by John | Apr 25, 2016 | Beekeeping
This is a follow up video to the Bee Package Installation video that documents two different ways of installing new bee colonies. In this video I check on the health and vitality of the bees and release each queen using the four-hour release method. Music provided...
by John | Apr 24, 2016 | Beekeeping
This video documents two ways of installing a new package of honey bees. One way demonstrates the more traditional method of shaking the bees from the package into the Langstroth Hive. The other method demonstrates how to simply place the new bee package directly into...
by John | Apr 18, 2016 | Vegetables
In this video I provide a general garden update. Here I discuss the slug problems I am having, and the destruction of my brassicas. I also show how to configure your drip irrigation system using field hydrants, pressure reducers, pond filtration, automatic timers and...
by John | Apr 14, 2016 | Permaculture Design
So you’ve chosen your permaculture site. You’ve lived on it long enough to understand the way water, light and air flow across the land. You understand the patterns of traffic across the property; where you spend most of your time and the paths you walk...
by John | Mar 31, 2016 | Permaculture Design, Soil, Vegetables
This is my first year planting a garden on this permaculture homestead. It marks a major milestone and brings a great sense of accomplishment to my psyche. When we first moved to the San Juan Islands, I had thought I’d have a small garden in the first year. Oh...
