Winter is a time of rest for a bee keeper, but it is also a time of waiting & hoping your bees are doing o.k. in there. You don't see your bees much at all over the cold dreary months. You begin to wonder; is everyone alright in there? Then Spring bursts forth and...
Grow Your Own Food Right Where You Are!
Let’s face it growing your own food can be a mystery, especially if you have never done it before. My passion is to show you how to grow your own fresh organic groceries right where you are!
Backyard Bee Keeping
It Was Meant to Bee! Our latest bee keeping Adventure!
One thing that surprised me about bee keeping was the relationships that would come along with it. I love the honey, but the friendships are even sweeter! Many hands and ages helped art up the hive box with me! A huge thank you to all my artists! We came up with the...
How to Help Your Bees Through a Dearth
You might be asking, What the heck is a Dearth anyway? I like that word, dearth. It sounds so ominous and it can be for your bees. To a honeybee, a dearth is a shortage of nectar producing flowers. Here in Texas we experience a Summer nectar dearth, a hot dry period...
How to make a beautiful and budget friendly fountain for you and your bees!
For a long time I wanted a fountain/water feature bubbling musically on my patio. Like many things though I couldn't just go out and buy what I wanted so I had to find another way to make it happen. In this case I assembled the pieces and built it myself. It really...
Heavens to Betsy! There are Bees in the Dishwasher!
Have you ever had one of those days, that at the end of it, when you put your head on your pillow,you let out a long sigh of contentment. Last Saturday was one of those days for me. My husband and I were going to his cousin's property to open up a mystery box(maybe an...
Spring has Sprung into Action with Veggie Growing and Bee Chasing; Let the Fun Begin!
Hi Friends, as always Spring is a crazy busy time of year. I have been planting, weeding, rabbit raising, chicken chasing, kid raising and bee swarm catching. Wow, that's a lot. Oh, but it's fun! The Spring weather, as usual, has been crazy! Many people North of me...
Dash
Hi there, my name is Anne-Marie, but my friends call me Dash from the -dash- in my name. My homestead journey started out with one prayer. “Please help me get nutritious, organic food for my family.” Wow, I was surprised how God went about answering that prayer! …..Read More!