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GubbaHomestead

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GubbaHomestead
@gubbahomestead Sep 2, 2024, 3:10 PM UTC

Harvesting Honey This Year | BeeKeeping

Today as I harvested honey from my beehives, I was reminded: https://img.inleo.io/DQmbESfdRP4tMVLdY9JcEYH7Pz4D6QSk5BCAEViSnPZVj14/honey.jpg Bees do more than provide honey - they can extend your life…

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GubbaHomestead
@gubbahomestead Nov 25, 2023, 6:59 PM UTC

Chicken Molt Getting Them Ready For Winter

Chickens are one of my favorite animals to have on the homestead. Even though they did drive me a little crazy this year as many of them went broody on me. They produce no chicks and just a bunch of…

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GubbaHomestead
@gubbahomestead Nov 21, 2023, 12:24 AM UTC

A Fruit Blessing on The Homestead

Now that the temperatures are dropping at my homestead, it is freeze-drying season! I couldn't let all of this fruit from my trees go to waste and freeze-drying is the perfect way to perserve them fo…

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GubbaHomestead
@gubbahomestead Nov 9, 2023, 9:03 PM UTC

Raising A Buck On The Homestead

Having goats on my homestead for me was one of the best decisions I made. Not only do they provide high quality raw milk but they are just so much easier to manage compared to having a dairy cow. I a…

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GubbaHomestead
@gubbahomestead Nov 4, 2023, 9:16 PM UTC

Looking Back At Gardening On The Homestead

Planting a garden is one of the most rewarding feats you will do! Imagine being able to enjoy food that YOU GREW! You took the time to plant it, water it, and then you get to get to enjoy the crop. I…

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GubbaHomestead
@gubbahomestead Oct 25, 2023, 4:01 PM UTC

Last Day Milking My Goat

Raw milk changed my life, so I will never stop advocating for it. Raw milk from a clean animal in a natural free-range environment, not a factory-farm, is how nature intended it. Pasteurization of mi…

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GubbaHomestead
@gubbahomestead Oct 21, 2023, 10:31 PM UTC

Gardening The Food Ration Solution

Food rations are a reality. We have been living with a false sense of security. The grocery stores have been full. There has been hardly any issues getting food staples like meat, sugar, eggs, and bu…

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GubbaHomestead
@gubbahomestead Sep 19, 2023, 7:28 PM UTC

Did you know chickens lay different colored eggs?

Why do chickens lay different colored eggs? Why are eggs different colors? Why do chickens lay green eggs? Why do chickens lay blue eggs? I get asked all of these, so I thought I would share why and…

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GubbaHomestead
@gubbahomestead Sep 12, 2023, 8:39 PM UTC

A New Hive Created, They Swarmed!!!

A few months ago I decided to build and create two new hives. If you remember last year I only had two and one of them ended up dying out over the brutal cold winter I had. The other survived and end…

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GubbaHomestead
@gubbahomestead Aug 24, 2023, 8:58 PM UTC

How To Make Homemade Bread EZ

Have you ever read the ingredient lists of grocery store bread? They are loaded with preservatives because they need to sit on a shelf for weeks without going bad and other chemicals that have no bus…

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