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We recently acquired some bees for the farm. Another farmer is keeping them at our place, and he comes to check on them every couple of weeks. We have about 15 hives, and on warm, sunny days we can hear them buzzing from across the field.

There is also a logging company that will start timbering the farm soon.

When they started bringing thier equipment onto the farm, they noticed the bees, and started to complain. “The bees can’t be there” “You have to move the bees” etc. This went on for a week or so. Finally John and his dad had a meeting with the loggers to discuss the bees. It came down to the fact that a bunch of loggers, grown men, were scared to death of the bees. In the end, they decided to take the road away from the bees, so the hives do not have to move! The bees win, let there be honey for all!

Since this is my first post, I thought I’d try to keep things simple. It’s spring here in West Virginia- which means rain, mud, flowers, and lots of work to do. We have several big projects going at the farm, which I’ll share later. For now, here is a picture of a freshly plowed garden. This is the garden right next to the house.

The Northland Brewhaha’s Official Website is up and running and we are proud to announce that we are starting a blog on gardening and anything else Northland related we can freaking think of!