Tag Archives: Honey

2024 Honey Harvest, pricing, & other pertinent farm news.

HONEY. It has begun: today we pulled honey from approximately half the hives. We sterilized jars tonight and will begin extracting/bottling tomorrow (6 June, 2024). Local, raw, unpasurturized honey will be available this Friday–FINALLY! PRICING. I must have hidden our pricing in some obscure corner of the website. My apologies–the number one question I getContinue reading “2024 Honey Harvest, pricing, & other pertinent farm news.”

Blueberry U-Pick dates (& other superfluous farm news)

We weren’t sure there would be a season after last year’s drought, but the bushes look great and are loaded with ripening blueberries. Due to the mild winter, Nature is ahead of schedule so we’ll be opening a week early this year, on Tuesday, May 28th. We’ll be open six days a week–Tuesday through SundayContinue reading “Blueberry U-Pick dates (& other superfluous farm news)”

Open , but by “appointment”

The blueberry season was a bit short, likely due to the heat but we still have lots of local honey and plenty of fresh eggs. Someone is usually at the farm but before you make the drive, check in just in case we’re not manned. You can call or text 985-422-0880 to make arrangements forContinue reading “Open , but by “appointment””

We’re open…

…in spite of the heat, rain, deer flies, & state “bird” we’re open every Tuesday & Saturday, or by appointment, until the blueberry harvest is done. Right now the bushes are LOADED! We also have eggs, and honey–raw, local, pure–pulled from the hives this week. See you on the farm!

Pollen feed-frenzy

I can’t stress enough the value of having an experienced mentor when you take on beekeeping. I had never considered putting pollen out for our girls until prompted by my #Hivesforheroes mentor, Scott Steele. At first I put the pollen he gave me out just to be polite, so when he asked if I hadContinue reading “Pollen feed-frenzy”

How to slide through a war-zone roadblock

I remember a story about how a woman imprisoned in Auschwitz was thankful for the infestation of fleas. The infestation was so bad that it kept the guards out of the barracks and as such, made the women’s lives easier. Check out this story from the Guradian’s Bethan McKernan about beekeepers in Yemen. Not onlyContinue reading “How to slide through a war-zone roadblock”