Beehive Check

Beehive Check

Beehive Check Today we took a quick peek at the bees to make sure all was looking good.  There were many bees up in the super box but they had not built any comb up there.  Since we’re getting closer to winter and they’ve had several weeks to be working up...
Mango Fruit Leather Recipe

Mango Fruit Leather Recipe

Mango Fruit Leather Recipe Today, I prepared mango kombucha and ended up with a decent amount of leftover puree. I thought it would be perfect to turn that into some fruit leather, which I really enjoy and find quite simple to make, especially since the fruit was all...
Cherry Pie Filling Recipe

Cherry Pie Filling Recipe

Cherry Pie Filling I have four cherry trees in our orchard that in the previous years we’ve lived here we barely had any cherries.  This year was almost overwhelming how many cherries we had.  It was slightly infested with ants yet still had a good amount of...
Preserving Lemon & Limes

Preserving Lemon & Limes

Preserving Lemon & Limes I love adding lemon or lime to my water, but rarely did it until I came across the idea of freezing lemon and lime juice.  It was an easy task, but I’d rarely cut a lemon and squeeze the juice into my water.  Once I started juicing...