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RE: Creating Balance and Harmony on the Busy 'Stead. #homesteadingchallenge 2018 Goals
Great post and perspective on pacing oneself! Those of us with that homesteading mindset are very driven to check off those projects from the to-do list! I'm wound pretty tight most days but my lovely wife reminds me that 2018 will not be the year that EVERYTHING gets done! This year is going to be different in so many ways!! ALSO...I'm a beekeeper too. The best and fastest way to learn is to recover them from peoples walls, barns, swarms, etc... This way you get real survivor bees that are used to being able to take care of their own Beesness (see what I did there?)! It hard work but rewarding to know you saves bees that otherwise would have been poisoned or destroyed in some other way. (you can also make some coin doing it)
That is great advice, sweet you're a beekeeper! I took a class a few years ago and walked in knowing nothing, and walked out ready to go bop a hive into a cardboard box... LOL. I have forgotten everything. But I do believe there is a registry in our area that we could get on, to have people call us to rescue hives. Good idea! Can't wait!!
We took a year long beginner course from a local guy. He is totally treatment free and so patient and helpful. We enrolled in the advanced beekeeping class this year to conclude in a few months! Its also less painful if you find a mentor to guide you through all the potential pitfalls.
awesome. and very sound advice! Looking forward to it!