We’ve entered the dog days of late summer here on the farm. The days have been hot and humid, the animals are moving slowly, the garden is winding down, and early signs of fall are all around us. If anything, the farm has taught us to really appreciate the arrival of each season and theContinue reading “A Season of Change”
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The Life of a Honey Bee
We brought our bees home just over a month ago and we’ve checked in on them a few times since then. One hive has exploded with growth and now has four supers, one hive is moving right along and has three supers, and one hive is lagging behind a bit with only two supers, butContinue reading “The Life of a Honey Bee”
Spotting Queens and Picking Peas
It’s been over a week since we brought the bees home, so we inspected all of the hives over the weekend to make sure that all three queens were released successfully. We are pleased to announce that we found eggs in all three hives which is the definitive sign that there has been a healthyContinue reading “Spotting Queens and Picking Peas”
The Bees are Back!
After losing both of our hives last fall, we have been without bees on the farm for about five months. The long-awaited package pickup day finally arrived last Friday and we picked up our three new packages of bees from our trusty local bee guy. Because we got the packages home late on Friday, weContinue reading “The Bees are Back!”
Anatomy of a Beehive
We have been staying busy over here throughout the past few weeks. Our garden is completely planted and the greenhouse is almost empty besides a few straggler pepper plants that will find their way into containers in the coming weeks. We also dismantled our old garden trellis and built a whole new one that isContinue reading “Anatomy of a Beehive”
Gambling on Pole Beans
Holy moly we have been productive over the past two weeks! Between the warm weather and the help from my parents, we have knocked out everything on our to-do lists plus some items on our extended to-do lists. It is worth mentioning that we’ve been motivated by the fact that we will be away fromContinue reading “Gambling on Pole Beans”
Elder Oaks Farm 