Seven Acres Farm

03/19/2024

Fresh eggs are by the road today.
Come and get them before we sell out.
Wave hi to Duke if you see him 😊

03/12/2024

Busy bees!

03/12/2024

A bee taking a drink 🐝

03/12/2024

It's a beautiful day for a walk around the property.
We are making some plans on improvements and necessary spring clean up.
Bees are super busy today taking a cleansing flight, reorienting, grabbing a drink at the local watering hole and collecting available resources.
The chickens are even being helpful by aerating the soil.

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03/09/2024

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Have you tried our all natural cleaning product?

I just made up a new batch today!

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We use an environmentally friendly, refillable glass bottle that can be "returned" for refills.

After your initial cost of $12.00, which includes a $4.00 deposit, refills are only $8.00, making it not only good for the environment but your wallet.

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03/03/2024

Woo hoo!
The ladies are hustling and bustling today!

Emma and I checked on the ladies. Lots of bees and they are bringing in pollen.

We added some dry sugar to help them along.

As soon as the temperature remains above freezing we will transfer over to sugar water until the nectar flow begins.

What are you doing on this beautiful day?

03/01/2024

11/06/2023

We have a visitor today!

09/30/2023

The man supporting all my crazy new ideas has a birthday today!
Wish him some love 💕

09/16/2023

I worked the hives today.
The hive on the right is going great. Lots of pollen, nectar and brood.
They are still bringing in the golden rod and white aster so hopefully we'll get some of my favorite fall honey.
The hive on the left has a good amount of nectar, plenty of pollen but absolutely no brood.

It is once again Queen less.

I did see a charged queen cell so hopefully they pull through.

This has been such a crazy year with losing queens. This is the third that we have lost.
If I can find a mated queen for sale I would definitely try that route. I'm really not expecting them to be successful on their own.

09/16/2023

It seems he tried to get in a few ways. Some of the zip ties that hold the fencing together are snapped and there is a bubble in the fencing.

Given that he didn't grab any chickens, I'm assuming he was after the feed.
Tonight we'll be bringing the feed into the garage.

09/16/2023

Emma found a bear print
2 1/2 inch screw for reference
I estimated that it's paw was approximately 5-6 long from the tallest claw mark to the base.

09/16/2023

Getting there...

09/16/2023

Two more came back!

09/16/2023

Early this morning before dawn Duke was barking and going wild. He was looking out the window toward the coop.
I couldn't see anything because the motion activated light didn't go on and honestly I was too scared to go outside.
After a while I heard a chicken squeaking which got me outside.
She was on the wrong side of the fence and I assumed she didn't put herself to bed last night and possibly roosted in the trees. Duke and I went out in the dark and put her in the run.
When the sun came up, I could see from the window that all the chickens were out. Some on the wrong side of the fence and some on the interior.
I was really confused because they were all locked up last night.
When I went to do the morning routine I found that a bear had ripped the door open, tore down a gate and bent the trampoline frame which is part of their run.
I'm pretty sure all but one chicken has returned and I know she's out in the tall brush and just afraid to come out.
I think they were all able to fly out of the coop when the bear was busy ripping the door off and luckily survived.
Emma and I will try to repair the door today and we will add a door sensor with an alarm. Hopefully the alarm will scare the culprit away.

I know he will be back.

I've also heard that bears dislike the scent of pinesol. So another idea is to fill a pail with pinesol and drill some holes in the cover so that the scent escapes but the chickens will not have access.
Wish us luck

08/19/2023

Jewelweed aka
Spotted Touch Me Not

I've been waiting all season for this to bloom. I've seen it grow at the edge of the woods and near our brook in years past but never harvested any.

I found just enough to infuse some almond oil which will eventually become a salve.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF A JEWELWEED SALVE?

The flowers, leaves, and stems of the jewelweed plant can be used to calm itchy poison ivy blisters or to relieve residual pain from an encounter with stinging nettles as well as a number of other external ailments.

08/02/2023

And, she
Be the wild one
Who wanders the woods
Wanting for silence
But for, the song of the birds

A little poem by Athey Thompson
Art by S. Hee

07/30/2023

These cool night time temperatures are a perfect time for a backyard bonfire.

We have 2*4 stacks of wood for $20 each or if you're looking for a smaller bundle you can pick out 5 of your favorite logs for $5.

All wood is sold on the honor system and is self serve at the curb. There is a lockbox for payment.

Thank you

07/27/2023

When do we use our
Bug Off Balm?
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Bug Off Balm is perfect when we are working in the garden, mowing the grass, walking in the woods or just sitting outside in the evening.
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Not only is it moisturizing but it also has water retardant properties.
Dandelion infused almond oil and shea butter provide moisture while beeswax provides a hydroponic layer keeping the balm on even these sweaty days of summer.
Message me to order yours today.

07/26/2023

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Have you tried our all natural cleaning product?

I just made up a new batch today!

This all-natural spray has just a few key ingredients to help keep your home clean and smelling great, but without harmful chemicals!

We use an environmentally friendly, refillable glass bottle that can be "returned" for refills.

After your initial cost of $12.00, which includes a $4.00 deposit, refills are only $8.00, making it not only good for the environment but your wallet.

We hope you give our new product a try!

07/26/2023

Special gift today!

Purchase two of our balms and receive a handmade and reusable face scrubbie for FREE!

Our face scrubbies are made with all natural cotton yarn which is long lasting and reusable 🌎

Orders can be taken for different color scrubbies.

07/26/2023

How do we use our Calming lavender balm?

We find it to be beneficial when applied to bug bites, skin rashes (most recently the poison oak my son had), dry inflamed skin and after shaving.

Give our Calm That *Itch Balm a try.
$3 or 2/$5

07/23/2023

It's a lovely day to be out and about.

07/22/2023

It was a beautiful day to check the hives.
The hive on the right has lots of brood and bees.
I was worried about the hive on the left. Three weeks ago it showed that they lost their queen but had made a new queen.
This inspection showed that she returned from her one and only time out of the hive which was to meet up with the drones.
She's laying nicely!

07/21/2023

Duke's so gentle with the little polish chicken.
Here he's giving her a gentle boop to keep her with the flock.

07/21/2023

Can't wait to see our pumpkins!

07/19/2023

"The frequencies that bees emit resonate with organic tissues that promote healing. In humans, the brain also can entrain to these sounds for an overall calming effect."

We explore 8 sounds that are really good for you. You might be surprised at some of them, but all come from nature or are human made sounds.