Category: Bees

Ode to a Very Good Hen

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This week we said goodbye to Lilihen, named after our top niece. Our most reliable layer, year after year.  A Leg-horn mulato, queen of the roost, who quietly lead by example, maintained pecking order and was resilient beyond belief. Lilihen survived two encounters with our dog, lead the flock to safety from a hawk attack,  […]

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Into hot water ….

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I’m into hot water … bath canning. 🙂  This is my third year canning and it is as satisfying as ever. This year has been especially “fruitful” with the Asian pear tree in our backyard producing I am not even sure how many pounds, probably about 30#. The plum tree also really out did itself […]

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