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More Death on the Farm

Washington hive, R.I.P.

Good night, girls.

Last week, we had some decent weather, and so I decided to go crack open the hives to see if they needed some sugar to supplement whatever honey they’d stashed.  Seems that this is the time of year that they starve…

Well, as it turns out, Washington had… ceased to bee, [...]

Ethel: R.I.P.

I figure I should get some of the unpleasantries out of the way before I start posting sunny pictures of my perfect children eating fresh, organic produce.

Ethel the chicken has ceased to be. 

Not totally sure about the birth and death dates. Pretty sure she's dead.

<irreverant, gross chicken story alert>

Ethel had, what we call in [...]

Hot Bearding Bees!

Great Bubbling Beard of Bees

Here in Portland, we’re having a bit of a heatwave.  Now, I know people in Phoenix will scoff at all the drama about 100 degrees, but here in the Pacific Northwest, it’s a big deal.  The Washington bees– I assume because it’s so crowded in there– are spending most evenings [...]

Blog “Upgrade”, First Real Honey, and PESTO!

You may have noticed that I wrecked upgraded my blog. The crack technical staff (i.e., me) here at Urban Hayseed, LLC (yes, there really is such a thing) spent hours and hours upgrading our software, resolving all the broken plugins, and installing a new theme that allows for a bit more customization. As [...]

Why NOT to transplant carrots, Knautia macedonica, and, of course, bees.

You may recall that I had to see for myself why most folks say “don’t transplant carrots” and yet… your John Jeavonseses recommend it.  Well, I’d say that the jury is mostly in on that one.

Transplant your carrots, and you can expect to produce something that looks like:

Roaster Chicken Carrot

A roaster chicken– in this [...]