Author: Inga Smith

I'm a nature artist and community educator....this is a scrapbook of my life’s explorations.💜💛💚

Hive Painting New Years 2016

Hive painting is a pain in the butt, especially when it’s below freezing. Modern Molly pine hive was my BFF over New Year’s 2016 weekend. Since the barn was no more than 30-degrees, I had to haul everything into the garage and wait for my little space heater to heat up the garage to a…

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Raspberry Patch

Imagine…a dreary gray, moldy house that was home to racoons and a yard totally overgrown. Seriously, jungle. And the trees were growing into the roof. When we started to hack down the yards in the back, the raspberry patch was completely overgrown with weeds and most of the stalks were dead. This year, I took those old…

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Beekeeping in Bellevue

Yes, it’s official! We can host beehives at our property. Michael Paine replied with the official policy: “You may have up to 25 hives, each with one colony. Please see code requirements below: Maximum of four hives, each with one colony: Lots containing 15,000 sq. ft. or less; Maximum of 15 hives, each with one…

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Hello World

Hi There! Wild Sprout is a Washington State Nonprofit seeking and sharing information about natural beekeeping and its impact on our community. This little slice of heaven began in 2011, and we incorporated in 2015. We are a 501(c)(3) public charity and we look forward to sharing more information soon. Thanks for exploring with us….

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