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I’m am officially a beekeeper! : Juniper Moon Farm

Susan Gibbs just stacks one impressive thing on top of another. Not only is she a shepherd and small business owner, but now she’s keeping bees, too. These pictures walk you through the process of setting up and unpacking your beehive(s).

And just to pique your interest: did you know that queen bees eat fondant?

And so, something nifty from the web:

I may know a good deal about yarn, but I don’t know much about how yarn is made other than sheep –> spindle –> skein –> shop.

This fantastic set of photos from Martha’s Vineyard Fiber Farm shows exactly what happens to a fleece when it goes to the mill. And what a lovely old mill it is, too, with lots of antique equipment and not even a digital scale in sight.