Abbott Farms - Sustainable Agriculture

The view from my front yard As the season winds down, there are still a lot of things to do on the farm. I checked the bees about a month ago. My rule of thumb is to not take honey after Labor Day. It was just past Labor Day, but I would have collected my last batch if I felt the bees could afford it. But, I did not find honey outside the broodnest of any amount, so I left them as is. I flipped the middle inner cover in my blue long hive. I am still deciding whether to insula

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...

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...

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...

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...

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!...

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

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...

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

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...