Just look at all that snow still on the ground a week into spring! And here we are on a beautiful sunny day with air temps well over 64 degrees cracking lids on all our hives to make sure clusters look good and sugar boards are still sufficient. Out of the 2 nucs, and 8…

Making the leap into dairy goats have been extremely enjoyable. I love watching the kids leap and kick mid-air as they simply enjoy life for what it is; a beautiful breath of fresh air daily! The dogs seem not to mind their antics either and even frolicked along with them on our weekend walks. The…

This year Luke and I took the dive into making our bee business official, we got our license and are now looking into what we think might be the best bet for success. There are so many options when it comes to bees as a business; honey and wax production, pollination services, hive sales, swarm…

This weekend I made the jump into goats by adding two bottle babies! I haven’t had goats in over twenty years and so I did quite a bit of reading before taking the leap. I knew I wanted a dairy breed with a high fat content. Nubians were my first choice but then these little…