I LOVE honey! Preferably raw, un-pasturized.
I do put a spoonful in each cup of coffee or tea that I drink, so I consume around 3-4 teaspoons of honey daily.
So on my quicky trip to see fall color a few weeks ago, I was interested in the sign saying it was 8 miles further along the highway.
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I didn't find the queen, but enjoyed watching the bees busy about their bee-lives.
They've become more creative than just mead.
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Now to start calling my senators and representatives...I feel like getting involved a bit more for now in political issues.
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I am allergic to bee stings, so most of my life I have been wary - not afraid, but wary. Until I worked in a walled garden with an apiary and no bee keepers, so I trained with one other staff member to be able to do enough until we could get a full team of beeks (our term) so I could step back. I kept very much in the loop only avoiding the actual involvement of the bees themselves and learnt so much about them. I have a healthy (but still wary) respect for them. I would to visit your Honeyville CO
ReplyDeleteI haven't found out yet if the store/facility is open into the winter. Since skiing season will be popular then, it is possible. Glad you know much more about bees than I do.
DeleteThey’ve made something creative out of beekeeping.
ReplyDeleteIt seems a labor intensive industry. I wonder how many beekeepers are on local farms. I was assured the raw honey was from wild mountain flowers.
DeleteThanks for this sweet post, it was a buzz.
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DeleteInteresting place to visit. And the best part -- voting and planning on being active in the politics of your new home. Good stuff.
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DeleteBees, glorious bees! Alas, as a diabetic, I've had to give up delicious honey on toast.
ReplyDeleteI guess bread and butter and honey was my first introduction to honey as a child. Haven't tried it on toast. Sorry that you must give it up to stay healthy, but we do have to make these choices, I have side effects of one set of drugs that cause problems for another condition.
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Those light fixtures are adorable! Wow- so many honey products. I love honey and am disappointed that most of my grandchildren do not prefer it. I remember the first time I bought honey butter for toast - and none of them would eat it.
I'm glad I first had bread and butter and honey as a kid...it sure was a mess but much sweeter than sugar. I've not got much interest in honey butter...still use the separate original forms!
DeleteI was first introduced to bee keeping by grove owner in central Florida. The bees were a valuable part of citrus growing. Pretty amazing process.
ReplyDeleteEvery time my youngest grandchild comes over he wants a peanut butter, honey, and raisin sandwich. I am not shy with the honey and he loves them.
Did you ever seen the movie "Ulee's Gold"? Check it out if you haven't. It was filmed in this area and Peter Fonda played a beekeeper who gathered tupelo honey.
Yes I've seen "Ulee's Gold." Excellent. I wish the importance of bees to all kinds of agriculture were stressed more...entire industries rely upon them.
DeleteI love honey so I'd have loved Honeyville.
ReplyDeleteIt was certainly a toy shop type place for me. I didn't stop to look at the jams, nor the sauces. So much to consider!
DeleteAnswer to may question on your other blog - you sent off your ballot. Yeah!
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