Hive Inspection: Brood and Burr Comb

Hive Inspection: Brood and Burr Comb

We didn’t plan to do a hive inspection again so soon, but it turns out it was good we checked our swarm hive, now named the Salvia hive, this weekend.   Since the bees arrived all signs have been suggesting that the hive is functionally normal even though...
Jenny’s Not-So-Secret Admirer

Jenny’s Not-So-Secret Admirer

We haven’t posted about the turkeys in some time, but it’s spring, and it’s become a little interesting around the turkey pen this week! Most commercial turkeys raised for market can’t breed naturally, the Toms are simply too fat, but heritage...
A Spring Walk Along the Creek

A Spring Walk Along the Creek

The last few days have been beautifully warm and sunny, but tonight the rain returns, so I decided to take a leisurely stroll down to one of the creeks on the property to see what’s blooming this spring before the weather changes, again. As we had almost 14...
First Hive Inspection

First Hive Inspection

The swarm we collected on Thursday, and housed in a new hive in the orchard, so far seems to be doing very well. On Sunday afternoon, as the weather was warm and beautiful outside, we decided to conduct a brief cursory inspection of the hive.  As new beekeepers...
Impromptu Beekeepers

Impromptu Beekeepers

Spring has finally arrived!  Our phenomenally appalling weather for almost all of March has thankfully moved on.  Last week we had mudslides and fallen trees everywhere, but this week the sun is shining, and we’ve been enjoying some glorious spring weather. ...