Shady Side Homestead

Shady Side Homestead Shady Side Homestead is located in Pomfret Connecticut

So we’ve had this little flower bed under this birch type tree over grow with weeds each year for the last 4 years. Ever...
05/29/2026

So we’ve had this little flower bed under this birch type tree over grow with weeds each year for the last 4 years. Every year we clean it out with a plan to fix it up, and then it just grows back in and winter comes then spring and then yada yada yada. So while at work today all I really thought about was this garden. So I stopped at Edmondson's Farm - Coventry, CT, just to “look for ideas”. Well yeah. “Look for ideas” is kinda like saying you’re just going “to look” at the puppies. A quick rake to get most of the weeds out, some fresh compost, a few Cardinal flowers, a couple Salvia and some real nice wood chips from a local farmer and it’s shaped up pretty nicely.

Went for feed and some plants just fell right into my car!! Unbelievable!! Mackey's
05/24/2026

Went for feed and some plants just fell right into my car!! Unbelievable!! Mackey's

I didn’t want to wake up at 4:45am on a Saturday morning of a long weekend, but I’m glad I didn’t miss this!
05/23/2026

I didn’t want to wake up at 4:45am on a Saturday morning of a long weekend, but I’m glad I didn’t miss this!

05/23/2026

The Mother’s Day swarm off to a strong start

Swarm season!
05/22/2026

Swarm season!

05/22/2026

Came home and was looking out the kitchen window and saw this. Swarm number 2!

I completely fumbled my seed starting this year but I knew all wasn’t lost. Headed here today and picked up some veggies...
05/17/2026

I completely fumbled my seed starting this year but I knew all wasn’t lost. Headed here today and picked up some veggies, herbs, flowers, and some dahlia tubers! Good start 😂 If you need plants or even if you don’t “need” plants, go check them out and buy some plants! Rt 44 in East Putnam

05/12/2026

You can see some bees with their butts up in the air near the entrance. They are fanning which is basically signaling the other bees telling them they’ve found a home and where it is.

05/12/2026

At this point most of the bees were already in the temporary hive box. I was sifting through what’s left on the tree to see if the queen was still up there. I did not find her and eventually I got them all off the tree and flying into the box.

Here’s some photos from the swarm capture Sunday. Photo and video credit goes to my brother in law. With everything goin...
05/12/2026

Here’s some photos from the swarm capture Sunday. Photo and video credit goes to my brother in law. With everything going on I really didn’t think about grabbing my phone. I was more focused on getting them before they flew away.

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Mashamoquet Road
Pomfret, CT
06259

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