Our weather has been great for making honey. I’ve gotten quite a few questions about how I get the honey out of the hive. It starts by removing boxes from… Read More... "Extracting Honey"
Honey in the mainstream
I took my youngest child clothes shopping, and while she was in a fitting room, I took a stroll out of curiousity to see if the store had any honey inventory. It… Read More... "Honey in the mainstream"
Honey Lemonade
Sue Bee sends me recipes by email, and since I bought a new blender (look in the background of this photo) and a new food processor this year, I see myself making… Read More... "Honey Lemonade"
Bees on a hot tar roof
Thankfully, July has been cool enough to make a cut out on a tar roof endurable. About two months ago, I visited this building because the store owner had honey bees… Read More... "Bees on a hot tar roof"
Help! Save the baby!
I have had a very eventful year as a beekeeper in 2013. Multiple swarm calls. About half of them have not been bees. Thank God for emailing digital photos. Colony… Read More... "Help! Save the baby!"
Removing bees — free or charge?
Katie over at Kitchen Stewardship wrote that removing a hive might be free, but that you may be charged. I thought I’d add some insight to the situation from a beekeeper’s… Read More... "Removing bees — free or charge?"
Wax on, wax off
Isn’t the wax gorgeous? This batch of beeswax was just sold this afternoon and I wanted to share some cool info with you. Such as the man who requested this… Read More... "Wax on, wax off"
Honey and Mud
“A” of GAIN put her first honey harvest in jars this evening. It tastes great and she is very proud. Beekeeping has been a mostly positive experience, and we’ve gotten… Read More... "Honey and Mud"