Swarm Collection Diary

Today we went to collect a swarm in someone’s tree. We got quite a shock when the swarm was FIVE METRES ABOVE THE GROUND.

Bumblebees, Australian native bees and wasps

These insects are usually titled pests but that is not completely true, let's start with the one people hate the most: wasps

Flow Hive......Good or Bad?

the flow hive

                                            

  There has been a lot of buzz going on about the flow hive, if it's good or bad. There are two sides to the argument, good and bad. 

Backyard chickens

Chickens are very resourceful in our nowaday society but having your own chickens is better and more resourceful than buying their products from the shop. When you have your own chickens you get to collect their eggs, give them food scraps and laugh at their funny tactics. This is a step by step instructions on getting and maintaining  chickens.

Aquaponics tips and tricks

this is not the best choice for outdoor use
but for indoor it's perfect

Aquaponics are half garden half aquarium. The whole point is that the fish water circulates up to the plants up above and fertilizes  the plant with fish water (water with fish poop in it), this helps the plants to grow faster, bigger and tastier. We have had one BIG problem and this problem was with the timer.
One day i was going to the aquaponic when i noticed that the water was higher than usual so i told Dad and i fixed the mechanical timer but the next morning it happened again!!!

How to make delicious air dried meat

Air dried meat is delicious, especially when you make it yourself  :]

Air dried meat is when you hang a piece of lean meat covered in herbs outside so it tastes better.
When you're are drying the meat make sure it's not in direct sunlight.
Humans beings have been making are dried meat for thousands of years, probably  even before man found out how to use fire!

Welcome to Miranda farm

Welcome to the Miranda farm! Our family has a backyard in the middle of one the most populated cities in Australia and this place is Sydney. We are still on the journey of making an even better urban farm but we can give you some tips and projects for your urban farm, for example pumpkin  growing, home made beer and mead, air dried meat,  keeping bees, chickens and many, many more. I hope that we might encourage you to make an urban farm for yourself or complete the missing piece to your urban farm. We are hoping that our blog will be diverse. From bees to beer, from chickens to capsicum growing. We will write about everything!

We will share all our tips and tricks so you can use it in your urban farm. No space for a garden? We will help with that too by sharing our solutions for a crowded- backyard owners. Ant invasion? We'll help with that too. So join Miranda farm as we give tips and hacks for your garden.