Willow Acres

12/09/2024

Wow so grateful for all the ladies that came out to express their creativity!!! I had a blast!

12/01/2024

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and weekend! Willow Acres hosted the big meal again this year in old farmhouse style! Soo much to be grateful for now and always out here! Fall decor away, pumpkins back for the deer and the cornstalks to the goats:) Wood burner is rolling with this chilly weather. Welcome to December! Time to prep for the Christmas porch pot workshops this week/weekend and get ready/start decorating for Christmas! Happy Holidays to all! Can’t wait to see some of you this week and weekend!

11/26/2024

Well with the upcoming weather I think can actually mean it this time when I say fall harvest wrapped up (other than the endless pounds of tomatoes I have frozen to make sauce soon and the basil I have drying)! Literally on Sunday I was still harvesting lettuce (I think this is the black seeded Simpson lettuce or something like that)! And the oyster mushrooms and brocolli continue so made brocolli cheddar and cream of mushroom soup and some stir fry! Got the winter goat pen all cleaned out and the ladies are tucked in for winter (they will still be going out for walks etc). Winding down over here for sure though! Just in time to start cutting boughs etc for the winter event upcoming her at the compound! And I’ve found the perfect Christmas tree on the land so pumped for that!

11/13/2024

Since I posted something about “wintering” my bees, I’ve gotten so many questions about what that actually means. So prior to last year my bees went down to Florida for the winter with a truck load of other bees to go pollinate orchards down there. The farmer who took them quit doing it so I now keep them here over winter (aka wintering). Usually it is not the cold that kills them (but it can) it is wind and moisture. So I insulate the outside and top of the hive, but you need to make sure they still have air (don’t cover top cover seam all the way, and leave their entrance open (I also use an entrance reducer early fall so less of a space to protect. Then I have to tip the box on an angle so moisture is directed toward the front of the box where the opening is. Then I need a windblock for the last piece so I just roll over my spool tables to block around them (still need to do that this weekend). There are many different ways to “winter” bees but I had success last year with this hive doing it this way! So fingers crossed for a mild winter so I can see these ladies in spring!

10/21/2024

10/21/2024

I’m still overwhelmed by the weather and the amount of people (at least 100 people) that came out for the Monster Mash and to support Willow Acres and Cloud Nine Fire Show. More pics will be coming since I was pretty busy to take many! CNFS put on an amazing show
And the progress they have made in just the last year is astounding! Thank you to all who came to check it out, and to all my buddies that came out to help that I could not have done this without!

10/11/2024

Already next weekend! Weather so far is looking good! Get your tickets on fb event link below or at the door!

10/09/2024

Thanks to TLC signs for doing an awesome job on my custom corn hole boards! I love them!

10/08/2024

Honey harvest in full swing! The ladies did amazing this year! Plenty of honey for me and them for winter!