Tag Archives: honey bees

The beginning of the Winter season

Posted on December 29, 2015 by dieselb103

My husband Luke is talented enough to get new job offers on a weekly basis! This particular one (repairing dumpster bottoms) he accepted was alluring because he can do it at home and at his own pace. Here I offer … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiber arts, Honey bees and their products, Luke's doings | Tagged beeswax, candle making, honey bees, warping a loom, weaving, weaving rugs, welding | Leave a comment

Honey Bee

Posted on September 21, 2015 by dieselb103

I have a confession to make. I’ve never had a deep philosophical reason to grow organic food. Despite this I hardly ever use any sprays/pesticides and when I do I use only the ones allowed by organic standards, and I … Continue reading →

Posted in CSA, Personal thoughts | Tagged ecosystem, environment, garden, garden insects, honey bees, insect checks and balances, organic philosophy, treatment free honey | 1 Comment

September 1, 2015

Posted on September 3, 2015 by dieselb103

Lots of good stuff coming out of the garden this week. We will re stock the stand Thursday or Friday, depends on how fast we work. There will be new RADISHES, HEAD LETTUCE, MESCLUN, SWISS CHARD, more ZUCCHINI and … Continue reading →

Posted in CSA, Fiber arts, Personal thoughts, Uncategorized | Tagged bee maintenance, color, CSA, farmstand selections, gardening, handweaving, handwoven queen blanket, honey bees, late summer garden, retaining wall, vegetables, working with stone | Leave a comment

July 31, 2015 and the grand opening of the farm stand

Posted on August 1, 2015 by dieselb103

Well here it is, this is just the beginning really. We will be laying down landscape fabric and covering that with pea stone. We will be getting a couple of flower pots and pretty it up some, maybe paint … Continue reading →

Posted in CSA, Personal thoughts, Uncategorized | Tagged business expanding, crimson clover, farm stand opening, hive supers, honey bees, stone retaining wall, working with boulders | Leave a comment

June 20, 2015

Posted on June 20, 2015 by dieselb103

Busy, busy, busy. That’s my only excuse as to why I haven’t written in so long, I’m busy doing the things I write about! CSA has officially started and Luke’s glad because he’d rather be gardening then processing firewood this … Continue reading →

Posted in CSA, Fiber arts | Tagged Alabama Chanin clothing, apiary, bees, CSA, CSA totes, garden, gardening, greenhouse, honey bees, japanese maple, maples, rug, weaving | Leave a comment

It’s not about the honey, Honey, it’s about the bees!

Posted on March 28, 2015 by dieselb103

In my last post I mentioned my husband, Luke getting back into keeping honey bees. Luke had bees several years ago and kept them the typical, commercialized way. In a 10 frame Langstroth hive and large comb wax foundation … Continue reading →

Posted in CSA, Personal thoughts | Tagged bee hives, bees, hive building, honey, honey bees, natural bee keeping, top bar hives | 1 Comment

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	Honey Bee \| bryantin… on Honey Bee
	dieselb103 on August 10, 2015
	Jacqui Lee on August 10, 2015
	ieva on April 24 – 28
	Elizabeth Harding on April 5,-12