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2015 Honey Harvest

October 5, 2015 By RDG

Documents my 2015 honey harvest from four hives of honeybees. How much honey does one colony of honeybees produce on average.

Are You Thinking of Keeping Bees?

March 16, 2013 By RDG

Advice about where to place the apiary, an inexpenive hive stand, what protective clothing do you need, what extractor and smoker to purchase.

How To Water Honey Bees

July 22, 2012 By RDG

Make your water attractive by adding lemon grass oil. Prevent drowning with cork, sticks and hardware cloth.

Hot Homestead

July 6, 2012 By RDG

The summer of 2012 has been unusually hot and dry. With people and livestock depending on fresh water, it is a bad time to have well problems.
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