Rural/Farm Life

I've thought of putting up honey bee hives, honey brings in good money at the farmer's market...but it is also a lot of work.

I have noticed a serious decline in honey bees around here but other bees have increased. Bumble bees in particular are increasing on my farm, especially since I've stopped using all petroleum based herbicides and insecticides.

I welcome all pollinators and really have no problems with my vegetables and flowers getting pollinated. Sometimes there are so many pollinators on some of early flowering bushes that they hum when you walk by.

Have you tried any of the organic herbicides? I'm Certified Naturally Grown (CNG) very similar to organic and can't use things like Round Up or Sevin. I'm considering corn starch this year as a pre emergent herbicide for my onions. God they are hell to weed by hand . Even with a paper weed guard, the weeds manage to squeeze in.