What to do with Crystalized Honey?
Pure natural honey will always granulate, crystallise or become "sandy", solidify or "go to sugar" as some people say. The sugar content is NOT CHANGING OR IS IT PROOF THAT SUGAR HAS BEEN ADDED.…
Storing Honey
How to store honey.Storing honey is easy. Simply keep it in a cool, dry, location away from direct sunlight in a tightly covered container. Honey tends to absorb moisture, which can lower its quality. It is not necessary…
Honeybees like Grapes Also!
The Honeybees like grapes too!! A swarm flew over my barn into the vineyard. The air was alive with honeybees looking for a new home.I followed them, hoping they would land soon -- and they…
Package Bee Installation
Package bees are used to start new colonies or to repace colonies lost over winter. Below is a pictorial showing one method of installing them.
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A Year in the Bee Yards- Part II
Summer & Fall
A Year in the Bee Yards - Summer & Fall -Ever wonder how honey is made by the honeybees, what a beekeeper actually does - Here is a month by month…
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A Year in the Bee Yards- Part I
Late Winter - Spring
A Year in the Bee Yards - Late Winter - Spring -Ever wonder how honey is made by the honeybees, what a beekeeper actually does - Here is a month…
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Tales from the Observation Hive
This is our Observation Hive Image Gallery. Make sure you click on the images to enlarge them and see all the text.
Every year we set up an observation hive for our Fall…
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Raw & Unprocessed Honey?
Raw & Unprocessed Honey? Unfiltered Honey? Pasteurized Honey?
What's the difference? These questions were from a really good email that was sent to us from Barbara in Michigan.
Q. Your label just states honey yet…
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