Loons in Southwest Michigan!
Sooo, what are you supposed to do with stranded waterbirds? Do you know? Loons and grebes can accidentally land on roads, parking lots,...
Grow seeds, grow!
As promised in my last post, I started my garden today. Here is a list of what I planted in a series of plug trays in the controlled...
Starting seeds and Fertilizer
It has been a busy few weeks trying to figure out how to start my seeds indoors and sourcing the impossible fertilizer recommendation of...
Garden Blog - Starting Seeds Indoors
Turning the calendar to March 1 means planting season is just three months away! And starting seeds indoors should begin 6-8 weeks before...
My Bees Died...Now What?
The first thing you want to do is clean out the hive. Remove the dead bodies, any mold that has grown or any bugs that have moved in. You...
Gardening Blog - My soil test
2.16.18 Getting Nerdy about the Soil Wow! I received the interesting soil test results from Michigan State University and read about what...
Garden Blog - Visual Garden Planning
Planning a garden when the landscape is covered in snow is not something I have done before. My typical garden “plan” happens in the...
Garden Blog - Companion Plants
I’m now caught up in my reading about companion plants and eager to share what I have learned. But first, a bit more on the soil testing…...
Bee Breeds & Winter Hardiness
One of the most common questions we get, especially in the spring, is “what breed of bees do we sell?" The question is rather simple at...
Another quick video added to our Youtube Channel
We have added another quick educational video to our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/c/HoneyandHome