Sadly, this book has not been translated into english, but never the less I want to share it with you along with the insights, that I gained and a translation of the blurb: Humans and the Western honeybee share a long history together: Even the earliest humans valued honey and wax and sought the company […]
I have been dabbling in beekeeping for several years now. At least in theory. From the very beginning, one thing was very important to me: keeping these fascinating insects in a natural wy. The most natural “keeping” would be in a hollow tree, but I do want a bit more contact. I want to combine
Every gardener is different and so is every garden. Everyone has their own preferences, needs and ideas. And that’s wonderful, because nature thrives on diversity. In this article, I would like to share my gardening philosophy with you and describe my landrace gardening goals. Perhaps this can serve as some inspiration for you, encourage collaboration
In my last post Landrace Gardening, I gave you a brief introduction to the topic of landraces. As mentioned in that post, I would like to start my own breeding project. However, as the season has already progressed, I’m trying to work with what’s already growing in the garden and postpone the bigger plans until
When thinking about seed saving most gardeners will probably mainly have variety maintanance and preservation in mind. I did too until recently. In this post, however, I would like to share a slightly different idea with you that I stumbled across a few days ago and caught my attention. Today it’s all about landraces. I
