Beeswax Candles are the perfect gift for the Holidays

 

	Turkey Pillar $12.50
Small Champagne Bottle $7.75 Full size Red Wine Bottle $16.50
	Pilgrim Boy & Girl Pillars $13.95
Large Christmas Tree $15.75

 

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On Sale for the Holidays

	11 Piece Pure Beeswax Nativity Set Retail $85.95 On Sale for $70.00
Lord's Supper/Praying Hands Pillar Retail $24.95 On Sale for $21.00
	Retail: Set of 6 for $7.85 On Sale - 3 or more sets for $6.65 each

 

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Beeswax Candle FAQ

Do you filter your beeswax?

A more natural, unfiltered wax is preferred for our handmade candles at Honeyflow Farm. We use only "straining" (with cheesecloth type material) and "settling" (the wax debris either floats or settles to the bottom of the tank) procedures to clean the wax, leaving clean, raw beeswax for your candles. This procedure will not affect the beeswax smell, color, or texture.

Other candle shops that use automated machinery and are mass producing candles require highly filtered wax that removes many things in the wax - some unwanted - some wanted.

We prefer our more simple and natural procedure.

Pure Beeswax Hand-Dipped Tapers -How We Make Them at the Farm

More Beeswax FAQ's...

Late Season Honey Harvest

Our very busy season in the vineyard during September-October cause us to take most of our honey off later than many beekeepers. Very soon after our Sales Stand closes in mid-october we start to finish our honeybee yards for the year.

Click here for extracting pictures.

This year the honey crop has been a little smaller than usual. The very dry weather over the summer has caused the flowers to pruduce less nectar. Small crops have been reported by beekeepers all over Michigan.

"Wraping" the colonies with some winter protective material is the nex and last job we do this year. We put an "insulation" board on top, below the top cover, and then wrap the colonies with a plastic insulation material called "colony quilt." If the winter is very cold this extra protection really helps keep the bees alive.

As the weather gradually gets colder, the bees create a very tight "cluster" inside the colony. The bees eat honey and "shiver" to give off heat - it may be 90 degrees inside the cluster.

If the weather warms during the winter, the cluster loosens up and some of the bees may go outside to relieve themselves. If the weather becomes colder again, the cluster resumes a tighter shape.

Our "Year in the BeeYards" Pictorial

 

Honeyfarm FAQ

What has caused the massive loss of honeybees in the last few years. Honeybee colonies are being decimated by varroa mites. Varroa mites are a mite the size of a pin head that grows on the honeybee pupae and causes the honeybees to weaken and die.
More about varroa mites and how beekeepers deal with them......

More Honeyfarm FAQ's

Holiday Honey Recipe

ORANGE CREAM SPREAD

One 8-oz package cream cheese

1/4 cup honey 2 tablespoons orange juice 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel

Combine all ingredients and blend well. This can be kept chilled overnight. Try it for breakfast on rolls, muffins or a croissant.

Do you have a great honey recipe - please and we will put it in our newsletter.

Candle W*nner & Laugh of the Month

Congratulations!

Holiday candle winner: annel93746@aol

Will this months w*nner,
annel93746@aol

please contact us and so that I can ship your candles.

Our list of previous candle w*nners.

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Click below for something silly to end this newsletter with.

Laugh of the month: "The Worm Game!"

See You Next Month!

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4939 Mill Rd.    PO Box 275
Dryden, Michigan 48428
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