Seven years ago we bought a 1.3 acre property (that consisted of a house and field) and we developed it into the Green Bee Farm. Our plan was to grow some good food for our family, sell some product at our on-site market and donate the remainder to Spokane area food banks. We are entering our seventh season of growing, harvesting, …
Category: musing
An occasional post on a topic related to farming in general.
Raspberry Life Cycle on Green Bee Farm
My raspberries (above) give me two crops a year. The first crop is on the second year canes and the second crop (coming soon) is on the first year canes. After fruiting the second year, the canes die. But don't worry, new canes will form in the "crown" which will live many years, producing new …
Beekeeping 101: Processing Honey
In a typical bee hive, there are several boxes; the bottom two boxes are where the queen lays eggs and the bees store honey that they will eat over winter. More boxes are added on top of these two boxes and they are called "supers." On my farm, when a super is full of honey, …
Spring Planting Time
Planting the tomatoes outdoors, that I started in late February in my indoor propagation area, is one of the happiest days in the season. The plants have been carried outside every sunny day since April and are all hardened off and ready for planting. They look so healthy in their 1 gallon pots. The rows …
Life in the Soil, a book review
"Entangled Life, How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Future," by Merlin Sheldrake (Random House, 368 pages, 2020, $24.99 hardback) Have you ever walked through a forest, only to be annoyed at all the noise the trees are making, and yelled “Shut up!” I hope not, but if you could hear …
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