Although there are many reasons insects are at the top of the extinction list in the past several years, monoculture and habitat loss are...

Is that jar of honey in the kitchen cupboard real? Does it have fillers in it such as corn syrup or high fructose sugar? Is it honey from...

WOOSH, and summer was over. Cone flowers and sunflowers slowly faded away as the autumn colors of Chrysanthemums and Golden Rod began to...

There is a balance to be found in all of nature including our relationship with it. We’ve convinced honeybees to live in the boxes we...

June, glorious June. Summer, glorious summer. Lush green canopies to drive through along our favorite country roads. Perennial flowers in...

‘Twas a cloudy, rainy, chilly, muggy May. Although there were a few, at least partially sunny breaks that lasted long enough to get out...

February’s Farm Notes 2021 February fit the old adage for March here at Fourteen Acre Wood. In like a lion, out like a lamb. We’re still...

You have probably seen video of a beekeeper bravely grabbing a handful of swarming bees without wearing a bee suit or even gloves. The...