Backyard Chickens & Bees

I think that sometimes it’s OK to be that grumpy old man who yells “get off my lawn!” Particularly when it’s directed at three raccoons that are standing on top of your fish pond, trying desperately to get in for a goldfish feast. I built the grate on top of the pond this past summer [...]

So, the wine barrel water garden was put in a couple of months ago to provide a water source for the bee hive(s). The basic idea is that when you have all the proper components in place it will take care of itself and there is no need to do anything except add new water [...]

So, all the talk about getting a proper water source for the bees finally drive me to follow through and actually do something about it. We have a small water source for the bees, but they will probably quickly outgrow it once the summer gets here, the bees are in full production mode, and are [...]