Honey is a natural sweetener that doesn’t spike blood sugar and is gentle on the stomach, while providing delicious floral, fruity or woodsy flavors in recipes. Beginning as flower nectar, worker bees sip it using their long proboscis and store …
Chickens enjoy treats, but these should only ever comprise up to 5% of their diet. Use fruits and veggies from your garden that have come into season to create these simple DIY chicken treats. Pumpkins Pumpkins are an incredibly versatile …
Your chickens need starter feed containing 20-25% protein to allow them to develop properly and gain weight. After six weeks, you should transition them onto a lower protein feed known as grower/finisher ration (GFR/FINR). Our organic chick starter/grower crumbles are …
Winter patties provide an efficient way to supplement honey bee colonies’ diet during the coldest times of year, especially for weaker colonies or those lacking stored pollen reserves. They’re especially useful in aiding weaker colonies with limited pollen storage capabilities. …
Shopping for chicken feed may leave you bewildered. There are two primary forms: pellets and crumble. Pellets are the most widely consumed form of chicken feed, offering minimal waste while flowing easily through feeders. Begin providing this high-energy layer food …
Paint can bee feeders are an easy DIY solution for feeding sugar syrup to your beehive. Simply secure a zip lock bag on top bars of your hive and punch small holes in its lid; bees will use these holes …
Sugar syrup or artificial nectar is used to facilitate brood rearing and comb building during times when there is not enough natural nectar available, depending on the time of year or other hive management concerns. The ratio of sugar to …
Free range chicken feed can be an ideal way to provide all of the essential nutrition for your flock without needing to purchase commercial feed. Many homesteaders rely solely on natural forage such as grasses, vegetables, weeds and plants as …
There are various methods available to you when feeding bees; some require less attention while others demand more. As an example, you could use a jar or plastic bag filled with sugar syrup. A frame feeder, on the other hand, …
This organic chick starter feed is specifically tailored to meet the nutritional requirements of your flock and manufactured in the U.S. by Tractor Supply Company (TSC). Scratch and Peck provides starter, grower, and layer feed suitable for new chicken owners. …