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Flowers | Food | Gardening

Chive Blossoms
ByFive Feline Farm June 12, 2014June 12, 2014

Chive blossoms are more than just a pretty decoration at the end of an oniony stalk. These delicate purple blooms are edible. Pick whole blossoms by pulling gently at the base of the flower to pop off the entire bloom. Give them a quick rinse and dry on a paper towel or drying rack. You…

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Bees

30,000 Bees and Counting
ByFive Feline Farm May 29, 2014May 28, 2014

Three new colonies of bees have taken up residence at Five Feline Farm to replace winter losses. Two packages were picked up at Long Lane Honeybee Farm in rural Fairmount, IL. The third package was shipped by U.S. Mail from Gardner Apiary in Georgia. Each package contains about three pounds of bees, a queen in…

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Installing Package Bees
ByFive Feline Farm May 26, 2014May 26, 2014

It is quite simple to move a package of bees from the shipping box (in this case a “bee bus”) to the hive. Click on the link below to watch a short video of an installation right here at Five Feline Farm. Installing Package Bees

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Gardening

Five Feline Farm Plant Sale
ByFive Feline Farm May 14, 2014

Stop by the Farm this Saturday, May 17 or Sunday, May 18 afternoon from 1:00PM to 4:00PM. We are offering heirloom variety tomatoes and peppers for sale. These plants have been raised from seed right here at FFF. Naturally grown. Watered with rain water. Interesting varieties such as Chocolate Cherry Tomato, Vintage Wine, Abe Lincoln…

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