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This year, in addition to tapping maples, I also tapped 40 birch trees, that has been an interesting experiment. Birch trees flow much more than maple, but you need three times as much sap to make o … read more

Maple season came two weeks early this year. I normally tap around the 20th of March, but this year I put my first tap in on the 3rd of March, and should have started a day or two before that. I was … read more

I am well on the mend, and into the recovery of my immune system, our January thaw is over, the temps are dropping, but spring is coming, the days are getting longer, and my Carolina Reapers are sta … read more

I left you all off with a brief introduction to my myself and my beekeeping, along with a hint at some of my other interests. We will continue with the first style of Bee Hive that I got started wi … read more

Scott Veriha has joined us as a guest blogger. He is the owner of Sweet Spot Apiary, Sugar Bush, and Truck Farm. He will be sharing his vast knowledge of beekeeping and homesteading throughout the yea … read more

Arnica Has Transformed My Man into an Herbal BelieverTo say the least, my husband was once skeptical about the benefits of herbs. That is, I say, until he just about kicked his foot off in Tae Kw … read more