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09/06/2026

One of the things I find at 4AM that most people will never take the time to slow down and watch. Here we see a Yellow Garden Spider, a type of Orb Weaver, building her web for the day to come. Her movements are slow but deliberate. I couldn't help myself but to watch her work for the better part of half an hour.
Please excuse the sound of the quail, they were trying to get my attention because they wanted some late night snacks.

09/05/2026

Look at that beautiful frame of honey! I got out early this morning and harvested close to 100lb of honey. I haven't tried any of it yet but it smells like its going to be some good stuff! I'm hoping to extract mid next week and have some bottled to sell at the Republic Farmers Market next Thursday afternoon.

09/03/2026

We are at the Republic Farmers Market until 7PM today. We have a few dozen eggs, and some honey sticks left, however they are going quick! Come on out and enjoy the hot weather with us before the icy grip of winter inevitably sets in.

08/09/2026

The scent of drying Goldenrod nectar has filled the air in our apiary this morning. To some it is an off-putting scent, to me it is infatuating! It is a strong scent that let's me know the girls are packing on the pounds in preparation for winter, some are even making more than they need which means we will in all liklihood have some fall honey to offer up later in the year. It is much more bold flavored than the traditional spring honey and it isn't for everyone, however I find the strong flavors exciting making it my go to whenever I can get ahold of it!

07/30/2026

We are at the Republic Farmers Market 4pm to 7pm at the Republic Lowe's parking lot.

07/21/2026

We've been cleaning some things up around the farm and keep finding cool little critters, here's a Blue Tailed Skink that caught my eye.

07/16/2026

07/16/2026

We are at the Republic Farmers Market today until we sell our of eggs or 7pm.

07/10/2026

See if you can find the queen, this one is a bit more difficult than the last but still doable. I got another video today that will go in the hard or expert category, that one's gonna be tough!

06/20/2026

Feeding a queen starter colony.

Proper nutrition is very important to queen rearing, without it the nurse bees will not be able to make royal jelly in the ammounts required to adequately feed a dozen new queens, leading to poor quality queens. What I have given them today is only supplementary nutrition and is not intended to be a direct replacement to their normal forage. I gave this colony a full frame of nectar and half a frame of bee bread yesterday afternoon before giving them newly grafted larva, these supplements will only be used if the bees feel what they have is inadequate.