stephen zimmerman

I started last year with 5 hives 1 package 1 swarm and 3 local nucs  I very much enjoyed working with them and watching them!
I was able to harvest some honey which was very exciting
mysteriously 4 of them died out in the fall before it even got cold and they still had plenty of food
not sure if it was mites or pesticide or some other reason
but the good news is 1 of them is still going strong and I am looking forward to another season

thank you for your response! I have some seed now I just have to wait for spring so I can plant it

I have recently been looking into growing burnet as a pasture plant. does anyone have experience with growing it?
will the animals (sheep/steers) eat it?
also wondering if certain varieties are better than others and how to get it established in a current pasture stand.

Thank you for your response! I’ll definitely keep those things in mind
So far the goats are doing very well

It is mostly just forage but it is a very diverse mix with legumes many different kinds of grasses plantain and other things from time to time I also try to cut tree branches for them so they can eat leaves. I’m currently moving them about every three days

I got the goats from some friends
They had them on pasture and grain.
I think I’ll feed grain till the end of the lactation
Then try grass fed next lactation
I can’t seem to find anyone doing this and wondered if someone here has tried it

Planing on getting goats next week
Wanting to be 100% forage fed
I plan on feeding grain for the first few months
So they can adjust, any other tips?
Also if someone else is doing that how’s it going?

I love growing things to!
Do you have a good climate out there?
Do you get much rain?