The first and probably most important thing to do is get over it – yeah… bees… insects and flying things in general. Ok, so sometimes it really isn’t that easy… but it does come. I remember the first time I went out to the apiary (the...
Thinking of starting bees? Looking for better pollination or simply can’t get your mind off of the delicious taste of local honey? Beekeeping can be as simple or complex as you want it to ‘bee’ – :p One of my bee mentors John Talbert recently...
Have had some friends ask me about egg laying hens recently and I thought I’d give you a few bits of information about it. Hens are all about protein – their eggs are high in protein and their feathers are 85% protein, so in short they need LOTS of...
Attending the all day seminar with beekeeping masterminds Blake Shook and John Talbert! Blake started us with 15 essential things for beekeepers to know. Feed and pest control were at the top of his list. John made the legalities of a honey house and honey production...
I don’t want you to think we’ve given up on goats milk – quite the contrary. We’ll have at least 4 in milk next year – twice what we have now. If Willow gives us a hard time next year we’ll probably have to sell her though, and that...
This is one of my favorite times of the year – you might be saying “you’re nuts!” The temperature has recently fell below 100 degrees here in North Texas – yeah… 99 degrees, a cold front I know. It’s humid to boot. So what...
