Amy from The Vomiting Chicken. Not only are bees a wonderful addition to a homestead of any size, keeping bees has much greater importance than […]
Did you know the United States Department of Agriculture offers two insurance programs, ELAP and NAP, to cover honey bee losses?
Is dog barking in your apartment getting you in trouble with neighbors? Here are several effective ways to stop the noise and restore sanity.
Red Clover is a nitrogen-fixing herbaceous plant that can feed livestock, protect and build the soil, attract bees, be used as a medicine, and so much more!
Whether you have a large garden, modest courtyard or simple window box, you can make a few small changes that will offer big benefits to our most important pollinators. Honey bees are responsible for pollinating a wealth of plants, fruits, vegetables and other crops that not only feed us but our livestock too, with up
My CM username is the Latin name of the common honeybee (“Apis mellifera”). So it should come as no surprise that I'm a beekeeper. I started keeping bees about seven years ago, long before I had any awareness of "Peak Everything" or the three E's. And I enjoy keeping bees more than just about anything else. It requires a small amount of regular attention to make sure my hives are healthy, and conversely, to make sure a hive is not doing too well and preparing to swarm, which really ruins honey production. But beekeeping is not really a lot of work compared to most livestock. So, maybe consider a few beehives in your plans for self-sufficiency.
Natural Beekeeping Research Trip – Europe! Switzerland - Biodynamic Bees, and a Question of Livestock or Biodiversity Now is the ultimate test for Big Red (our wonderful and trustworthy campervan … I take back everything I said before!) as we begin the uphill approach to Switzerland. Big Red She unflatteringly grunts and groans up the…
If you’re already a chicken owner, you might be aware that chickens often serve as a ‘gateway’ animal. The easy success and great delight of raising chickens can cause enthusiasm for other backyard ‘livestock’ such as goats, rabbits, ducks, and bees. It’s just too fun and addictive raising your own food (especially in the city…
“Since 1861 the Tauzer Family Homestead has evolved and innovated to meet changing demands. Ranging from raising livestock to keeping bees, the Tauzer family homestead has demonstrated a strong commitment to caring for the land and preserving family farming. With the established success of their apiary, it was time to grow the business and its […]
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We have finished our unit about bees. My little ones had a lot of fun and learned a lot. We did a cute Bee glyph. As well as rea...
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