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 […]
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 […]
When there are no words
“To be healed, we must come with all the other creatures to the feast of Creation.” – Wendell Berry It has been one week since my dad’s youngest brother died. I have spent that week out of town with extended family. I am home now, but I have not returned. After something of this magnitude, […]
Our First Month as Beekeepers in Photos
I am happy to report that both hives are installed, the queens are both alive, there are pollen and nectar stores building up and both hives are growing in number! All the exciting bee things are happening in those magical hives, and we were able to capture some of it in photos. Sounds like bee business as usual, […]
Pickled Garlic Scapes
Garlic scapes are the elegant, crowning jewel on the head of the garlic plant in the month of June. Well, for a week, that is. Harvest your scapes just as they begin to curl in order to conduct the plant’s energy to growing the bulb in the ground, rather than the seed head.