Amy’s Apiary

07/15/2026

Honey & futbol!

06/22/2026

What a storm! It knocked over my biggest & most productive hive. They’re also the meanest, so things should get interesting at daybreak. I hate watching them get rained on & can’t wait to get out & help them!

05/31/2026

Bee rescue attempt. I haven’t had any luck with removing bees from trees successfully. I’m hoping getting these girls back near to the same orientation that they were will work. It was a long, bumpy ride home. I hope their nest wasn’t completely destroyed. At least they won’t be bothering the home owner anymore.

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04/18/2026

04/18/2026

Throwing down some sunflower seeds around the edges of the milkweed plot. The monarchs love our other sunflower patch.

04/18/2026

These conditions reminded me of The Grapes of Wrath. We got totally sandblasted, but the plants are in & just in time for a nice rain last night.

04/18/2026

The milkweed has been planted. Along with some clover, sunflowers, & buckwheat for cover. We’ll start transplanting some fragrant sumac & other milkweed species that are coming up volunteer around the farm.

I’d love to know what people driving by think about all the landscaping flags. I told JC there’s no way you can see them from the road. Well, I was very wrong 😂

04/15/2026

Another 4-H club invited me to present to their group over the weekend. 🍀 I always enjoy talking about bees & 4-H is so nostalgic for me.

My mom put all 5 of us kids through our paces in 4-H. My older siblings went much further than I think my youngest brother won some speech contests, if I remember right - that was back when I was just a tag along, not old enough to be a member myself. My memories of 4-H were of mostly of the animals in the barns & the club meetings where there was a fun craft or new skill to learn. I loved going through the categories ahead of the Canadian County fair to imagine woodworking projects that my dad would help me build. I still have a lamp that he helped me make. We cut out all the wood parts together & sanded & stained them & then we ran the wires - he knew how to do just about anything. The center of that lamp has a glass column that is full of my great grandma’s old buttons, donated by Mom. Mom let me make wax candles & paint things & she taught me how to sew from a pattern (or tried to). I made all kinds of sewing projects - a Carebear tote bag was a favorite. I even made an outfit that I had to wear in a fashion show. I’ll let you imagine how happy I looked in that photo. 😂

I loved looking at the pressed flowers in the horticulture category & the insect collections & just the whole atmosphere. I never really lost my love for crafting & tinkering & the creativity that 4-H inspired - all helpful traits for beekeeping. Driving home on Sunday, I couldn’t help but think how much Mom would’ve liked to hear about my opportunity to be their speaker. She loved 4-H, too.

04/14/2026

They’re here!