A Late Summer Honey Harvest
Although we primarily keep bees for pollination, we’d be lying if we didn’t admit that at some point we also hoped to harvest at least some honey. Last year, as the colonies were building up, we left the honey stores with the bees. We’ve had a smackeral or two of...
Hive Management: Salvaging a Hive with a Failed Queen
Last year our Salvia hive, sourced from a feral swarm that landed in a neighbor’s plum tree, was the most populous, and robust hive in our apiary. This colony was doing so well that we split the hive in February to replace one of the colonies we’d lost...
Rough Cat’s Ear (Hypochaeris radicata)
In the mornings, at this time of year, our road cuts, orchard, and especially the meadow area, are awash in a sea of yellow. This cheery swath of yellow is Hypochaeris radicata, commonly known as Rough Cat’s Ear, False Dandelion, or Flatweed. One of the most...
Zucchini Pickles
Our perennial problem each summer is what to do with the bumper crop of summer squash we harvest from the garden. Most vegetable gardeners invariably grow too much zucchini, and no doubt many of us end up passing along our excesses to unsuspecting friends, and...
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