We have quarts, and sometimes pints, available of our local raw honey. These are from our own bee hives, extracted each fall. Never pasteurized or processed, it goes straight from the hive, through a screen and into the jar. Honey can crystallize in the cooler months (the jar on the left), but a short hot […]
Honey Harvest 2019
Yesterday we removed the honey supers from the bee hives. Our good friend Nancy helped us remove the honey supers and inspect the hives. So great to have such great help. Thanks Nancy! Once we removed them from the hives we stored the full frames in storage totes.This keeps the bees away from the honey […]
♫Honey, Honey, Honey ♪
The date : September 6th. The accomplishment: honey extraction. Casualties: one stabbed palm, one cut across a thumb and, one bee sting (all mine). Thank goodness for extra special friends. Our dear friend Nancy came down from Milwaukie yesterday morning to help me with honey extraction (Michael was in chemo). I really would have messed things […]