Next on your list for starting beekeepers is to sit down and make a plan… or go walk around or whatever. I find it’s helpful to do a little of both. What is it you want to accomplish? Where are you going to put your bees? How many hives do you need? Can...
The first and probably most important thing to do is get over it – yeah… bees… insects and flying things in general. Ok, so sometimes it really isn’t that easy… but it does come. I remember the first time I went out to the apiary (the...
Thinking of starting bees? Looking for better pollination or simply can’t get your mind off of the delicious taste of local honey? Beekeeping can be as simple or complex as you want it to ‘bee’ – :p One of my bee mentors John Talbert recently...
Have had some friends ask me about egg laying hens recently and I thought I’d give you a few bits of information about it. Hens are all about protein – their eggs are high in protein and their feathers are 85% protein, so in short they need LOTS of...
