When we installed our three-pound package of bees, we had anywhere from 10,000-12,000 bees PER HIVE! Now the population is growing on top of that at an incredible rate! The queen bee can lay up to 2,000 eggs per day, and we know her eggs are hatching now. We’ve seen the empty cells and even […]
Archives for July 2016
Have you pruned your tomatoes yet?
Pruning. That’s a fancy word for saying “get your shears out and make some sense of that jungle!” When we prune our plants, we cut off parts of the plant that are sick, crowded, or just unnecessary. This helps to direct the plants energy into other tasks; ones us humans have deemed more worthwhile…like growing us bigger tomatoes! […]
My Pearly Whites + Scones
No, not teeth, currants! Yes, white currants! I ordered this gem from One Green World. Their catalogue is a siren call I can’t resist… page, after page, there are so many beautiful fruits in the world! And, I can actually grow some of it in Minnesota! I keep thinking I have more space than I really do […]