Category: Raising Animals

Do goats need grain? This is a question that is hotly debated among goat owners and goat farmers. If you have ever had goats, you know that your life will never be the same again. Whether you use...

Thinking about keeping bees in your backyard and wondering how dangerous it might be? You're most likely concerned about stings. This makes sense, since we are conditioned to pay attention to dangers...

Cattle panels and other types of fencing really serve two purposes on a homestead. The first purpose is to provide a psychological barrier. In this case, animals see the fence and in time come to...

Many people wonder what happens to honey if it is not harvested. Does it just rot away? Can it go bad? Does it affect the bees' wellbeing? Or is it just left for the bears? There are several answers...

The question is simple – is beekeeping profitable? With the global push to save the bees, newbies are taking up beekeeping at an astonishing rate. Backyard beekeepers are literally popping up...

There is no getting around the fact that starting a beehive from scratch can be an expensive proposition. Many new beekeepers want to keep their start-up costs as low as possible, from building their...