Episode-259 – Feeding Top Bar Beehive

What a good time for me today as I checked in on the top bar hive.  That's colony D and the survivor of 5 hives in 5 years. Not good odds but a chance for survival is underway. This video shows the top bar hive cluster and it was time to top them up. I was concerned they don't have enough honey so I mixed up some sugar and Honey B Healthy and a pinch of pink salt. The benefits of this type of...

Feed The Bees During This Warm Winter Break

It was 70 degrees Fahrenheit in northern Virginia today the Saturday before Christmas 2013. It is supposed to be 70 and rainy all day tomorrow through Monday and the bees were out and active and I was too as a good check inside the hive revealed their shallow stores for the remaining winter. They had already plowed through the frame of fondant I put in the hive on November 2nd and they were...

Warm Up With This Winter Heat Review Part 2

Here's the video that show how I safely prepare the space heaters for an advancing winter storm of ice and snow. I also put the 12volt battery on charge to get ready for any power outage. The system I present provides 800 watts of power and has been used to power a TV, bread maker and some lights at the same time. We did end up loosing power for about an hour during the first brunt of the ice...

Episode-214- Mark Progress Since The Journey Start

ChrisMartenson warns (The Periphery Is Failing) that there are only a couple of weeks or a couple of months left until the fat lady sings. That will mark the end of the continuous credit supply world banks have been providing to keep the party going. It's an ominous scenario he presents and one not to be ignored. It also needs to measured in preparedness for uncertainty. The last time we went...

Fun With Past Episode-40- Improve Disaster Recovery Process With Home Document

Being prepared allows for the better thigns in life. Good planning leads to great results. Thus, I am still reeling from the Peach Music Festival but rolling along and doing my chores. It's easy to get lost in all the good things going but it doesn't hurt to prepare for bad times too. This past episode is a real useful guide for learning how with life during bad times. Episode-40- Improve...

Episode-203- Where are the bees in colony C – Part 2 – Down On Their Luck

Episode-203- Where are the bees in colony C - Part 2 - Down On Their Luck. The saga begins in earnest with this episode as the one month old colony is inspected and no eggs, larvae or queen are found. This is very disconcerting and I am not sure what could have happened to a brand new queen. If I did something to bring about her demise I will try to learn from the lesson. The inspection started...

Episode-177- Protect Plants From Frost With Mulch And Save The Crops

Today's video show how I protected my plants outside from frost with straw to save them crops. I was minding my own business when the voice on the radio indicated temps going down to the 20'sF on May 13. What a bummer. Putting up my traditional PVC hoop sets with plastic sheeting is too much work at this late stage in the game and the gardens are too many in number and odd shaped to do an...