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I was born and raised 20 minutes from Boston, MA. At the age of 17, I was diagnosed with Anxiety. My personal experience with the prescribed medication was NOT POSITIVE. So I decided to find better way. I didn't know it at the time but, that was the BEGINNING for me! I have been “FINDING A BETTER WAY” in all areas in my life ever since. Better ways of how to create a modern homestead affordably, and a better way to provide my family with healthy foods, and so….. much MORE!
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[@sydmarty1]

It sure is nice to have a warm, dry shop to work in. All that work you did last year is paying off now.

[@northernliving2387]

Thank you Al, Gina, and Olivia for the wonderful vlog

[@ronaldwang8119]

It's always a wonderful example of a family that truely works together for the good of all on the homestead. Good job guys.

[@lynlandham3779]

I love seeing the chickens out of their fence. They're really happy with room to roam beyond the fence. Reminds me of my grandmothers farm. Can't wait for the pigs to get out. And Nora really energized the rest of the herd. They were jumping around like doelings!

[@marshasmith6320]

Love seeing the goats run and jump. So cute.

[@deannamarie4149]

It is awesome seeing how Ginas confidence has built where the use of tools are concerned. You are rockin it girl! I am looking forward to seeing how you settle into using the greenhouse. ☮

[@HarborHon1]

That was really interesting watching you and Gina build the frames for the bee houses. Never knew it could be that simple to build your own. I like how the homestead is growing; not just in food, but the projects you are taking on. Thanks for always sharing. Stay safe and God Bless.

[@SuzieLady]

Nora with her jumping is just so funny 😂 love the idea of keeping Bees 🐝 Can’t wait for that! Love how Figaro is always in on the action. Thanks guys

[@loraineleuschke4186]

I have never seen a bee kit, much less, building it from scratch. Very interesting and exciting. I am fiercely allergic but I love watching someone work with bees. It is fascinating how one little insect can be so necessary to life.

[@lauriesmith7793]

Love those baby goats and all the animals on you Homestead...one big happy family.

[@workingfolk]

The most important beekeeping tool you can have is a good electric fence. I kept upwards of 50 hives just across the border from you in Maine and would occasionally have hives destroyed by black bears because of a fence failure in a remote bee yard or (once) in my home yard because of no fencing. I just lost the one hive that I had been keeping when I moved to this homestead in PA. The neighbor said he never seen a black bear here so I left the hive sitting unprotected only one night and was putting up the fence the next day. (I live next to a state park.) By dawn, there was splintered boxes left and a trail of broken frames leading back into the forest. In only takes one night with a gentle breeze to tell the bears the buffet is open.

[@georgettewood8894]

So sorry. To hear that......

[@workingfolk]

@@georgettewood8894 Just part of beekeeping in bear country.

[@virginiareid5336]

The wonderful bee hives y'all built will soon have occupants. Best wishes on your bees being healthy and happy in their deluxe accommodations. It was such a joy to see sweet Nora jumping around, and then the older goats as well. I noticed that blossom and Willow were butting heads frequently when they first re-greeted each other. Hope as usual avoided the fray. She is such a docile lady. God Bless

[@karenmcclure2000]

I love everything lumnah acres, with all that's going in the world right now, its so nice to have this to watch, thank you for sharing your life .

[@gfarrell261]

You don't turn the glue-bot upside down. You squeeze it while upright and it pushes the glue out with no mess.

[@conegallery]

Fascinating watching the bee hive being assembled! When I finally settle on my homestead, I'm thinking of growing about 30 grape vines and raising bees, along with other plants and trees. We're waiting for permission to move out of state with my hubby's corporation. Let's hope they agree, cause I already know the exact place I want to buy and make my forever home.

[@janepeiffer6723]

Jane Peiffer I would get nothing done all day because I would just sit and watch the goats. I laugh out loud at 5:30 in the morning watching Nora kick around and the other goats just watching her. It almost seems like they are thinking who invited this child to the party. Take care and bee!!! safe.

[@brianrobbins3499]

Everything looks good at Lumnah acres. Al I’m no doctor but my primary doctor has me put on a heavy layer of Vaseline/petroleum jelly before bed for my dry lips try it out . Good luck

[@Vereynique]

My Granddaddy Reynolds was a master beekeeper. I got stung only one time by them. Gina, I was worried as well that baby girl w as passed out. Watching the"discussion" of who is herd queen now that Willow is back. Blossom wants it.

[@Rekkarfox]

Make some beeswax lip balm when you get your bees! My partner's dad keeps bees and he makes some with peppermint in it, really good for chapped lips like yours.

[@lawrencestack7416]

I love seeing those chickens free ranging.

[@lyndaperky4687]

Grazing Ginger Chicken??? Such a great herd you have nurtured. They are all following Nora's lead of amazing moves.

[@Wysperfauna]

I love how Figaro approaches sideways.

[@TheGorignak]

He's showing were to scratch.

[@GodsOath_com]

Sidewinder cat

[@osmadchlo]

I'm excited about the bees and seeing Nora out with the others! Dinner looked awesome!

[@stephenriley9084]

Al, Gina, Olivia, All looking good and Spring steps in the goats and kids. Just need the weather to crack on. -2c here this am! Not moved any starts outside to harden off yet. Last frosts usually about 10.05.xx. our chickens are laying well. Looking forward to seeing how you deal with the bees. They are on my list too! Regards Stephen.

[@catherinecrossland2305]

i watch your videos religiously but rarely comment due to the fact that i watch you on my smart tv and alas, not able to comment on there. Given that I watch you just before i go to bed I am often too tired to got from the tv to the computer to comment. I'm looking forward to the day when the smart tv gets a little smarter and i can post my comments on them. I'm looking forward to the bees was so happy to see little Nora prancing around in the paddock.......at one stage all the adults were prancing too, so wonderful. Looking forward to catching up with you again tomorrow night and hopefully the weather will be such that you will be able to put up that plastic on your magnificent greenhouse :) Blessings

[@kimberlyshalaby1134]

I love Nora! She found a spot under the feeder, while 'Lil P gets up in the feeder. Love it when they leap like that. It won't be long 'til the new kids will join in. I hope you get to feeling better Al. Sure hated that. We never realize how strong we are 'til we slug ourselves.

[@elizabethprior4968]

Sow some clover on those pastures behind the green house - bees will make clover honey which IMHO is one of the nicest honeys

[@chrisskelhorn5727]

Lovely to see the young ones gambolling about, and I don't just mean Gina and Livvy! :-) Stay safe all! :-)

[@annar6430]

Love the ingenuity of placing the low brooder under Rusties laying boxes. The brooder lid can rest back onto it and The ladies box lid can also rest down on it Plus access to the electric supply

[@WayToVibe]

Low tunnels on hinges or frames where you can just move and stack the frames seems miles away just brilliant.

[@DisabledUKPrepper]

Good morning from the UK. Lovely to see Nora getting out and about. Willow soon got the others back in line as the herd boss. 😂 Hope the lip improves soon.

[@shannongnazzio6844]

Little Peter Paul and Mary 🤗🥰 they are soooo adorable I can’t wait to see them all together! Also excited for bees 🙏🏻❤️

[@sylviabutler4809]

yet another delightful video again today. Love to see how you two work together so well. So nice to finally see Nora and Willow out in the pasture...just being goats in a herd again. I doubt that anyone could not have a smile on their faces seeing those head buts and bounces

[@lynnlopez3274]

Time for comfort flooring at your work stations! You spend a lot of time working in the barn. I laughed when Gina cautioned little p to be nice to Nora! So cute!

[@chanamoriel8696]

I just LOVE little Shadow! She is absolutely adorable! Zeke did a great job with the kids.....

[@sandyoklahomatransient8557]

Wow, lots of pieces for beehives. Had no idea you'd have all these pieces to put together.

[@paulrice1918]

What a pleasure to see the new life with baby goats and baby chicks. I always pictured Gina as a girly girl but Gina you rock in the work shop, animal caregiver, garden and kitchen and soon to be queen bee keeper.

[@victoriacarpenter6889]

Love to see Nora out and romping around! Those new babies are sure cute! It always makes me laugh watching the chickens flying into the fence!

[@steveseiler8782]

looking forward to the bees and just enjoying the vlog thank you

[@gardeningdianne]

I can wait for another day to see your next episode of your greenhouse construction. But I did see you were a hive of activity today, so I will let you off.

[@laurabenevelli6783]

You need to put some wire mesh on the side where the gate opens so the chickens can't get out so easily. Nora looked SO CUTE when she was peaking out from under the chicken feeder.

[@steveniemyer9288]

We have had two swarms of bees in our yard this year. In my 47 years I have never seen a wild swarm of bees and this year I seen two. The fist swarm was gone as fast as they came. The second swarm stayed on our firewood stack long enough for a local bee keeper to come and get them. The bee keeper didn’t charge us anything to remove the swarm, but I learned through speaking with him he liked bourbon, so I gave him a bottle for his trouble, plus a few cigars.

[@lindagullage3077]

Nora is having a blast. 16 eggs and 2 eggs from Rustys ladies. All of the goats are bouncy today, the chickens are working the land on their own. Blossom has 3 cute babies. God bless and keep you all safe.

[@thom3124]

Rainig like crazy here in Michigan today. Sending it your way. Thanks for the video. You guys make my day.

[@tatumworcestershiresauce5932]

I hope the "Radical Red" chicken doesn't meet the same fate as CWC. Gina's knuckle sandwich really packs a punch, lol. Hope your lip is feeling better.

[@lexjohnson0803]

I think it’s awesome you guys are getting bees. People really don’t understand how vital they are to our ecosystem

[@larryr.johnson3048]

The frames I have built had split pins in the sides two port and two starboard and through holes to press the pins through. They were Dadant products. The pins keep the wax forms from bowing and screwing up the bee space. Love the the bluegrass background music.

[@cbrammer19]

Wow, that seems like a lot of 🐝.Those baby 🐐 are the best so adorable. Love seeing them jump and prance around. Always interesting things going on at your place. Just always awesome work going on.

[@debbywalter8540]

We had triplets a few years ago. Two bucks and a doe. We named them Peter, Paul and Mary. The next year the same mama had quads. Three does and one buck We named them Eeny, Meeny, Miny, and Moe. Love seeing your kids. We don't have goats anymore and I sure do miss them. I watch your channel everyday and enjoy it very much. Thank you.

[@rachelo3548]

We just set up our first hive and are getting bees at the end of this month! Can't wait!

[@janetwithers7427]

It is so fun to watch the goats jump around. Especially Nora. 🐐💖

[@TheFarmonRoute66]

Clover honey 😍 on its way. Baby goats are so sweet!!

[@LazyDogsRanch]

It's awesome that you're getting bees! Of course, I might be biased, as a beekeeper myself. Looking forward to your adventures in beekeeping.

[@Bamaman14k]

The babies are precious, I just love how the little girl bounces around. Both of the Mom seem like they're doing really well. Jimmy

[@bennyt.christensen3970]

Efficient teamwork.... nice :-)

[@floydjustice5445]

Al hope that is the last of the snow. I like you am looking forward to the grass growing greener. Things always are more exciting when you are moving the animals around. I also can't wait until the greenhouse is completed.

[@rebeccagrantham6389]

In 3 days hopefully we get some ducklings! I failed miserably last year so hopefully I at least get one little baby.

[@paulinestoltnow2599]

Your channel is “MY FAVORITE” of all the homestead channels....Your family works so well together. I love watching you all build the homestead up, adding structures, plants, and animals in a planned timely manor....You make living in a short growing season look easy...which I know would “knock out” most potential homesteaders....Bravo👍💥💥to you all, and thank you for all the helpful tips and advice. Al, I have learned so many building tips and tricks from watching your videos...things you don’t even talk about, it’s just how you build, and most of us wouldn’t know these things by receiving a kit with instructions...it takes watching you work to see the tricks to make a project enjoyable and successful....Thank you and “Many Blessings for your Homestead” and “Here’s to many years of future watching🥂!!!!!”.....It will be fun see the progress and watching Livi grow-up.....tooo...❤️🐝🌻

[@Gladtobeleaving]

How will the bees access the vegetables in the greenhouse? Or are all those plants self-pollinating?

[@tomgarabed6568]

Good morning family! Where as Pluto been? I don't recall seeing him in the last few videos? I know Tanner is still recovering.

[@tonygrimes13]

Tom Garabed - Was in previous video at corner of concrete top in kitchen.

[@ekimnnim3508]

Maybe some anti-fatigue mats to stand on when working on projects in the workshop.

[@arizonahomestead]

Ahhh the little goaties are so cute. I can't wait to hear their names.

[@Carotjo]

Nora is the happiest baby goat ever!

[@michaelbrooks7214]

When I see Gina and Olivia show up at the barn each morning it makes me think, "Here comes the day shift!"

[@josiefleetwood3591]

Interesting. Never seen the wax with the wires embedded. I've spent many hours making and wiring frames then melting the wax into the wires. Redgum honey is still my fav. I was never a fan of actually having the bees flying around me, didn't mind the rest of the work though🐝🐝

[@ianhodgetts8266]

sounds about right, murphys law, want the rain and it won't, don't want the rain, and it will (murphys law)

[@barbararichmond8624]

All the goats are happy to be out on this beautiful day.

[@noneofbizorjuliejt6466]

Please get girl ducks! Olivia its great to see you doing more chores like helping with the milking, good beans!

[@juliem.679]

CWC must be back in spirit, "egging on" Crazy Red Chicken, in her rebellion! Watch out for the CRC!

[@rhondallyons9842]

Those baby goats take the show! I like seeing how you garden too!

[@darrylpaul7017]

Brother You Ain't Runnin no Fashion Show You're Runn'in a Farm Feeding Poultry and Goats GOD BLESS Ya Lumnah Acres

[@TheSare423]

Hi! If you have the chance, research Housel positioning...it has to do with the up Y and down Y in the bottom of the cells on your comb...all of them need to be facing the same direction from center, I believe it's down Y towards the outside. It's super easy to identify, then you just mark the top of the frames with a line to keep track. It helps them protect their colony and get rid of pests easier...it also prevents burr comb and that all leads to less aggression overall. Super easy and makes a huge difference in handling them. I'm excited for you!

[@triciaramirez1886]

Morning from Texas! It is pouring rain and the wind and lightning is incredible! The hail is only nickel size. Today’s high will be 93. I can’t wait for the bees to arrive! So much growth! Keep up the great work!

[@hallenw]

I eat my peas with honey; it does taste kinda funny but it keeps them on my knife. 😋

[@lorenmeyer5290]

Great video ! Just love watching the goats run around! Look like everyone is doing out there! Again yummy looking food ! God bless! See you tomorrow!♡♡♡♡

[@marysimpson8457]

There can be only one "Crazy White Chicken"....so you could call this new reddish brown chicken "Bizarro Red-Bro". You guys made quick work of building the bee frames. Anxiously awaiting the arrival of your bees and the sweet honey you will enjoy.

[@45Colleen1]

My daughter and I kept 4 Italian honey bee hives. I had to stop participating because I am allergic. It was fun leaning all about how to keep bees in a 6 week bee keeping class with our local bee keeping company and honey supplier. Have fun I sure did.

[@nlitenurmind]

Good luck with your hives! I have issues with yellow jackets, as they ravage my hives every year. Have to use robber screens. Also, I use plastic "rite-cell" and cut into 3/4inch starter strips that I nail to top of frames. Bees draw the rest with natural comb. Then you can cut out the old comb after a few years and pressure wash for reuse.

[@janw3717]

Loved todays vid. I've often seen bee hives but you don't often get the chance to see the frames being made, that was interesting to watch. Noras first day with the ladies was great, her frolicks got infectious with all of them. What is it about a happy sideways hopping baby goat that just makes you smile and take away any worries for a brief moment, thanks for that. Your lip looks really sore. When you explained previously how you'd done it it actually made me wince, I bet you were sthunned when it happened. It could have been so much worse though, either teeth damage or a head injury. Glad you seem to be healing, but still makes me wince to see it and think about what happened. As usual, love to the whole fam, human and fluffy!*!

[@cosmoslogic9088]

Al you should have no problems with pollination on the farm lmaofs good deal for all the plants no joke.

[@CFIRST58]

I always heard that turkeys were hard to raise, but it looks like they do really well when raised with other birds.

[@danaspetrini8338]

Ah! So happy you’re doing bees again!! Can’t wait to see the journey. I love how spritely the baby goats make the adult goats!

[@davidklimek7999]

You better clip the wings of the chickens ,they are wandering further, they will end up like CWC, if you don't do something!

[@4kays160]

What great timing, ive been studying beekeeping for a few months now and even looked into local pricing of bee's, local laws and fees , hundreds of dollars cheaper than I thought Inc a pre-built 20 frame hive with accessories.. such a great rewarding hobby, I need to wait a few months before local breeders start selling nucs with 13k bee's and a breeding queen so this series will add a great deal to my anxious waiting hahaha.. can't wait to see your progress with the beautifull little girls ..

[@babbydinobat]

My hubby is scared doing bees on our homestead... scared the kids will get stung...we don’t have a homestead yet but hopefully in three years we will buy our house :)

[@dude2cadeemeister74]

Love love love watching the animals. Nora is a hoot!!

[@suannedorman621]

What a great video. Gina those burritos looked great. Now I want to make rice n beans for dinner. Which is almost the same recipe except no soft shell. Lol. All the baby goats look healthy and happy. Not much sunshine here in Mi, only rain and thunder. It's supposed to be rainy for the next 4 days. Have a great day!

[@JackieHall71]

You two work very well together. This was so interesting.

[@williamdegnan4718]

I'll start with the first of 2000 bee names (How will Al remember them all?) suggesting , "Queen Faraday" (after the similarly-named TV show).

[@valdeck553]

0:45 Love those polish chickens. Very pretty!

[@PowerTom286]

Hi Al, I'm looking forward to you becoming a beekeeper. Good luck.

[@tonygrimes13]

Tom tom - Lumnah Acres have kept bees before.

[@suemcfarlane4199]

Just like a warm up of tea in the morning

[@mikecox3659]

Building a great property ... all the best!

[@zolacrofoot4944]

Good Morning Al, Did you know that you do not have to have foundation in your frames. The bees will draw it out on their own. Also, the foundation you buy from the bee supply companies, the wax that is used is a mix of wax from Commercial bee keepers and contains chemicals from when they treat their hives with insecticides and antibiotics. You can simply add a small amount of bees wax to the underside of you frame to encourage comb draw out. Go to www.abbottsustainablefarms.com/ for some great information from the Apiary page. Have a great day.

[@salonisalvi3484]

Nora is jumping so delightfully!!!!

[@francesaspinall6353]

Thinking of names for the baby goats: as you already have Pluto I thought Venus for the girl and Mercury and Neptune for the boys.

[@larryparish5984]

You should make a couple of stools for the shop for when you have tedious projects like putting those frames together.

[@brucealvarez9263]

Your goats have spring fever. The kale and spinach look great.

[@debispilker4392]

Gotta give you two thumbs up on such a large project!

[@tonimitchell9930]

Beethoven the crazy hair polish chicken. Since you can't get your animals out on grass throw a little hay to the pigs and chickens.......Hay makes my chickens happy and our pigs use to love it. The babies are just so ADORABLE.