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Honey again
The big surprise of the week is the bees. A few weeks ago, they were looking a little sparse and lackluster, but now we’re buried in honey. It’s all due to the japanese knotweed, an invasive plant that has all … Continue reading
High Gear in July
July is here, so it’s time to get it into high gear with the garden. This week looks promising- we’ve had three days of solid sun, and the forecast calls for at least four more. A record! All the sunshine … Continue reading
Getting ready for the first market
OK, actually, the second market of the season, but the first for us. We didin’t have enough produce ready last week, which was kindof embarrassing. But you learn and move on, right? This week we should have radishes, some beets … Continue reading
The Spring Fling
Hello! Welcome to the long overdue installment of “what is happening at the Peace Crops farm.” I’d always heard that spring planting time was supposed to be busy in the farming world, but now I know it to be true- … Continue reading
Bee sad
We got a sunny day today, for the first time in a while. It gave me a chance to go out and check up on my bees, when the cold wouldn’t be too harmful to them if I poked around. … Continue reading
2012 Ecofarming Conference
You may remember that back in December, Emily got a scholarship to go to a fancy farm conference in New York. While she was there, she heard of another big one on the left coast, and called me to hurry-up-quick … Continue reading
Oregon state beekeeping conference
I was starting to feel a little jealous about the scholarship that Emily won to go to the Young Farmers’ Conference, even though I’m so happy for her. Then, out of the blue, I won my own scholarship to the … Continue reading
Vanishing of the Bees
We just watched an interesting documentary, The Vanishing of the Bees. It’s about CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder), a mysterious new problem that is affecting bee populations all over the US. Basically, all the bees in an affected hive just disappear. … Continue reading
Surprise, honey!
…or, rather, honey that came as a surprise. Last Tuesday I popped out to the hives to do a mite inspection, and noticed to my horror that Colony A was in the middle of swarming. This is a disaster, because … Continue reading
Shocking!
I keep hearing about all these deer that are going to descend on our farm in hordes, wreaking terrible havoc on all that is green. As one who has been known to eat of the venison from time to time, … Continue reading