After several weeks of hard work carrying buckets of sap, boiling for hours, filtering, and canning – the sugaring season is over. It’s certainly labor intensive and it […]
Beekeeping
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Queen Excluders – Are They Necessary?
When you’re a new beekeeper, it’s hard to know what all of the different pieces of equipment are for if you don’t have an experienced mentor to guide […]
Homesteading
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Spring Is In The Air!
Today was a gloriously warm, beautiful day! It got up to 71F (21C) this afternoon so the kids and I spent much of the day outside soaking it […]
Chickens
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What Is Vent Gleet And How To Treat It
After a week and a half of an all-hands-on-deck situation dealing with one illness after another here at Lost Arrow, I got to spend a good length of […]
Maple Syrup
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When To Pull The Taps – How To Know When Maple Syrup Season Is Over
As spring draws near, the end of maple syrup season is close. If this is your first season tapping trees, you may be unsure of what to look […]
Chickens
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What Is Bumblefoot And How To Treat It
If you join any chicken related social media, you’ll soon notice that the term “bumblefoot” is often brought up. Bumblefoot is a fairly common chicken ailment that is […]
Gardening
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Hot Composting Basics
There are two general methods for composting – hot or cold. Hot involves heat and is ready within about 4 weeks, whereas cold is more passive and takes […]
Chickens
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Common Chick Problems And How To Treat Them
As much as I love them, with chickens – it’s always something. Chickens are both outrageously resilient and incredibly fragile at the same time. When I made the […]
Homesteading
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Re-Wilding The Homestead
Spring is near, the red wing blackbirds are back, daffodils are peeking out, and tiny leaves are appearing despite the recent snow. We’ve been carefully considering some large […]
Maple Syrup
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How Does Snow Affect Maple Sap Flow? And Other Sap Flow Intricacies
We had a huge warm up today following the 8 inches of snow we received over the weekend, the temperature went from 28F (-2C) up to 60F (15C) […]