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BeekeepingGardening

Mysterious times

As spring arrived - after the late March refreeze that killed my pear blossoms, fig leaves, orange stems and fooled the usually infallible pecan trees…
Lisa
April 19, 2017
Beekeeping

I am in no way expert but I am an enthusiastic backyard beekeeper. I know I am supposed to rob the hive. The whole point…
Lisa
November 29, 2015
BeekeepingGardening

Beehive

http://youtu.be/KesGPRYn9JU Late Wednesday afternoon, I added a second box to the beehive. The boys and girls are active and the hive seems to be thriving.…
Lisa
May 17, 2014
Beekeeping

Beehive

Opening the hive is always exciting. I want to find the queen. I slowly and patiently went over every frame. Two frames, four sides, are…
Lisa
April 25, 2014
Gardening

Moving the hive

The 5 frame Nuk box got upgraded to a regular 10 frame brood box. The bees were fairly docile which I attribute to a cooler…
Lisa
April 17, 2014
Gardening

Collapse

My enthusiasm gets ahead of me sometimes. Sometimes as easily as my pessimism can knock my feet out from under me. I went out this…
Lisa
September 15, 2013
CookingGardeningHomemaking

I woke before the sun and set coffee to brew and then headed to the southern property line just as the sun crested the distant…
Lisa
June 15, 2013
GardeningHomemaking

I recently read an article on Grist about women farmers and ranchers. I'm not a farmer but I want to grow some of my own…
Lisa
June 8, 2013