• Beekeeping Basics - Equipment
    Bees & Pollinators,  DIY

    Beekeeping Basics – Equipment

    Alright, at this point I’m sure you’ve put a lot of time and effort into assessing if beekeeping is right for you in addition to thinking about where you’re bees will live and how you will approach taking care of them.  If you haven’t done so already, please check out my 3 Things to Think About Before You Get Started…

  • Beekeeping Basics - Hive & Home
    Bees & Pollinators,  DIY

    Beekeeping Basics – Hive & Home

    Once you’ve checked your allergies, checked your codes and checked your motives, the next step in your beekeeping journey is to start making some serious plans to set yourself and your bees up for the greatest success possible.   Before we get into the details about your bees hive and home, I’d like to encourage you to research beekeeping groups…

  • Pollinator Collage
    Bees & Pollinators

    The Importance of Pollinators

    The plight of the pollinators on our planet was a resounding theme at the 2014 NM Organic Farming Conference I attended over Valentine’s weekend.  Every single workshop I attended mentioned something about pollinators, how integral they are to our survival on this planet and how we can help them and turn things around. I have written about honey bees several…