When you are just getting started
I hear from many of you who are dreaming of life on a homestead, but you are currently living in the suburbs. While it can be discouraging to search and wait for that dream property, there is so much you can do in the backyard of your neighborhood lot. Join me in listening to Katie’s story about making the most of where you are. Katie now helps other homestead dreamers begin their homesteading endeavors no matter how small their property.
In this episode, we cover:
- How Katie began homesteading using only her balcony
- Why beekeeping should be the gateway venture for homesteaders
- Getting started raising meat rabbits in your backyard
- A cost breakdown for raising meat rabbits
- An argument for being involved in the raising and processing of the meat you consume
- What benefit is there to keeping bees on your homestead?
- Issues to watch out for in your bee hives
- Navigating hive swarming and splitting
- How much honey do beehives produce?
- Is beekeeping safe? How often do you get stung?
- How to get plugged in to your local beekeeping community and find a mentor
- All about the helpful resource Katie has created to help you get started with beekeeping
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ABOUT KATIE
Katie is a homesteader and homemaker based in Fort Wayne, IN. Before homesteading, Katie was a working actor, musician, and director, but chose to follow her heart and come home to be a mama and tend to the most important garden in her life, her growing family. Along with her husband and two little girls, Katie grows a decent-sized garden, raises meat rabbits, and keeps bees all in the backyard of her quarter acre property in the suburbs. After years of thinking she couldn't homestead until she moved out to the country, Katie decided enough was enough and started creating abundance in her backyard. Now, she teaches families how to create their dream homestead right where they are through backyard beekeeping!
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My grandfather was a beekeeper and had hives at our house growing up. He stored his honey from multiple hive locations at our house and won awards at the state fair for it. Beekeeping is near to my heart. Also, bee stings are an actual therapy. The stings can be beneficial according to some. 🤷🏻♀️
@thesweetgumspot
7 ай бұрын
That is so cool that he won awards for his honey!
My number one Homestead tip: start small. It's super easy to get excited and get way too many animals or make too big of a garden, etc. It becomes overwhelming very quickly, especially if you don't have the infrastructure to support it all. ❤
I’m also from Pittsburgh, my husband is from Chicago like your husband, we both went to school for music, and this is my favorite podcast! Wow! 🤯🤣 Excited to listen
@lesliedavis6081
7 ай бұрын
Also a Pittsburgher who went to school for music ed-I’m a music director at church and teach private lessons. It’s so cool that other Yinzers are into homesteading videos. One of our 2024 “Home Goals” is a raised bed garden for veggies, herbs and plants.
Gateway animals - interesting talk about bees. My husband is terrified of bees/wasps so never going to happen here, but we also can’t bring ourselves to eat our animals so we eat the eggs, but use the seniors for pest control on the 2 acre property. I’d never do an HOA! But neighbors can be just as troubling so yes, privacy fencing is magical! 😂 No one would know I have had a pet pig for 14 years.
This discussion was invaluable. You both touched so many issues most have with getting started. You also opened my eyes to bee keeping before chickens! Thank you both so much!
That’s amazing! We are practically neighbors and its good to see someone so local to us raising animals and bee keeping!
@thesweetgumspot
7 ай бұрын
A fellow Hoosier?! Great to meet you!
Interesting... I live in Bridgeton Mo and my neighbors down the street have about four cattle in their yard that I think they use for eating obviously and as far as I know no one in the neighborhood complains they have been doing this for years. I don't know what the neighborhood rule is but I know we don't have a HOA so I think that helps. I never smell them so I'm fine with it. I look forward to seeing them as I drive through my neighborhood. Also in Maryland HTS. There's a family that has a couple of horses and we enjoy seeing them too... funny when I see the animals I never really think about if they are supposed to be there...
Bees are unique! I enjoyed learning about bee keeping.
I tuned in-you’ve developed a reputation for interesting interviews. Keep it up!👏👏👏
Awesome!! My husband and I are on 1/4 acre in town also! Elkhart, Indiana We look forward to when we have space for animals, got married, and our home Oct '22, so we have a way to go. Doing as much as we can where we are! I come from a homestead background, and he comes from a large garden in a suburb and small orchard background. Thanks for this podcast! (Had my flock of chickens and was that "chicken egg lady" 40 at tops.) Enjoying this time, but can't wait to get back!
Azure standard has organic rabbit pellets!
@thesweetgumspot
7 ай бұрын
Thank you! I was just looking there and saw that!
Yes! Bees! They are a great addition to every homestead.
Inspirational, great advice, master something small...
Loved this! I've been wanting bees, especially since it can help our garden and provide food for our family. I'll have to look into this more!
Is she on utube? This was an amazing episode! I really loved it!
So happy to see this video. I have been waiting over on Farmhouse on Boone for a new video and was getting worried.❤
Being from Louisiana, eating rabbits is the norm! And it tastes wonderful!!
This was really fascinating and helpful, thank you Lisa!
I loved this one! I am in a neighborhood with an HOA and have big homesteading goals. This is perfect to get started where I am. I have the raised beds that I plan on start using this spring, and now I definitely have my wheels turning. Thank you!
It was very much interesting, thank you for sharing. Bees are a great idea!
So grateful for your content! Also learned how to make sourdough from you 😂. My oppinion to eating meat....If you eat meat I think you should be able to kill the animal ! I also agree with ananimal is an animal fish chicken cow rabbit rat it doesnt matter! Lots of Love from Switzerland Jenny ❤
Yay, I made it here first! Hi Lisa!
Lisa, so nice to see you! Missed you here. Another great podcast.
Great show! Thank you!
Very interesting !
If I wasn’t so afraid of bees and get reactions when stung I would definitely have bees.
Loved this episode!
Love love this episode…. I’m actually on more land but getting into bunnies this year! So much good info. Thank you
Early Merry Christmas Lisa and guests
great job. we do beekeeping too. all the neighbors are afraid so we have them somewhere else. If it's the Lord's will ,we can have a bigger garden in the future where everything can be togehter and also have chicken.
For me, the hardest animal to raise would be rabbits. I had a pet rabbit as a kid. Also, how in the world would having honey bees kill the native bees?
Great video! Learned s o much ..❤ Val C
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Does Katie favor a particular type/brand of beehive?
@thesweetgumspot
7 ай бұрын
Hi there! We use the Langstroth hive! It's a standard set up for the US, and is best for maximum honey harvesting.
That’s sad you eat rabbits I’m not trying to be negative or anything but there’s no way that’s sad I don’t eat chicken I don’t like chicken I’m more like vegetarian but I do eat fish.