Most honey is a natural mixture of nectars from different flowering plants in as much as a two mile radius of the honey bee colony. Honey dew is not produced from nectar secreted by flowers. It cites methods on how to harvest hone...
I've made it my goal to make this super easy for you. Learn where and how EXACTLY to cut down your stems for a THC-rich harvest of frosty & sticky colorful big buds with a smell that says, "I hope you've got nothing planned today!" Water Flush Harvesting — what it is and why...
A comprehensive gardening chapter features planting plans to fill container and border gardens, bee "hotel" and habitat projects, and an at-a-glance flower gallery of bees' favorite plants. The Bee Book also shows you how to harvest honey, beeswax, and propolis from the hive and use these ...
To grow your own watermelons at home, you’ll want to make sure you provide your plants with the best possible growing conditions for a delicious and generous harvest. But first of all, you’ll have to select a good site for your plants, one that has the best possible soil, copious sun...
Beyond jam, this year’s harvest is going into simple shortcakes and maybe ahoneyberry ice cream. Similar to blueberry ice cream, but these berries are more tart and take a bit more sugar. They also have more flavor in the finished ice cream in my opinion, and honeyberry ice cream is...
Sow beets in the garden 2 to 3 weeks before the last average frost date in spring. Continue succession plantings every 3 weeks until temperatures reach 80°F (26°C). Beets require 45 to 65 days to reach harvest. Yield: Plant 5 to 10 beets per household member. Yield can vary by ...
Harvest cucumbers early in the morning when it is cool. Cut the fruits from the plant using secateurs or a sharp knife. Some longer cucumber varieties can be cut in half while still on the plant and left to form a callus, so they can be used later. Watch Monty Don explain how to ha...
You can harvest these to use in cooking, but bear in mind you will need to remove the tough seed coat before eating. Better still, remove the seeds from the seedhead and leave them to dry for a few days, before storing in a paper envelope in a dry spot, so you can sow them the...
Harvest regularly to encourage more pods to develop. Use two hands when you pick peas to avoid damaging the plant. Hold the vine with one hand and pull the pods off with the other. Peas are at the peak of flavor immediately after harvest. ...
Sterilize everything during the brewing process to keep the kombucha from growing mold. You only have to worry about mold during the first 3 days when the pH of the tea is still above 2.5–3. Once it reaches those levels of acidity, your kombucha is safe. To identify any mold, look fo...