Five Acres Honey Farm

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I believe in designing life around one's values and helping others do the same. I'm Tara Lynne, a Journeyman Beekeeper and Certified Permaculture Designer with a passion for ecological living. I manage Five Acres Honey Farm and Five Acres Honey Farm WEST, chemical-free apiaries located near Chapel Hill and Bryson City, North Carolina. Subscribe for videos about natural beekeeping, permaculture, and nutrient-dense food.

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Tips for moving bee hives

Tips for moving bee hives Five Acres Honey Farm

83 views - 1 month ago

How much beekeeping cost me in 2025 | Part 1

How much beekeeping cost me in 2025 | Part 1 Five Acres Honey Farm

163 views - 3 months ago

My Pittsboro, NC honey lab test results: Rare honey

My Pittsboro, NC honey lab test results: Rare honey Five Acres Honey Farm

58 views - 6 months ago

Highlights of the 2025 Real Organic Conference at Churchtown Dairy in Hudson, New York

Highlights of the 2025 Real Organic Conference at Churchtown Dairy in Hudson, New York Five Acres Honey Farm

62 views - 6 months ago

Managing a mean honey bee colony and reasons why they’re so mean

Managing a mean honey bee colony and reasons why they’re so mean Five Acres Honey Farm

292 views - 7 months ago

Ghost pipe WNC wild harvest and tincture

Ghost pipe WNC wild harvest and tincture Five Acres Honey Farm

250 views - 9 months ago

All that went wrong with the honey harvest, and what I’ll do differently next time

All that went wrong with the honey harvest, and what I’ll do differently next time Five Acres Honey Farm

89 views - 10 months ago

My first swarm in Western NC, plus what happens when a queen bee misses the hive entrance

My first swarm in Western NC, plus what happens when a queen bee misses the hive entrance Five Acres Honey Farm

101 views - 11 months ago

Inside my WNC hives plus my concerns about the country’s hive losses

Inside my WNC hives plus my concerns about the country’s hive losses Five Acres Honey Farm

221 views - 11 months ago

First month of spring beekeeping in NC, plus Layens hive update

First month of spring beekeeping in NC, plus Layens hive update Five Acres Honey Farm

279 views - 1 year ago

Beekeeping mentorship with free nuc of bees this spring

Beekeeping mentorship with free nuc of bees this spring Five Acres Honey Farm

102 views - 1 year ago

Some beekeeping complaints and a quick peek in my first split of the year: New queen?

Some beekeeping complaints and a quick peek in my first split of the year: New queen? Five Acres Honey Farm

155 views - 1 year ago

Spring natural beekeeping practices webinar 3/19/2025

Spring natural beekeeping practices webinar 3/19/2025 Five Acres Honey Farm

65 views - 1 year ago

100% honey bee colony survival rate—expanding my WNC apiary

100% honey bee colony survival rate—expanding my WNC apiary Five Acres Honey Farm

322 views - 1 year ago

Let’s count how many hives survived the hard freeze, plus some visitors 🦚 🦚

Let’s count how many hives survived the hard freeze, plus some visitors 🦚 🦚 Five Acres Honey Farm

603 views - 1 year ago

Update on the 150+ trees I planted in 2024

Update on the 150+ trees I planted in 2024 Five Acres Honey Farm

230 views - 1 year ago

This southern native plant is toxic to honey bees, plus my theory on fall honey production

This southern native plant is toxic to honey bees, plus my theory on fall honey production Five Acres Honey Farm

854 views - 1 year ago

My WNC hives survived Helene, plus resources linked for beekeepers with losses

My WNC hives survived Helene, plus resources linked for beekeepers with losses Five Acres Honey Farm

75 views - 1 year ago

Last hive inspections of summer + small hive beetle trap experiment

Last hive inspections of summer + small hive beetle trap experiment Five Acres Honey Farm

64 views - 1 year ago

7 reasons why I don’t take honey pre-orders, plus my first sourwood honey harvest

7 reasons why I don’t take honey pre-orders, plus my first sourwood honey harvest Five Acres Honey Farm

175 views - 1 year ago

Using escape board adaptors for the first time and extracting honey from my WNC mountain hives

Using escape board adaptors for the first time and extracting honey from my WNC mountain hives Five Acres Honey Farm

132 views - 1 year ago

Slow morning before honey harvest: Poet Laureate Ada Limon at Smoky Mountains National Park

Slow morning before honey harvest: Poet Laureate Ada Limon at Smoky Mountains National Park Five Acres Honey Farm

90 views - 1 year ago

7 tips to make honey extraction day a little easier

7 tips to make honey extraction day a little easier Five Acres Honey Farm

1.7K views - 1 year ago

So many updates: How much honey I harvested, hive for sale, plus what’s crossing the street

So many updates: How much honey I harvested, hive for sale, plus what’s crossing the street Five Acres Honey Farm

157 views - 1 year ago

Spring garden and hive tours—containers to high tunnel, and SO much propolis

Spring garden and hive tours—containers to high tunnel, and SO much propolis Five Acres Honey Farm

86 views - 1 year ago

Ways that I’ve lost hives over the past 7 years

Ways that I’ve lost hives over the past 7 years Five Acres Honey Farm

151 views - 1 year ago

Ideas for starting a permaculture Christmas tree farm

Ideas for starting a permaculture Christmas tree farm Five Acres Honey Farm

100 views - 1 year ago

Honey flow has started, plus a little trip to Red River Gorge

Honey flow has started, plus a little trip to Red River Gorge Five Acres Honey Farm

96 views - 1 year ago

Adding bees to my new Layens hive

Adding bees to my new Layens hive Five Acres Honey Farm

177 views - 2 years ago

Walk our new property with me (with a permaculture mindset)

Walk our new property with me (with a permaculture mindset) Five Acres Honey Farm

219 views - 2 years ago

Mobile chicken coop made with $300 in supplies - DIY chicken tractor

Mobile chicken coop made with $300 in supplies - DIY chicken tractor Five Acres Honey Farm

688 views - 2 years ago

Using beetle barns for small hive beetles

Using beetle barns for small hive beetles Five Acres Honey Farm

948 views - 2 years ago

Your questions answered on beekeeping, backyard chickens, quail, pigs, and gardening

Your questions answered on beekeeping, backyard chickens, quail, pigs, and gardening Five Acres Honey Farm

517 views - 2 years ago

Natural beekeeping debates, tools, and practices

Natural beekeeping debates, tools, and practices Five Acres Honey Farm

311 views - 2 years ago

Our final week raising Idaho Pasture Pigs, and how much we produced in 6 months

Our final week raising Idaho Pasture Pigs, and how much we produced in 6 months Five Acres Honey Farm

382 views - 2 years ago

If I started beekeeping today, here are 5 things I’d do differently (after 7 summers keeping bees)

If I started beekeeping today, here are 5 things I’d do differently (after 7 summers keeping bees) Five Acres Honey Farm

8.8K views - 2 years ago

Will I order chicks in the mail again?

Will I order chicks in the mail again? Five Acres Honey Farm

339 views - 2 years ago

Mulching apple trees, setting swarm traps, and swarm prevention

Mulching apple trees, setting swarm traps, and swarm prevention Five Acres Honey Farm

253 views - 2 years ago

What our Idaho Pasture Pigs eat in a day, plus maybe splitting a hive

What our Idaho Pasture Pigs eat in a day, plus maybe splitting a hive Five Acres Honey Farm

326 views - 2 years ago

First hive inspections of 2024…how many survived?

First hive inspections of 2024…how many survived? Five Acres Honey Farm

7.6K views - 2 years ago

Unboxing my first Layens hive | Horizontal hive

Unboxing my first Layens hive | Horizontal hive Five Acres Honey Farm

1.1K views - 2 years ago

Surprise gift—cooking taro for the first time

Surprise gift—cooking taro for the first time Five Acres Honey Farm

20 views - 2 years ago

NC mountain hive update, mite treatment, and sugar bricks

NC mountain hive update, mite treatment, and sugar bricks Five Acres Honey Farm

68 views - 2 years ago

A butchery workshop and a natural beekeeping story

A butchery workshop and a natural beekeeping story Five Acres Honey Farm

78 views - 2 years ago

Tucking the hives in for winter, plus tiny hive holiday decorations

Tucking the hives in for winter, plus tiny hive holiday decorations Five Acres Honey Farm

32 views - 2 years ago

Small hive beetle update and what I’m doing with old comb

Small hive beetle update and what I’m doing with old comb Five Acres Honey Farm

145 views - 2 years ago

Make your own vanilla extract (and cardamom-cinnamon extract)

Make your own vanilla extract (and cardamom-cinnamon extract) Five Acres Honey Farm

340 views - 2 years ago

First week of fall west of Asheville, plus hive beetle updates

First week of fall west of Asheville, plus hive beetle updates Five Acres Honey Farm

49 views - 2 years ago

Prepping homestead critters for fall

Prepping homestead critters for fall Five Acres Honey Farm

846 views - 2 years ago

Training my 8-month-old Australian shepherd to help with beekeeping

Training my 8-month-old Australian shepherd to help with beekeeping Five Acres Honey Farm

84 views - 2 years ago

Mobile electric fence for pastured pigs | Part 2

Mobile electric fence for pastured pigs | Part 2 Five Acres Honey Farm

229 views - 2 years ago

Our first week with Idaho Pasture Pigs

Our first week with Idaho Pasture Pigs Five Acres Honey Farm

141 views - 2 years ago

Using Freeman beetle traps for the first time, and our latest critter cam surprise

Using Freeman beetle traps for the first time, and our latest critter cam surprise Five Acres Honey Farm

588 views - 2 years ago

Assessing a complicated honeybee colony cutout near Nantahala Outdoor Center

Assessing a complicated honeybee colony cutout near Nantahala Outdoor Center Five Acres Honey Farm

21 views - 2 years ago

New resource to learn about permaculture, beekeeping, and nutrient-dense food

New resource to learn about permaculture, beekeeping, and nutrient-dense food Five Acres Honey Farm

36 views - 2 years ago

Setting up fences for Idaho Pasture Pigs | Part 1

Setting up fences for Idaho Pasture Pigs | Part 1 Five Acres Honey Farm

161 views - 2 years ago

Miatas at the Gap booth re-cap

Miatas at the Gap booth re-cap Five Acres Honey Farm

43 views - 2 years ago

3 things I’ve learned about keeping bees in the NC mountains

3 things I’ve learned about keeping bees in the NC mountains Five Acres Honey Farm

176 views - 2 years ago

Summer hive inspection after extracting, plus quick tours of 2 food forests

Summer hive inspection after extracting, plus quick tours of 2 food forests Five Acres Honey Farm

131 views - 2 years ago

New things I’m offering with honey this year

New things I’m offering with honey this year Five Acres Honey Farm

12 views - 2 years ago