From goat-raising to greenhouse-building, everything that is a part of homesteading falls into this category. For ease, we’ll be subdividing, so you can find what you’re after in a hurry!
Back at it, again, Readers! I’m excited to be writing blogs again. I have a huge list of things I can write about, that I’ve done and experimented with over the last few years. I may have stopped writing, but I never stopped learning and growing. Like I said yesterday, …
Hello, Readers! Handyman here, again. I haven’t written a blog in years, but I haven’t stopped improving/trying new things every year; and I have quite a bit to share with you. I’m changing the way I blog, in a good way for you guys, I hope. I’m going to write …
Harvesting honey is an activity the whole family will want to get in on. Trust me… When it comes to beekeeping, there are about a thousand ways to do pretty much any task. At least, that’s how it seems if you ever try to get advice on how to do …
This week I have a super simple recipe for you to try. Have you ever wanted to make your own homemade and organic enchilada sauce? Well, now you can! It is so quick and easy to make, I’m sure you’ll be amazed! How Amazed Will You Be, You Ask? (Please …
Life is crazy! Not just here at the Zion Family Homestead. Life in general. Just when you think you’ve got it all under control, BAM! It’s spiraling out of that same control. Or perhaps it’s just that control is only an imaginary concept. And I am quite silly for even …
Hello, Readers! First off, I would like to apologize for being away from the blog for the last six weeks. Things have been extremely busy for me, but that’s not an excuse. I will do better. And it is obvious it’s time for some Zion Family Homestead catch up! I …
Perhaps this will be a shock to you. Perhaps it won’t. But bees actually produce more than just honey. Obviously, the golden sweet stuff is one of our main goals. But when you’re looking at beehives as a matter of self-sufficiency, there are a number of other exciting reasons to …
You know what one of the best parts of having a blog about your hobby is? When something goes wrong. Like a hive having laying workers. If I didn’t have a blog, I’d only have the sad part of knowing my tiny swarm colony was pretty much doomed. Because I …
About 1 in 20 people are allergic to honey bee venom. Among those who are allergic, there are definitely varying degrees of allergy. Stings are a hazard of being a beekeeper. There’s pretty much no way to prevent them. Believe me, when I first started I was very worried about …
Above is H1, also known as ‘The Swarm’. I talked a bit about them last week. It features a pretty unusual piece of ‘bee furniture’. That wooden block on the front. I have been sold on upper entrances for a while now. I don’t have them in all my boxes, …
