Bees. Honeybees. Our own Rick Green, beekeeper. by Suzie Marcum

Posted April 30th, 2010 by Larry Slocum
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by Suzie Marcum, Salem Road Farm
Our fellow farmer, Rick Green, brought two hives of honeybees and placed them on one of our farms last week. The bees have a range of about two miles, so from that central location they can fly to the four different growing locations we have this year. There are 20,000 bees in that little box, and there's a box for each hive. Rick explained the shapes painted on the hives are so that the bees will recognize their own hive after they come back from a foraging expedition. Bees are extremely critical for pollination of so many crops; therefore, these bees are a win-win situation. We get superior pollination and Rick gets the honey to sell to you! http://www.salemroadfarms.com/

What is growing

On May 5th, 2010 MorganP said:

What is growing organically?It is a philosophy that stresses increasing the natural health of the soil, choosing appropriate plants that are suited to your area, and working with nature to produce a healthy and productive garden.,May is here with it comes May Day gardening. You have noticed the same old song and dance about planting gardens, why gardens are useful to you, the reason why they are good for our overall economy, how they assist you be self sufficient, and so on. So why not discuss new things today, seed bombs! This is something I recently come across, and I am going to take my kids out this evening to achieve this. Put a variety of seeds that are native to your region, into a biodegradable material of some sort or other for instance cheese cloth and toss them into an empty area. Neglected parks, bare lots, anywhere with dirt where the seeds won't get dug up. You've just assisted our environment by having fun, so get out there and bomb some empty lots!