Category: Whatcom County

September 27, 2018 / kirsten / Bees

Honey season, 2018

The 2018 honey season is in the books, and all that’s left to do for…

March 27, 2018 / kirsten / Bees

Our house sits on a busy residential corner in our small city. There are many…

March 8, 2018 / kirsten / Bees

After a stretch of clear-ish weather, it’s raining today, a soft, gentle rain that begs…

January 25, 2018 / kirsten / Bees

There’s been a lot of talk lately among local beekeepers about adjusting our beekeeping practices so…

January 16, 2018 / kirsten / Bees

We’re running a bit of an experiment over here at Bear’s Backyard Honey. We currently…

December 23, 2017 / kirsten / Biophiliac's Guide

When people talk about the winter solstice, they talk of the return of the light.…

November 30, 2017 / kirsten / Hiking

The trail, plainly visible in the fresh snow, led beyond what we had always assumed…

November 14, 2017 / kirsten / Hiking

Things did not go as planned these past two weekends. Rather than mushroom hunting and…

November 7, 2017 / kirsten / Washington

We are well and truly into fall, it would seem. October’s golden light has given…

October 24, 2017 / kirsten / Bees

It’s a warm, sunny day in late October, the sort of day that does justice…