Category Archives: Farm life

Minding My Own Beeswax

Posted on July 23, 2017 by the blonde gardener

Making honey is no small feat for a bee. Foraging bees must first visit many flowers to collect nectar. Then, it is brought to the hive where a worker bee takes the nectar and places it in one of the openings in the specially … Continue reading →

Posted in Arkansas, Arkansas blogger, Bees, do it yourself, Farm life, Garden | Tagged bees, beeswax, do it yourself wax melter, garden blogger, recycle and reuse, recycling, rendering beeswax, rendering beeswax cappings, wax cappings | 6 Comments

Spring Has Sprung

Posted on April 23, 2017 by the blonde gardener

Spring is Happening in the Ozark Mountains Continue reading →

Posted in Arkansas, Arkansas blogger, Family, Farm life, Flowers, Garden, Home, Native Plants | Tagged amsonia hubrichtii, Aquilegia canadensis, Arkansas, arkansas blue star, arkansas native, bluebells, buckeye tree, columbine, creeping phlox, epimedium, garden art, heuchera, Ozarks, soloman's seal, spring flowers | 2 Comments

Crunchy, Pumpkin-y Goodness

Posted on November 1, 2016 by the blonde gardener

I’ve been on a granola kick lately. I love the crunchy texture in my yogurt and oatmeal (which I eat almost every day), so I go through a lot of granola. It all started when I bought a bag at the Amish store … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Family, Farm life, Garden, Home, recipes | Tagged cooking with pumpkin, granola recipe, Pumpkin spice granola, snack food, sunflower oil, using canned pumpkin | 3 Comments

I Hired Some Help This Summer

Posted on October 28, 2016 by the blonde gardener

I have a great view from my back porch. But I have a slope just past the pool that is a grown up mess. A few trees were removed years ago to give the pool more sun which has allowed wild blackberries … Continue reading →

Posted in Arkansas, Farm life, Garden | Tagged cleaning up poison ivy, controlling poison ivy, goats eating weeds, greedy goats of NWA, green way to control weeds, how to clean up a slope, using goats for weed control | 8 Comments

Bee Update

Posted on October 21, 2016 by the blonde gardener

I haven’t posted much on the bees this summer, but I’m glad to report that all is well. I started the spring with one very strong hive. This was one of the original hives I started with three years ago. … Continue reading →

Posted in Arkansas, Bees, Farm life, Garden | Tagged 12 frames extractor, bee helper, bees, getting bees ready for winter, small hive beetle on swiffer pad, small hive beetle trap, swarms, swiffer pads | 14 Comments

What a Summer

Posted on October 6, 2016 by the blonde gardener

I can’t believe summer is over and I am loving the cooler weather that’s upon us. The gardens have had to fend for themselves this year as my sisters and I have been taking care of my dad after an … Continue reading →

Posted in Arkansas, Arkansas blogger, Family, Farm life, Flowers, Garden, Seeds, Vegetables | Tagged Arkansas blogger, Hometalk Live, saving seeds from flowers and vegetables, seed saving, The Blonde Gardener | 15 Comments

My Goal Today

Posted on July 23, 2016 by the blonde gardener

My goal today is to keep on the sunny side of life while sitting in the shade (or better yet, in the pool) Stay cool my friends

Posted in Arkansas, arkansas weather, Farm life | Tagged Arkansas summer, Dang it's hot, summertime | 1 Comment