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Boulder Acres Dave & Kate Cavicchi’s Homestead Journey
🐝 Honey l 🐓 Eggs l 🍁 Maple Syrup
🌳 Orchard l 👨‍🌾 Greenhouse & Gardens

We lost all 3 of our hives this winter 💔 Today, Dave picked up our 2 new nucs of Buckfast bees. 🐝 One of the queens died...
04/04/2026

We lost all 3 of our hives this winter 💔

Today, Dave picked up our 2 new nucs of Buckfast bees. 🐝

One of the queens died, so that’s not great 😅 We’ll get a replacement queen this week and fingers crossed it all works out!

We recently joined the Worcester County Beekeepers Association. Makes for a good date night and we learn a lot!

Spring is officially here!

03/27/2026

Turn your sound on 🔊

I don’t have anything to say, just enjoy 🔥

03/22/2026

We cracked the giant egg today 🥚

And it’s a double yolk!

Not gonna lie… we were really hoping for something chaotic like a triple yolk or an egg inside an egg 😅

Did you guess right??

Ever wonder why one batch of maple syrup is light and another is dark? 🍁It all comes down to timing in the season. ⏰ Ear...
03/21/2026

Ever wonder why one batch of maple syrup is light and another is dark? 🍁

It all comes down to timing in the season. ⏰

Early runs give us light, golden syrup with a smooth, delicate flavor

As the season goes on, the sap changes and we get darker, richer syrup with a deeper maple taste

Same trees. Same process. Just nature doing its thing.

We love every batch for its own unique flavor - no two are ever exactly the same ❤️

03/20/2026

How does this turn into this? 🍁

45-50 gallons of sap → 1 gallon of syrup 🔥

A lot of sap. 🌳
A lot of boiling. 💦
A questionable amount of patience 😅

Orchard check this morning, spring prep is officially underway!🌳 Swipe to see how Oakley and Maple helped 🐶😅
03/17/2026

Orchard check this morning, spring prep is officially underway!🌳

Swipe to see how Oakley and Maple helped 🐶😅

03/15/2026

One of the best parts of maple season 🍁

Quiet woods, running sap, and the sound of the stream moving through the trees.

Some days collecting sap feels less like work and more like a reminder to slow down.

03/13/2026

Today was a big day for Oakley! 🐾

He had TPLO surgery on October 28, and after 8 weeks of recovery. We hit a setback when the surgeon noticed swelling in his knee. He needed another surgery to remove the plate just two days before Christmas, adding another 4 weeks to his recovery. ❤️‍🩹

Today was his first time off leash and running again. 🥹

The snow finally melted enough in the orchard, and Dave and I just stood there watching him run.

After the last few months… it felt really, really good.

Well… in honor of International Women’s Day, one of our hens laid an egg that looks like it came from a dinosaur. 🦕 Hone...
03/10/2026

Well… in honor of International Women’s Day, one of our hens laid an egg that looks like it came from a dinosaur. 🦕

Honestly… respect. 🫡🥚

Maple and Oakley are also very invested in this situation 🐾

We’re hoping to have another great week for sap with these nice temps! 😎 ☀️ Message us if you’re interested, these will ...
03/09/2026

We’re hoping to have another great week for sap with these nice temps! 😎 ☀️

Message us if you’re interested, these will go fast!

03/08/2026

Sleepy chicks are cute now… 🐥

Give them a few weeks and they’ll be loud, messy, and acting like tiny dinosaurs. 🦖

But for now? Just fluffy little naps. 💤

03/06/2026

The darndest thing happened today…

Daddy and Oakley went to run a few errands and somehow came home with 12 new chicks 🐥

We think Oakley might have a chicken problem.
We’re currently seeking professional help.

In the meantime… welcome to the homestead, ladies and gentlemen. 🏡

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