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3 chickens for two people is plenty. #backyard #suburban #homestead #chickens #hens #eggs #everythingturquoise #vintage #eggbasket #simplethings

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The finished product. Slinging more frames tomorrow then clean up and labeling. #penandhive #boutiquehoney #backyardartisan #beekeeping #honey #hives #handcrafted #smallbatch #inhouse #labeldesign #savethebees #homemadeinthesouth #livingthesweetlife

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For all the people who wanted to know if there was a scoop they could buy for the Kitchen Sink Scrub--now there is! Hand stamped with the #penandhive monogram. #handcrafted #handscrub #lavender #tangerine #thescooponscoops #bees #beelove #scoopitup #herbal #skincare #allnatural

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I put my heart into this honey y'all. #fall #honey #harvest #honeybee #dowhatyoulove #lovewhatyoudo backyard #homestead #hives #livingthesweetlife #liquidgold #beelove

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Tabletop turned faux ruin in the garden. You don't have to use things as they were intended. The base serves as a pedestal for a piece of statuary or a plant stand. #modernmasters #metaleffects #faux #ruin #tabletop #clock #fern #imagine #downcycle #insideout #bronzefinish #meandmrsjones #salvage #gardendecor

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Light from the potting shed and the kitchen window. Something very Ray Bradbury about this to me. #evening #twilight #home #pottingshed #kitchen #nightime #southernevening #september #raybradbury

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I mean...this face. #dogsofinstagram #dogface #beagle #animallover #turquoiseeverything #thoseeyes #puppylove #lemonbeagle

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Today on the blog: video from the bee yard and how I combat the dreaded small hive beetle. 😱 #beekeeping #backyard #hives #fall #honey #everyonesfavorite #bees #beelove #livingthesweetlife #🚫 #smallhivebeetle #swiffer #urbangardenersrepublic #penandhive #ellenviewcottage #autumnlove #honeybees

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The honey harvest started today. #beekeeping #honey #frames #honeycomb #hive #fall #harvest #everyonesfavorite #liquidgold #backyard #homestead #suburban #apiary #beekeeper #honeybees #beelove #livingthesweetlife

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This is the perfect weather for harvesting honey. Getting to that tomorrow. In between other projects I couldn't resist capturing a piece of honeycomb and some honey next to this gorgeous platter I'm babysitting until a friend can get it. #beekeeping #vignette #falldecor #honeycomb #septemberlove #thesecolors #autumndecor #honey #photoshootprops #honeyharvest #beekeeper #homesweethome #ellenviewcottage #turquoiseforever #browntransferware

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Every year I think I'll dig up all these garlic chives from the garden borders but then this happens. What you can't see are the hundreds of pollinators on the flower heads. Honeybees, bumblebees, and a myriad of smaller bees species that I don't know the names of. Every summer these plants irritate me and every fall I'm enchanted all over again. You win, garlic chives. You win. #garden #herbs #pollinators #pollinatorgarden #honeybees #bumblebees #backyard #wildness #whiteflowers #garlicchives #honeyshed

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Playing with collections of birds nests and tarnished vintage silver today. I am loving this combination! #nesting #birdhomes #tarnished #vintage #silver #vintagebooks #feather #yellowandturquoise #dowhatyoulove #simplethings #downcycle #usewhatyouhave #decorateyourspace #dowhatmakesyouhappy #rearrange #nests

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This bumblebee was all in this morning. Not her first stop. Look at that pollen she collected! #bumblebee #butt #pollen #pollenpants #morningglory #sunday #garden #pollinators #buzz #allin #savethebees #dowhatyoulove #instabees

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Today on the blog: how to know if you are buying real honey. #beekeeping #honeybees #authentic #honey #pollen #buylocal #beehive #penandhive #bees #liquidgold #allnatural #pure #raw #unpasteurized

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How is it September already? #choose901 day means beekeeping season in the Memphis area is winding down. Next week those honey supers are coming off and we'll see what we've got for fall honey harvest. #901day #beekeeping #backyard #homestead #apiary #bees #honey #beehive #wildgarden #dowhatyoulove #honeybees #beelove

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We've done all the preparation We can do in case the creek behind our house floods from these remnants of Harvey we're getting today. Meanwhile...#pottingshed #fresheggs #sortallthethings #moss #saucers #seeds #vintage #toolbox #paintitwhite #chalkpaint #modernmasters #metaleffects #outdoorliving #accessories

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My dream is an out door shower and a garden sink, until then I'll have to make do with a soap dish over the faucet, a clothespin, and a dish towel for quick garden clean up. #outdoorliving #garden #urbangardenersrepublic #cleanup #waterhose #diy #quickandeasy #keepitclean #nomudroomeither #makingdo #gardentips