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…
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A couple of winters ago we decided to turn one of our raised beds into a hoop house in an attempt to extend our season a bit. So we purchased some supplies, threw it all together, planted a few spinach and kale seeds and expected magic in November. No, I’m not joking. We got a really late start that year…
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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…
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If you’d asked me a decade ago if I’d be writing a post on urban gardening I might have laughed out loud, and yet here I am now. Who knew? Growing up, my mom always had a tomato plant or a few carrots or herbs growing in some patch of soil. She had the greenest thumb and could really make…
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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…
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The weather has been phenomenally warm the last several days. So warm, in fact, that we have walked around in short sleeve shirts and actually got out into the yard for a bit this morning. Crazy, right? Yep, Spring Fever is in full effect! Unfortunately, it’s only mid-February…way too early for Spring Fever and way too early to much of…
