Category: Bees, Butterflies, and Hummingbirds

  Do you have a few acres or are you looking to purchase a small homestead? Raising farm animals for a profit with a few acres is a different endeavor than if you have hundreds of acres to...

  Many people love honey. They use it in recipes, as a sweetener in drinks, or on a hot, fresh-baked roll. Honey, however, can get expensive, especially since seeing a reduction in the honey...

My kids prefer honey to other sugars but have a healthy respect for bees after my 4-year old tried to hold them as pets. The most fascinating thing about bees is how they are able to create such...

  When produced locally and eaten regularly, it can help reduce some types of allergies. It is sweet and has been called “golden nectar,” but it is made by an insect. How Do Bees Make...

Throughout summer and as fall nears, butterfly eggs can be found on the underside of leaves. It left me wondering about the life cycle of the butterfly. I had questions about how long they live and...

One of my daughters earliest memories is watching a butterfly chrysalis turn into a butterfly. She got to hold it on her finger before releasing it outside. Raising butterflies offers great benefits...