News from the hives
What's flowering, what the bees are up to and what we learned this season, written at the kitchen table.
Why your honey goes solid (and why that's good)
Crystallized honey isn't spoiled, it's raw. What happens in the jar, and how to make it runny again without cooking the flavor away.
#Tips #Raw honey
Five summers waiting for the lavender
We planted two rows of lavender behind the barn in 2021. This summer the bees finally made enough honey from it for a batch of its own.
#Hives #New honey
A year at the hives, season by season
What forty colonies do from January to December, and what we do to keep out of their way.
#Seasons #Beekeeping
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