Honey Bees need to keep their brood nests an average of 94 degrees. When it’s 100 degrees outside, it is too hot for the honey bee colonies and bees must work extra hard to keep their hive a cool 94 degrees. Also, during hot, dry weather, honey bees encourage their queen to stop laying so […]
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The Fayette County Fair begins tomorrow August 30, 2018! The Fayette County Beekeeper’s Association will have an educational beekeeping booth in the exhibit hall and Bruce Ford will be at the booth giving demonstrations on building frames for beehives and discussing beekeeping practices. He will be there Thursday – Sunday so be sure to stop
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I got the bees and the honey. The shop owner got rid of the bees. These little beggars were feisty! I made sure my bee suit had no holes anywhere! Thank you to my bee mentor, Jessie McDaniel, for helping me with this bee rescue! Bruce
Notice the first rows of corm are greener than the other rows. This is because I have added a side dressing of organic supplements to those rows. Dry Humate, Soft Rock Phosphate, Chilean Nitrate, and some gypsum powder for the clay. Drip irrigation is the way to go! The ground is getting so dry that
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Spring is starting early on Ross Creek Farm. I just tilled eight acres and received three inches of rain. The field just soaked up the rainfall. Perfect! The white tipped poles keep me from running over the buried 2″ gate brass valves set up for drip irrigation. Creek bottom field I have wheat seed, assorted
Creek Bottom Field ready to plant! Read More »
This photo best describes why we love living here on the farm. We get to enjoy these beautiful sunsets and it fills up our hearts with joy!
Sunset on Wednesday, January 25 Read More »
Here is the first project in January 17. This will be a 32′ long x 20′ wide x 9′ tall metal frame greenhouse. It will cover and protect the irrigation well and related tanks and control boxes from water and cold. I will use it to store stuff, as a workshop with a large worktable.
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