The common western honeybee (apis mellifera) has a number of races or subspecies that are commonly used by beekeepers world wide. I want to cover some of the more common bee races and their characteristics today. The Italian Bee (apis mellifera ligustica) The Italian bee is the most common honey bee in the United States… Continue Reading
How to prepare your family to survive and thrive in todays uncertain world
Monthly Archives: February 2011
Newsletter – Week of 2/21/11
(NOTE: I’m going to be posting the weekly newsletter on the site at the end of each week. It goes out to the mailing list at the beginning of the week, so be sure to sign up here if you aren’t already on it!) Welcome to this weeks newsletter! Sorry about missing last week, but… Continue Reading
The Shelf Life of Commercially Canned Foods
A reader asked me the other day about how long canned food stays good, and whether or not the ‘use by’ dates were particularly accurate. I figured the answer to that question would be interesting to more than just him… As is all too often the case, the answer is ‘longer than you are being… Continue Reading
Delusions and Deceptions
If you listen to the national media you will consistently hear that the outlook for the future is rosy! You should probably invest in a good pair of shades! Employment is recovering. Washington DC is getting serious about cutting spending. Inflation isn’t happening. We believe them, right? Maybe not. Unemployment Is Far Far Worse Than… Continue Reading
The Importance Of Having Integrity
Today I’m going to skip writing in detail about something that is clearly preparedness related, and touch on something completely different. I read about something today that was pretty disturbing. Before I go into details on what it was, I want to touch on a core life principle that I feel is important to having… Continue Reading
Meta: No Newsletter This Week
Work has me going around and around this week, and I haven’t had any time to prepare a newsletter this week, so no newsletter for you! Sorry! Back to the regular weekly schedule next week!… Continue Reading
Frozen Vegetables Bring Trouble For Your Wallet!
Simply put, food storage and acquiring the ability to produce your own food is about to become quite a bit more important. As I’ve noted before, food inflation has been happening for months and months. The value of the dollar on the open market has also continued to tank, which further impacts prices. And now… Continue Reading
Newsletter – 2/7/2011
(NOTE: I’m going to be posting the weekly newsletter on the site at the end of each week. It goes out to the mailing list at the beginning of the week, so be sure to sign up here if you aren’t already on it!) Welcome to the Preparing Your Family Newsletter for the week of… Continue Reading
Blog Moved
So, no post yesterday and probably not today, because I’ve moved my blog to a different server. Hopefully this was completely transparent to you, but if it wasn’t, I apologize. The prior server was overloaded and slow, and I was having some serious problems with it. All a thing of the past, now! Please let… Continue Reading
Monsanto, Schools, and Our Glorious TSA
I’m feeling pretty tired tonight so I’m not going to be writing a full on post, but instead will touch on a few things I have read over the last couple days. Monsanto Strikes Again This one was particularly frightening and disturbing. Monsanto is forcing farmers using their seeds to sign a new licensing agreement… Continue Reading