Rosemary Hive: A Queen Abdicates Her Throne

Rosemary Hive: A Queen Abdicates Her Throne

by | Jan 6, 2012 | Farm Blog, Honeybees

Sometimes, beekeeping doesn’t go according to the beekeeper’s plan.  Bees are dynamic creatures, with free will, and sometimes, despite all the preparations, reading, attending guild meetings, and talking to beekeepers who are vastly more experienced than...
Replanting Fruit Trees, and Mitigating Vole Damage

Replanting Fruit Trees, and Mitigating Vole Damage

by | Jan 3, 2012 | Farm Blog, Orchard

Each January, right after the New Year, we turn our attention back to the orchard. It’s bare root fruit tree planting season! Last summer we noted that two fruit trees in our orchard had sustained significant damage as a result of Meadow Voles.  Last spring, for...