November 29, 2018
by Deborah Burgess
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***Our pony Peanut Butter is still missing. Please pass the word to be on the lookout for him and call me at 803-804-3541 if he’s spotted.*** We went back to my ortho doc this past week and the bad news … Continue reading
July 13, 2018
by Deborah Burgess
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*** Farm Market and Farm Tour Opening on Sunday, August 5th.*** It sure has been a busy spring and early summer for us here on the farm! We had a great time over the Ag+Art weekend with all the folks … Continue reading
October 22, 2017
by Deborah Burgess
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Earlier this summer, we had a swarm of honeybees that left their nice big hive in our apiary to fly straight up about 25 feet into a cedar tree before taking off for parts unknown. I just hated losing that … Continue reading
September 1, 2017
by Deborah Burgess
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***Our market will be closed on Sunday, September 3rd, for Labor Day.*** Ever wonder why we keep bees in wooden boxes? It’s because it’s easy to inspect and manipulate the bees using these hives with removable frames. In fact, in … Continue reading
July 29, 2017
by Deborah Burgess
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This time of year finding flowers to forage is very hard work for the honeybees because there aren’t nearly as many blooming as there are in the spring. Even though honeybees aren’t native, they do love many of our native flowers. Right … Continue reading
October 26, 2016
by Deborah Burgess
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Home school groups are starting to come visit us now on Fox Trot Farm and we are really enjoying these groups. They are small groups of children of all different ages, from toddlers to young teens, and I tailor their … Continue reading
September 30, 2016
by Deborah Burgess
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Our honeybees sure are busy today on the farm! We have been feeding them sugar syrup so the queen will continue to lay eggs and build a healthy population to get through the winter. There aren’t many flowers blooming that … Continue reading