

Sweet, Sweet Success
2025 Honey Who would have thought I would get so excited about one quart of honey? Well, it is just a start. And, since I got none in...


Spring moves into summer
What a beautiful sight! Here is one of the nucleus hives started in June. It is building up nicely as you can see. I will need to...


Good Spring!
New plant starts inside Sorry it has been awhile since I have posted. The spring was so busy I didn't have time to record it! This...


Nine and we are done!
Baby Jacob Our last babies were born a bit over a week ago. We had a bit of a rough go with momma Hyacinth, but she is mostly recovered...


Seven babies and counting!
Here is Petunia with her triplets, two boys and a girl. This morning three baby goats greeted us in the barn, all with long ears!...


New life everywhere!
Plant starts for the 2025 garden Here are the baby plants under my "cat protectors". Everything is coming along well. Tomatoes just got...


First kids of 2025!
Poppy and her two boys, Patrick and Finnegan Our yearling first freshener, Poppy, had twin boys on St. Patty's day. In honor of that...


Life and Death on the farm
I wrote a little treatise on livestock and deadstock in my "notes from the farm" section on the website. My farming philosophy is based...


Time for a change
Since the apiary is moving and not much is happening at the moment, I decided to expand this blog to cover everything on the farm. This...


Hope for the future
This is an old picture of the last time I moved hives off my property to another place. I just couldn't imagine a summer without bees, so...