Update from the farm
Hello and I hope all of you are looking forward to spring as much as I am. I was out at the apiary to day to check things out. The snow is still quite deep but very very wet. I didn’t see any damage from mice or moths in the storage shed so that is very good news. I had to go out to collect some equipment for a presentation I have been asked to do at Carson’s Garden & Market on Saturday March 8th. Being an avid gardener myself, I know there is a strong relationship between gardeners and pollinators. Gardeners always do whatever they can do to protect and encourage pollinators that visit their gardens and I’m looking forward to sharing what I know with all of their guests. It is a sold out event!
I have been busy doing administrative work in preparation for our next summer season. I have designed new labels for our next honey harvest and I think our customers will like the vinyl waterproof labels.
I made some fondant in the event some of our hives need a bit of extra nourishment. I am confident that the 75 pounds of honey I left them will be enough, but I never want to be caught off guard when the warm weather comes. If we get a lot of rain and mild temperatures early, they might break from their cluster a bit earlier than usual. In the event they need the fondant, I will chose a mild day and quickly pop the lid and put the fondant on parchment paper just under the inner cover. The heat of the hive will soften it and they will be able to eat that without travelling too far from the cluster.
We have some amazing things planned for 2025. We will have discount tour days once per month beginning in June. Watch our social media for those dates. We are introducing another exciting program very soon where you will be able to Adopt A Hive. There will be three sponsorship levels and this program will provide you with the opportunity to help support this amazing species even if you don’t have the time or space to become a beekeeper. Another important event we will be celebrating is World Honey Bee Day. This takes place the 16th of August 2025. In 2024 we celebrated World Bee Day in May, which focused on the importance of all species of bees. This year we will focus on celebrating Apis Mellifera which is the European Honey Bee.
Take Care and remember to stop into our little shop for your raw honey. We can be open anytime by appointment. Just message me before you leave home to make sure we are here. We will be putting our self serve cupboard back out on our porch as soon as the night time temps are above zero degrees.
Bee Happy!
Frances