The Beehive

18/06/2022

Yet another reason to grow your own food. We harvested 5 pounds of cherries from two small trees, and that’s not counting what we left for the birds!

07/06/2022

Man, look at that grow! This location is a perfect mix of direct and indirect sunlight so none of the herbs are getting burned but the strawberries are seeing enough sunshine to pop! I had to cut back a few suckers, but that’s more strawberry and pineberry to plant elsewhere!

31/05/2022

Guess who’s back? We welcome our praying mantis family back for the summer! Too bad he’s going to eat most of his brother and sisters!

27/05/2022

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26/05/2022

Wild crimson clover, popped up on our lawn for !

25/05/2022

The final beds are in, with two varieties of eggplant, black and Ichiban; two tomato, black cherry and golden grape in the nine-footer; and Red Baron, Bright Orange and Golden Bell peppers in the five foot adaptation. With hot jalapeños and orange habanero for the heat! Yet another thing to love about the , you can mix and match kits to your heart’s content.

24/05/2022

My last post for the morning is to show my love for the . This is our creation, I may have been a little overzealous in some of my planting but I am really looking forward to seeing this garden grow! If you had a , what would you put in it? Oh, and one other thing. The casters on the bottom are bolted on steel. This thing rolls like a dream and spins so you can protect your more delicate herbs from the summer sun.

24/05/2022

These 12 inch high expose metal raised beds were the perfect fit for a narrow ledge. Between these four beds we packed in beets, lettuce, , chives, carrot, cucumber, celery, Italian parsley, peas and corn. Don’t let anyone tel you you can’t grow your own food.

24/05/2022

The third of our five federal garden raised beds, we have green beans parsnip and celery going in here, with some Antigua Yellow marigolds from . The parsnips are a late start from seed, but the growing season has been a bit longer, so they should be just fine.

24/05/2022

So excited for this install! The base beds are from the incomparable , and they are cradling our raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries, along with marigold, basil, and a few other annuals. The uppers are simple exposed steel raised beds, our client likes that they will weather over time. The first bed is our little garlic farm. More garlic to come all over! Thank you to for the time, effort and selection!

12/05/2022

So excited to install our first ! Quick and easy to install, now for the planting! So glad we went with the Sandstone finish.

29/03/2022

Coming up on ten years!

29/03/2022

Rising from the ashes, held aloft by the smoothest of concrete, our home reborn. Let The Beehive begin!

29/03/2022

The calm after the storm, just before it all came down. At least the equipment was safe.

04/03/2022

I am so looking forward to this summer’s crop!