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Our Bees go House Hunting PDF Print E-mail
Written by JB   
Thursday, 13 July 2006

 

Swarm of Bees
Swarm of Honeybees
Our bees decided to swarm in May. Honeybees swarm when the hive becomes too crowded.


Last Updated ( Thursday, 13 July 2006 )
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Turkey Tractor PDF Print E-mail
Written by JB   
Thursday, 29 June 2006

turkey1Many people have heard of "chicken tractors"; portable pens that are used to raise meat chickens. Turkey tractors are a bit more uncommon.



Last Updated ( Friday, 30 June 2006 )
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Wildflowers PDF Print E-mail
Written by JB   
Friday, 23 June 2006
irisThe flowers are in bloom here at the farm. We leave some of the fields fallow to allow the plants to recover from grazing. One of the beautiful side effects of this is that the wildflowers get a chance to bloom.
Last Updated ( Friday, 30 June 2006 )
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Toulouse Geese PDF Print E-mail
Written by JB   
Wednesday, 21 June 2006
geese3One of our spring projects was to raise a flock of geese for training herding dogs. We chose Toulouse Geese.
Last Updated ( Friday, 30 June 2006 )
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New Chicks Hatched PDF Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Tuesday, 20 June 2006
chicks1Our broody hen successfully incubated her eggs. We have three new little fluffy chicks foraging at Dragonfly Farm.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 20 June 2006 )
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Japanese Knotweed: The war has begun ! PDF Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Wednesday, 14 June 2006

Japanese KnotweedJapanese Knotweed has arrived at Dragonfly Farm and war has been declared !!! Japanese knotweed is an aggressive invasive plant that forms a monoculture. It out competes all other native plants until all you are left with is a sea of knotweed. It is a world wide problem, they are fighting it in the UK, fighting it on the US east coast, the mid west, and the pacific coast.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 May 2007 )
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