Valenta Oaks Farm

06/16/2026

When is never hot and miserable in the summer when checking hives?! Well today I chose a wet, humid and hot miserable day. Good thing I did I found an ant nest trying to take over one of my hives.

06/13/2026

06/03/2026

So these chickens are just driving me crazy!!

We're about to do a complete overhaul and cut our chicken population down. We have thought about this over and over and its something I really want to do and need to do. Life has been a bit more tough lately due to my hand issues and I can't do some of the work and things that I used to do. Taking care of a hundred chickens isn't easy... I almost decided to get rid of all of them but my husband convinced me to keep some. So we're going down to two small coops. On top everything right now Ive barely been getting 5 eggs a day and I have a bully plucking everyone's butt feathers out. *sigh* Ill be keeping my 'fancy layers' but getting rid of all my blue layers and certain breeds. Hatching eggs availability will be very limited next year. So if you want to take some laying hens off my hands let me know.

05/31/2026

All the soon to be Black Swallowtails ❤️

05/26/2026

Spotted this busy busy Queen in this flourishing hive. ❤️ Did you spot her immediately?

05/24/2026

Went to just add boxes to the hives today and do inspections and ended up actually harvesting some honey!

05/24/2026

05/14/2026

Another great video just watching them come and go. Bees are so relaxing.

05/13/2026

Attempting a bee rescue from a neighbor's tree today. It was nice to get out and start with bee removal again. Its been too long.

05/05/2026

Featuring a guest star!