Chinese Forget-Me-Nots This has been our first summer where we have been able to focus on our little farm. On this Sunday, with clouds-sun-clouds in the air and feeling very much like autumn, I took some time to prep the gardens for winter. My bee-friends were hanging out with me so I grabbed my new…
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The Making of Wild Sprout Honey 2018
We’ll probably label our honey something like Wildflower Honey to indicate that we are not located in the middle of 3-5 acres of delicious white clover. But in the spirit of clarifying what it takes here in Bellevue, WA to make our honey, I’ve collected some more details to share. Over the last five years,…
Wild Sprout Apiary 2018
Choose equipment that is right for you. Love this hobby because I’m confident that I’ll always be learning something new! The one thing I’ve learned in these first 5 years is simply this: there is no one-size-fits-all equipment list for bee keepers. There are so many variables you must assess: weather, nearby foliage, local laws…
BeeCam Step 3: It’s Alive!
Now that the Raspberry Pi (RPI) is set up, it’s time to get the BeeCam up-and-running, quickly and inexpensively. For my project, I wanted the ability to view the bees at various times throughout the day. For this project, I’m not interested in saving pictures or videos (like a security camera might do). Prerequisites The…
New shoes for the ol’ gal
The only real appearance thing we’ve done to the truck is replace the wheels and tires. The tires that came with the truck still had nearly 100% of the tread remaining, but they where very old and the sidewalls were checked, making them questionable. We don’t really plan on driving the truck far or fast,…
Step 2: BeeCam – Headless RPI
Summary You can get started with the RPI HDMI-connected to a TV, but you’ll ultimately need to access it remotely, once you move it near the hives. For full graphical desktop access, you can use the Virtual Network Computing (VNC) package, or for simpler tasks you can just use SSH for a remote command line….
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