Creating a healthy garden doesn’t just mean eliminating bad bugs – you also want to welcome good bugs. These “good bugs” are also known as beneficial insects. We’ll talk about what beneficial insects do in the garden, common species, host plants and tips for attracting “good bugs” to your garden.
Beekeeping for Beginners by Amber Bradshaw shares tips and ideas to help you create a backyard bee haven. From beehive selection to honey harvest, and everything in between, Amber walks you through step by step. You’ll have all the information you need to decide if beekeeping is right for you.
The bumblebee is the gardener’s friend because it is a great pollinator. Bumblebees are bigger than the common honeybee, and more round and “furry”. Like the honeybee, bumblebees feed on nectar and pollen, so planting a variety of flowers and flowering trees and shrubs for honeybees helps their giant cousins, too. We’ll share some information…
Ever considered beekeeping? Wondering if homestead bees might be a valuable addition to your yard and garden? Beekeeping is not as difficult as you might think, and there are many reasons it might be right for you and your family. As a homesteader, there are many benefits you may realize by adding beekeeping into your self-reliance skills.
I’ve been thinking about writing this post for several weeks now, ever since I first saw a Facebook meme telling people to leave the dandelions for the bees because dandelions are one of the bees’ first spring food sources. At first glance, this sounds like a great idea. Bees like flowers, I like bees –…