Newbees

Newbees

by | Feb 11, 2011 | Farm Blog, Honeybees

This spring, like so many before us over the centuries, we’re venturing into the exciting world of beekeeping! Honey bee on bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare) We both have some limited previous experiences with honey bees.  I personally was very fortunate in middle...
Mason Bees

Mason Bees

by | Feb 9, 2011 | Beneficial Insects, Farm Blog, Garden

We’ve hinted about adding honeybees to Curbstone Valley this year, and in fact, we’ve already ordered our bees which are expected to arrive in early April. In the meantime though, we’re not devoid of bees. In addition to our native resident bumble...
Amanita muscaria sp.

Amanita muscaria sp.

by | Feb 7, 2011 | Farm Blog, Flora and Fauna, Fungi

I’m excited to have found my first Amanita on the property, but frustrated with my own inexperience with this genus.  It’s made it a challenge to narrow down a more specific identification of this fungus in time for Mushroom Monday. However, it’s...
Bare Root Fruit – 2011

Bare Root Fruit – 2011

by | Feb 2, 2011 | Farm Blog, Orchard

In our recent Scion Exchange post, I mentioned that we were adding some different apple and crab apple varieties to the orchard.  It will be a while before the grafted scions will be ready to plant out in the orchard though. In the meantime we’ve been adding...