Featured Stories
Understanding Animal Body Language
Develop a better understanding of animal body language, focusing on how livestock animals express their personalities and emotions through specific movements. Read More
The Heirloom Reisetomate Tomato
Learn all about the unique heirloom Reisetomate tomato, including its history, planting tips, and harvesting. Read More
Tails from the Trails: A Hike and a Hunt
Add to Favorites It’s early afternoon when we pull into the trailhead, my old Ford pickup lurching to a stop as I shut off the ignition and silence the clattering … Read More
Pysanky eggs: The Ukranian Art of Writing on Eggs
Ukrainian art of writing on eggs. Pysanky honor seasons, raindrops, goats, chickens, trees, nature and now celebrate Easter. Read More
The Delicate Art of Egg Carving
Producing delicate, lacey, web-like patterns, egg carving can create the perfect gifts for weddings, anniversaries, and more. Read More
How Cold is Too Cold for Chickens in Winter? — Chickens in a Minute Video
It's a common question that even long-time chicken keepers ask. How cold is too cold for chickens in winter? Read More
Raising Baby Chicks: A Beginner’s Guide
Here’s what you need to know about raising baby chicks before you bring them home. Read More
Steps for Successfully Filtering Beeswax
We have tried several ways of filtering beeswax and our favorite way is to filter the wax on the stove top. Read More
Setting Honey Prices, Labeling, and Marketing Homestead Honey
In the beginning, we didn’t have any extra honey, but after a while, we had more than our family could use and we decided to sell some. Read More
What’s Better? Buying Bees or Catching Swarms?
There are several ways to start beekeeping. Most beginners start buying bees via packages because they are the most readily available. Another way is to catch a swarm. Read More
Moisture Control in The Hives: A Four-Season Approach
We work with the seasons and the bees’ own incredible ability to self-regulate to keep heat, cold, and moisture in check. While it is useful to look at how bees live “in the wild” to understand their natural preferences, it’s good to remember that honey bees are adaptable and live all over the world, in all climates. Read More
The Ins and Outs of Buying Bees
Every spring potential beekeepers begin to get excited about starting to keep bees. They read beekeeping books and articles, and talk to experienced beekeepers about everything from setting up their apiary to buying bees. Read More
Is Moisture Killing My Bees?
As long as they are dry, honey bees are wizards at staying warm. But a moist hive can be a death sentence because evaporation is a cooling process that steals the heat from a bee’s body. Living in a damp hive is like standing in a cold room while dripping wet from a shower. Read More
Swarm Prevention Methods
Though swarming is a natural, colony-level reproductive process, it’s often viewed as beekeeper negligence. Learn swarm prevention methods so you don't lose honeybees or potential hive products. Read More
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