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Monthly Archives: May 2024

Tail feathers

The backyard is littered with feathers …. and a reliable eyewitness reports that the perpetrator of the attempted murder was a member of our household.  Meet Willow.  She is a Bernedoodle, who joined us in Decembers, at age 7 months, and will be one year old next week. Although she is our third dog, she is …

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Posted byrpgreen6105/13/202405/13/2024Posted inChickens, Farm stories

Swarm season is… April!?

In the grand scheme of things, I am a relatively small-scale beekeeper, aiming for an end of winter hive count of around 20 hives. That puts me somewhere between a “hobbyist” beekeeper (usually less than 20-30 hives) and a sideliner beekeeper (20 -30 up to around 100 hives, and making some money on the side, …

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Posted byrpgreen6105/11/202405/11/2024Posted inBees1 Comment on Swarm season is… April!?
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