2 Bees Farm

I admit that I have been terrible at doing updates.  I have had to get a full time job, while waiting for Will's checks to start coming in for hail chasing.  My physical therapy is an hour away. So I spend all of my time off work doing physical therapy or working on different projects on the farm. This was the picture I left as a teaser in my last post.  It was a section of a shed floor made from pallets that I built.  I would like to say a huge thank you to the Lowe's in Show Low for donating the pallets to me.  In return for their generousity, I purchased all of the gravel, pavers and tools from them.  I started the shed by scraping off the top soil and tamping down the soil underneath.  I next filled the holes with pea sized gravel. Next added two pavers on the top of the gravel filled hole.  After getting two of the holes done, I checked to make sure that they are level.  Once I finished four corn...

My accident back in March, kinda changed a lot of our plans.  We still made the move to Arizona because the cost of living is much better here than in Texas.  We had every intention of staying out at the farm. But having to drive an hour an a half for my physical therapy multiple times a week just started to get too time consuming and too pricey on gas.  So we are staying in an RV park in Springerville.  I got a job at the local hardware store Davis Ace Hardware.  The owner is an amazing lady that has been extremely understanding with my appointments and schedules me enough time off for them every week.  As of this last week my doctor decided I could go down to one visit a week. Will left a couple of weeks ago to chase hail.  I have been spending my free time building on the farm.  First project was creating a gate. First I gathered my supplies that I would need.  Not a whole lot needed.  It’s a little crud.  My ne...

A lot has been going on lately.  But I should start a month back until now.  Last month during that freak snow storm that hit the southwest, that is when we moved the farm truck from Texas to Arizona.  Of course whenever you plan time off work, the weather will be terrible.  This was the road in front of the farm. It's hard to figure out the scale of this property.   A lot of what looks like bushes are actually fully grown Pinion pine and Alligator Juniper trees. For scale that's our F150 truck next to a tree. We had a lot of chores planned to accomplish this weekend to make our move easier.  But other than leaving the truck, the only thing we did was designate our future driveway.  We have our 911 address set up.  So encase of an emergency, gps should be able to get emergency personnel to our farm.   We can't get mail delivered here.  That isn't a big deal, there were places in San Antonio ...

We just finished our 2019 garden plans for our potager garden.  I can't rave enough about The Farmer's Almanac's Garden Planner.  I originally tried the one through  BHG.com that is free.  It's great if you are doing a small backyard garden.  But it is really limited on what plants you can use or what buildings/planters are available.  I don't believe you can design an area over 100 sq ft.  The farmer's Almac Garden Planner is completely worth the $29 a year, if you need a more comprehensive planner..  It's another $6 for the app, if you want to connect them altogether.  I was able to get 10% off the program the day after Thanksgiving though. The Farmer's Almanac lets you design up to a 10,000 sq ft at a time.  Which I thought at first I would map out most of the farm's growing beds with that.  But I found it too overwhelming.  I personally like doing a section at a time.  Maybe one general full farm plan without...

It's national cat day.  So let me introduce our ten year old tabby Rusty. Remember those special cats in your life today. The smallest feline is a masterpiece.  - Leonardo De Vinci

Since we sold our house and have been living in our RV traveling back and forth between San Antonio, TX and Saint Johns, AZ, I decided I needed an alternative washing machine since my current one is in storage.  At the farm we don't have the wind/solar power set up yet, so I wanted something that wouldn't take up room in the RV.  Also that didn't require electricity since we try to run our generator as little as possible.  After reading a ton of reviews on a few different machines on Amazon I decided to try this one. I have had the Laundry POD about a week, I do laundry every day or every other day.  Then hang them up in my shower to dry.  How do I do laundry? I fill the basket about this full.  This is an average size load for me.  There is one pair of women's jeans, two men's shirts, a women's shirt, a pair of men's socks, a hand towel, a wash cloth, a dish towel and a pot holder.  Yes, I spray stain remover on anything that needs ...

We are official for Arizona!  Technically still official for Texas too.... We just received our trade name certificate for 2 Bees Farm.  Now just waiting on our official address, instead of just a plat description.... Stay tuned, more updates coming soon! It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to. - W.C. Fields 

I am posting this for interested investors. A Honey & Lavender Farm in Sierra Highlands Ranch St. Johns, Arizona Jonathan & Rachel Nelson October 21, 2018 Table of Contents Executive Summary                                 2 Management Plan                                    3 Land Management                                   3 SWOT Analysis                ...