This was article supposed to be something about how honey bees and beekeepers deal with winter and it was to appear in late September, just…
Whether you just want to have lovely, colorful things flitting around in your garden, or you want to venture into some sort of for-profit venture,…
If you are new to, or interested in, beekeeping, you will eventually find yourself posing the question, "Where do I get some bees?" If you…
“You are about to enter a whole new world,” the retired beekeeper informed me, his eyes shimmering with humor. My husband was just starting out…
Early every spring as I drive into town I notice that people have erupted from their houses and are out on their lawns. But, instead…
Living in the country means you have to deal with fewer people. Country neighbors are few but often become like family. Oftentimes the majority of life…
Whether you are a backyard gardener, an urban homesteader, or you run a commercial farm, the fight against pests and predators is ongoing, especially if…
Gardeners and farmers constantly battle with weeds, but they can have a useful purpose. We should be using weeds as soil indicators. Simply by observing…
When I first started gardening, I knew I would probably be spending a lot of time weeding. What I didn’t realize is just how devastating…
Mushrooms, or mycelium, make good sense for us homesteaders. They make good sense for someone who just dreams of being a homesteader. It doesn't matter…
Bats are among the most misunderstood creatures on the planet. For centuries, these flying mammals have been associated with evil and death and reviled as…
My first up-close encounter with an opossum was one evening many years ago when I went to get feed for our horses. I had seen…
