One of the most exciting things about raising your own chickens is collecting fresh eggs.Once you have tasted fresh chicken eggs you will never want to go back to eating store bought eggs. However, because your freshly laid eggs are processed differently than commercial eggs, they also need to be stored differently. Unfortunately lots of people skip important steps between collecting and eating their fresh eggs. Freshly laid eggs are good for up to 3 months starting from
People around the world have collected honey and used it as a sweetener and medicinally. Modern honey connoisseurs describe honey varieties the same way a wine lover does, linking it’s flavor to place of origin and source of nectar. What is Raw Honey? The U.S. government does not officially define raw honey, but it’s generally recognized as honey that exists as it did in the hive, without being filtered or pasteurized. Honey marketed as unpasteurized
More and more eggs at markets have the label “cage free” stamped on their carton. This sounds good, but what does the label actually mean? “Cage free” marked on a carton of eggs simply means the hens laying those eggs are not kept in cages. Again, that sounds good but the label has a fairly limited legal definition and the practices of some farmers only following the letter of the law making more complicated than you might think.
In my opinion extracting or harvesting honey is a best benefit of beekeeping. Maintaining your hives throughout the year brings a payoff in the form of sweet honey that you can enjoy at home, give as gifts, or package and sell at the farm stand. The honey extraction process may seem a bit overwhelming at first but I’ll explain our method. What tools do you need to extract honey The honey extraction process involves multiple steps,