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Looking for Homestead Goats? Inspiration Incoming! Homesteading-Livestock-Goats Original post: March 14, 2026 Just a little inspirational piece about Nigerian Dwarf Goats. We’ve been raising them for over 20 years and find them the perfect breed for our homestead. Maybe you will, too. Click on the picture to watch on YouTube. We have another version on […]
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When Honeybees find Fresh Sawdust Homestead Honeybees Original Post: January 8, 2021 Last Updated: December 10, 2025 We were sawing logs at the sawmill. As the sawdust collected, so did the honeybees. It was fascinating watching the bees. We suspect they are after the sugar in the sawdust. Here are our bees playing in the
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Manny the Shotgun Rider Homestead Dog Original Post: April 15 2019 Last Updated: December 9, 2025 I wondered how the new farm puppy would act riding beside me on the side-by-side. I wanted to be able to take him with me everywhere on the property without walking all the time. He did amazingly well. Here
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Favorite Beekeeping Gloves Homestead Beekeeping First published: October 5, 2023 Last Updated: November 23, 2025 I really like so much about these gloves. First, I’m so grateful that this company makes gloves in size small. As a woman beekeeper, it seems that so many beekeeping companies only make clothing items in men’s sizes, which many
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Honey Bee Swarm Capture – NEW TECHNIQUE Homestead Beekeeping Original Post: May 2019 Last Updated: November 23, 2025 A honey bee swarm occurred back in May at the homestead while Josh from Blue Spruce Bee Company was on site. Josh shows a technique for getting the swarm to move from a height of about 35
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Goat Milking Stand Plans for your homestead goat barn Originally posted: January 2019. This Page Last Updated: November 22, 2025 The weather continues to be extremely cold. Last night it was -4 degrees Fahrenheit. I’m not sure how cold it will get tonight, but I’m assuming it will be similar. The cold weather brings on
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