Farm Photos — TS Farmstead

Upgraded my compost thermometer this year. If the

Upgraded my compost thermometer this year. If the other one wasn’t buried in a pile I might not have. I do like the bigger dial and the longer probe.

#compost #composting #michiganfarm #farmstead #hobbyfarm #reotempcompost #reotemp

Counted at least 16 Turkeys in the backyard today.

Counted at least 16 Turkeys in the backyard today.

#fordtractor #wildturkey #farmstead #puremichigan #michiganfarm

Making use of the new to us tractor. Slightly newe

Making use of the new to us tractor. Slightly newer than the other tractor, but still made in the 1950’s.

#fordtractor #farmstead #michiganfarm #westmichiganfarm #farmfun #hobbyfarm

An egg I found last week. Soft clear shell that fu

An egg I found last week. Soft clear shell that fully encompassed the egg white and yolk.

Two dozen chicken eggs and one jar of honey in the cooler. Don’t worry this egg is not being sold.

#farmfun #chickeneggs #westmichiganfarm #michiganfarm #eatlocalgrown

Two dozen chicken eggs and one jar of honey in the

Two dozen chicken eggs and one jar of honey in the cooler today.

#honeybee #goldenrod #fallnectar #farmstead #michiganfarm #westmichiganfarm

Here’s a sunflower for this sunny day. One jar

Here’s a sunflower for this sunny day.

One jar of honey and one dozen chicken eggs in the cooler today.

#sunflowers #honeybees #farmstead #hobbyfarm #michiganfarm #westmichiganfarm #purehoney #wildflowerhoney #collectingnectar

The view down our driveway. 2 dozen chicken eggs

The view down our driveway.

2 dozen chicken eggs and one jar of honey in the cooler today.

#farmlife #farmstead #michiganfarm #westmichiganfarm #caledoniami

One dozen chicken eggs and one jar of honey in the

One dozen chicken eggs and one jar of honey in the cooler today.

#caledoniamichiganfarmfresheggs #westmichiganfarm

Two dozen chicken eggs in the cooler. #farmstead

Two dozen chicken eggs in the cooler.

#farmstead #farmfresheggs #caledoniami #westmichiganfarm

One dozen chicken eggs in the cooler today. #hone

One dozen chicken eggs in the cooler today.

#honeybee #goldenrod #pollinators #weedsarefood #localfarm #michiganfarm #caledoniami

Goldenrod is a primary source of nectar for pollin

Goldenrod is a primary source of nectar for pollinators during late summer and early fall.

Two dozen chicken eggs and one jar of honey in the cooler today.

#goldenrod #nectarflow #honeybees #pollinators #michiganfarm #westmichiganfarm #caledoniami #eatlocalgrow

Honey bee collecting sweet nectar from white clove

Honey bee collecting sweet nectar from white clover.

One dozen chicken eggs and one jar of honey in the cooler today.

#feedthebees #honeybees #caledoniami #westmichiganfarm

Two dozen chicken eggs and one jar of honey in the

Two dozen chicken eggs and one jar of honey in the cooler today.

#davidaustinroses #farmfresheggs #caledoniami #westmichigan #westmichiganfarm

Morning Glory with a bee inside the flower. Two d

Morning Glory with a bee inside the flower.

Two dozen chicken eggs and one jar of honey in the cooler today.

#morningglory #bees #hobbyfarm #farmstead #caledoniami #westmichigan #westmichiganfarm #westmichiganfresheggs #caledoniamifresheggs

Second round of flowers for this rose bush. One d

Second round of flowers for this rose bush.

One dozen chicken eggs and a jar of honey in the cooler.

#davidaustinroses #rose #farmstead #caledoniami #westmichiganfarm #caledoniamichiganfresheggs

9:30 last night and this colony was bearding heavi

9:30 last night and this colony was bearding heavily. The bees work to maintain a temperature around 95 degrees Fahrenheit (https://entomologytoday.org/2021/04/16/honey-bee-hive-boxes-drafty-inefficient-temperature/)

Two dozen chicken eggs and a jar of honey are in the cooler.

#hotbeehive #honeybees #beekeeping #hobbyfarm #westmichiganfarm #caledoniami #eatlocalgrown

I enjoy seeing all the different pollinators. Two

I enjoy seeing all the different pollinators.

Two dozen chicken eggs and a jar of honey are in the cooler today.

#pollinators #plantmoreflowersforthebees #farmstand #westmichigan #westmichiganfarm #caledoniami

Happy honeybee on white clover. Chicken eggs and

Happy honeybee on white clover.

Chicken eggs and honey are in the cooler.

#honeybees #pollinators #westmichiganfarm #duttonmichigan #eatlocalgrown

Here’s a sunflower for this cloudy day. Chicken

Here’s a sunflower for this cloudy day.

Chicken eggs and honey are in the cooler today.

#sunflower #caledoniami #farmstead

Sometimes the queen can be hard to find sometimes

Sometimes the queen can be hard to find sometimes she is easy to find.

Two dozen chicken eggs and a jar of honey in the cooler today.

#queenbee #honeybees #farmstead #hobbyfarm #findthequeenbee #caledoniamichigan #westmichigan #westmichiganfarm

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