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Archive for June, 2011

Jun 8

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Beekeeping: Extending the Hive

Cassidy and I went out to my family’s house in Marine-on-St-Croix, about 45 minutes from Minneapolis. The area is surrounded by prairie and forest, and we took our dogs for a long tick-ridden walk on the trails with a stop at the Beehive my mom and her friend started this spring. Photo editorial of Beekeeping and Extending the Hive (putting more frames into the hive, or adding boxes and frames to the hive), with snippets of a wand making shop and nice garden below. Read more

Jun 1

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Growing Hops, Making Beer

I don’t know if my kitchen or patience is ready to handle it, but two Nugget Hops starters are planted in the back perennial bed next to the fence, for a fall harvest and winter brewing experiment. I would consider myself a wine gal generally speaking, but I do love a good beer – specifically a pale ale with a slightly bitter bite. Read more

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