Honey Bees

The 2022 season marks our 3rd season on our adventure with European Honey Bees. They are quite a rewarding species to work with and manage. I feel like I learn something new every time I open the hives.

They have also made a pretty large impact on how we manage our property, the plants that are here, the plants we place here, and also how we look at and assist our native Ohio bees.

Bee related project goals for 2022 are to finish our bee yard! Last fall we made a pallet fence around our bee area and used some piglets to help de-sod the area. This year we are going to mulch it all over, create a nice path around the area and add native wildflowers, native edibles, and a variety of medical plants. There is already a red bud, lilac, 3 peach, and 4 pear trees in that space that we have already planted.

As we progress further on this path we hope to be able to share bee products with those interested.