I only blog when I have something to say--I have something to say! For the "beeks" among you, hang in there, the beekeeping part comes in the last half of the article. This was published in Homestead.org
http://homestead.org/BettyTaylor/HomesteadBesieged/Beseiged.htm
http://homestead.org/BettyTaylor/HomesteadBesieged/Beseiged.htm