A DIY Water Heater for Your Chicken Run
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Small pumpkins, big flowers, 2019 offered plenty of garden learnings
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When I first got into having bees, I had absolutely no clue how much extra support the little critters would need to make it through a rainy, cold, sometimes snowy Pacific Northwest winter. My first year ended in disaster. Thankfully, my 2nd winter turned out much better. Here’s what I did.
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What was originally purchased for winter use has become an integral component of my year around beekeeping set up. I’m a big fan of the Vivaldi Board.
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The days are shortening, the air is crisper, the evening temps are dropping into the 30’s, and there are feathers everywhere in the chicken run. ‘Tis the season for molting!
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When the outside world seems increasingly fractious, the world of bees is a respite. Even when things are a bit challenging in and around the colonies, hearing the hum of bees as they fly in out of their hives is calming, and somehow meditative. Here are notes from the last couple of months of beekeeping.
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It works! With burlap and wire mesh, you can create food safe hanging baskets for growing edibles along a fence or wall.
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A Solution for More Protected Room for Our Peeps
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My first year growing tomatoes in this region was pretty sad. The plants produced lots of fruit, but they just didn’t ripen. In the years since, I’ve learned a few things…
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Mmm…we love homemade granola. Especially with homegrown berries and yogurt. Or dried cranberries and pecans. Or any number of additions! Get the base recipe here.
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Leaf edges cut out, stippling of leaves, leaf drop – instead of green and robust, my rhodies looked increasingly sad…
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During the Spring and Fall, when temperatures can be quite cool overnight yet warm during the day, keeping him in the right weight of blanket becomes a challenge
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Three recent things I’ve learned about bees and beekeeping
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If you have chickens, you might just find yourself getting addicted to beekeeping, too.
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10 Lessons from my 2018 growing season
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…Dodge gradually came around to where I could ride him calmly once again.
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A favorite family recipe, especially delicious with homegrown berries and greens!
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Did you ever stop to think that bees need water? I certainly never did, that is, until I began setting up our apiary. Yes, it does seem obvious in retrospect (they need it to make honey, after all), but…
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