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Birds & Bees

Learn all about raising heritage layers, heritage meat birds, hatching, incubating, butchering PLUS caring for Honeybees!

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This week's video is a step-by-step guide to splitting a beehive. We'll be creating two hives by splitting the resources of each hive. I'll cover what you'll need to get started, when to pick the best day to start, and how long you will need to wait before checking if the split was a success. Join me as we...
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In this episode we'll get into the hive and check the health of our bees. Learn when to check your hive, how to control and check for moisture, and also to check the health of the queen.
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This week I'm sharing everything I've learned about incubating chicken eggs. Join me in learning how to prepare and store your eggs - pre-incubation, proper temperature and humidity ranges, turning techniques, timing, and other little considerations for the highest hatch-rates. Here's to little peepers!
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In this week's video I run into the "heartbeat of he hive", the queen bee!
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In this video I am going to talk about the beekeeping basics. I am also going to take you through the various parts and pieces of a hive, so that you know how everything fits together and what the purpose of each component is.
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I love keeping bees. It’s not for the money, it’s for more important reasons. When I started out with bees I felt overwhelmed. I was continually poking around – I learn by doing – and trying to figure out what the heck they were up to. It’s now been a number of years I’ve had up to 4 hives at a time...
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This week we're reaping the rewards of beekeeping! It's time to get honey honey! I'll lead you through the process of getting the honey out of your frames, melting the wax cap, running them through the extractor, and finally filtering an d bottling your liquid gold! Join us for a sweet lesson!
Well, it’s going down. I’m fully committed. 20 days ago I put all my ‘eggs in one basket’.  Technically, I put them all in one incubator.  The outcome of our incubation run will determine the size and quality of our laying flock and our meat for the coming year. Each spring when I undertake this 3 week escapade I get a...
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I want to share with you the 6 best things of my 2019. They all revolved around the letter B: Birthday, Bees, Bike, Book, Bow, and aBundance - Enjoy!
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The Backyard Abundance Garden System: http://thebackyardabundance.com/ It's Time To Celebrate! Thank you for everyone who has joined me on this journey in spreading hopeful, helpful and healthy tips all over the world. Watch as I bring on a special celebrity guest to help me celebrate

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