Love Apple Farms

Workshop: Backyard Bee-Keeping

Did you know that you can keep bees in your backyard?  Most normal-sized yards can play host to a hive of honey bees, and the folks who tend them enjoy honey, beeswax, royal jelly, and of course, the bees themselves.  In fact, a healthy hive can produce several gallons of lovely, local honey every year. 

These pollinators can be marvelously helpful by making fruits and vegetables more productive.  Here on the farm, we keep bees not just because they help produce richer crops, but also because they are tremendously beneficial insects that are good for our neighbors and surrounding environment. 

Come learn what it takes to keep a busy, productive hive of bees happy!  Learn where to get your bees, how to set up and maintain the hive, and how to protect it from pests and disease.  This is a beginner’s course, so you won’t need to bring any special equipment or supplies. THIS CLASS IS HELD AT LOVE APPLE FARMS, located at 2317 Vine Hill Road, Santa Cruz. The farm is only open for pre-registered students on the day of class.  

ALL CLASSES ARE HELD RAIN OR SHINE!
ALL CLASSES REQUIRE ADVANCE REGISTRATION, EVEN FOR GIFT CERTIFICATE HOLDERS 

February 16, 2019 (Saturday) 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. $99 << Click to register (gift certificate holders register by emailing loveapplefarm@gmail.com)

April 14, 2019 (Sunday) 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. $99 << Click to register (gift certificate holders register by emailing loveapplefarm@gmail.com)

Materials to bring to class: wear white or light colored clothing, long sleeves and long pants. No open toed shoes or sandals (think covering as much skin as possible). Please do not wear cologne or perfume. For more information about how to prepare for class, CLICK HERE.

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Ladybug visiting a Chervil blossom

We love our Chervil around here, and of course we very much like to see the ladybugs enjoying it too.

Chervil is a herb often used in French cooking  It has a subtle, Tarragon flavor.

Much easier to grow than its fussy taste-twin, Chervil is best sown directly in the garden bed (rather than starting it in flats in the greenhouse).  The soil should be a neutral Ph of about 7, which means I've got to add lime to my acidic soil.  Keep the bed uniformly moist after covering the seed a 1/4 inch.  Once it's up and growing, I don't even thin it.  I just let it do its thing.

The chef loves using the small, fine leaves as well as the beautiful, delicate flower.  As you can see, the ladybug loves it too.