Rick Theriault- Your Maine Real Estate Guide is an expert in living the Maine lifestyle. Here at his homestead in Northern Maine he talks about converting the ornamental plant life around his home from nice to look at, to functional crop bearing options such as blueberries, raspberries, fruit trees and more. Not only are these plants nice [...]

Rick Theriault- Your Maine Real Estate Guide is thinking ahead! Getting that wood shed full before the snow flies. He explains some of the science behind a good quality firewood. Plus he gets to play on his Kubota tractor, so there's an added bonus.

Its a bad day to be a drone! The good news is Rick Theriault-Your Maine Real Estate Guide is here to educate and entertain us on the ins and outs of bee keeping.

Rick Theriault enjoys fishing in Costa Rica

Rick Theriault checks out the activity surrounding his bee hives. One didn't survive the winter, but the other two are thriving and bringing in their first run of pollen for the season. Beekeeping update.

Maine Spring Recreation

I know it doesn’t quite look like spring is here yet in many areas of Maine, but we know it is coming. For some, spring brings with-it pent-up demand to get outside and recreate. Here are some ideas for recreating in early [...]

Rick Theriault- Your Maine Real Estate Guide is back with another update on his honey bees. After a long winter its time for them to get out, stretch their wings and cleanse their tiny bodies. In the next few weeks they should start feeding on the same maple trees he has been making his maple syrup

The sap has been gathered and its time to boil some syrup!

Pro Tips: 
* Don't boil syrup start to finish in your home you will turn it into a sauna!
* Filter your sap- no one wants bark on their pancakes!
* Temperature matters- an end temp of about 220 degrees is ideal. 
* Remember the 40-1 ratio: 40 quarts of sap = about 1 quart of syrup
* Always keep some ice cream on hand (This one might be the most [...]