Author: kirsten

September 27, 2018 / kirsten / Bees

Honey season, 2018

The 2018 honey season is in the books, and all that’s left to do for…

March 27, 2018 / kirsten / Bees

Our house sits on a busy residential corner in our small city. There are many…

March 8, 2018 / kirsten / Bees

After a stretch of clear-ish weather, it’s raining today, a soft, gentle rain that begs…

January 25, 2018 / kirsten / Bees

There’s been a lot of talk lately among local beekeepers about adjusting our beekeeping practices so…

January 16, 2018 / kirsten / Bees

We’re running a bit of an experiment over here at Bear’s Backyard Honey. We currently…

January 15, 2018 / kirsten / Bees

There was an afternoon this past December, a day when it was 37 degrees and…

January 9, 2018 / kirsten / British Columbia

Each time I stand at the edge of the ocean, I am reminded that the…

December 23, 2017 / kirsten / Biophiliac's Guide

When people talk about the winter solstice, they talk of the return of the light.…

December 18, 2017 / kirsten / Foodways

Normally, nothing gets my heart beating like a multi-day, multi-step project that culminates in the…

December 7, 2017 / kirsten / Gear

Although I don’t always enjoy the forced gaiety of the holiday season, I dearly love…