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Monthly Archives: March 2017
Planting Tomatoes: Experiment in Fertilizer Types
I decided to go ahead and plant some tomatoes. Ask 10 gardeners what they feel the best fertilizer is and you are likely to get 11 answers. I am going to compare worm castings to fish fertilizer. This is the … Continue reading
First Hive Split 2017
I finally got larvae in some queen cells, so I made our first hive split of the year.
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Queen Cell Inspection to Check for Spring Hive Splits
I had the opportunity to check my hives. I wanted to check on the queen cells I found in there during my last inspection. I want to use those frames to make spring splits. It’s still a bit early here, … Continue reading
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Propagating/Rooting Grapes and Muscadines
We decided to attempt a rooting of grapes and muscadines. I probably should have done this in the fall, but well, I didn’t. I figure since neither have leafed out yet, I might as well give it a go. After … Continue reading
The Importance of Knowing Your Community
Get to know your community. I had occasion to meet someone I didn’t know before, and he is a great fella. The sad thing is, he has lived at the end of my road for a year. I never knew … Continue reading
Honeybee Orientation Flights
I decided to walk back and watch the hives today for activity. We have had some lousy weather lately. so it was nice to see the bees out and about.
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Baby Chicks Day Two and a Quick Intro to the Other Animals on the Homestead
Earlier in the week, I built a new brooder box for chicks. You can see that post HERE. I built it big, probably bigger than needed, but I wanted plenty of room to grow. I bought a batch of chicks, … Continue reading
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Ant Free Beehive Stand Build
As you may know, I HATE ants. I don’t just hate them a little bit, I despise them. They completely destroyed my hives when I was starting out, so I build some hive stands to keep them out. You can … Continue reading
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Baby Chick Brooder
I need more chickens. A dog got most of mine a couple of weeks ago. Being that a rabbit currently lives in my old ‘brooder’ (which is really just a cage I wrapped in sheets to keep heat in when … Continue reading
