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Apiary Review: Abeille Soleil - Manosque in the Alpes de Haute Provence - France

This post is being written during the depths of the 2020 Covid-19 crisis. All air and international travel has been greatly restricted or suspended. But that isn't going to stop Yours Truly from taking you on a journey around the world to experience the most breathtaking landscapes and the special apiaries (honey farms) they house. Now full disclosure, I haven't had the privilege to visit every site I write about but I do A LOT of research and I can tell you what is worth checking out, exploring, and what local fare can (and should) be combined with the magic...

A Giffy Recipe for a Tequila Honey Bee cocktail

Single vs. Multi-Pollen Honey

"Is it local"? "What do they feed on"? "Do you have buckwheat"? "Do you have 'Manuka'"? Just a small smattering of the questions I get every day while selling honey at farmer's markets. All these questions are intertwined. As some of you know, if the bee hives are surrounded by a particular pollen type (flower) the honey they output will tend to be made up of entirely that flower's pollen. For people out there who are suffering from seasonal allergies, wildflower honey (from within the pollen bloom (not necessarily within a few miles)) will allow your body to acclimate to...

The Case for a Mentor

Don't just jump into bee keeping. Get a teacher. Better yet, get a mentor. Learn from someone who has ALREADY made the mistakes you will make without their guidance. Learning from a mentor is a proactive approach for creating success!

Decrystallizing Honey

I am coming at you with a 'How To' blog post this week. Since I started this honey shop endeavor, not a week goes by, not a week, where someone asks me what can be done when their jar of honey 'sugars up', 'turns hard', 'crystallizes', 'gets all gritty'... Pick your descriptor. Some of you reading this might say to yourselves, "This is so simple. It doesn't even warrant a blog post." That's what I thought until I realized that I have been answering this question over and over for the past 7 years, So here goes: 1) Fill a...

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Apiary Review: Abeille Soleil - Manosque in the Alpes de Haute Provence - France

A Giffy Recipe for a Tequila Honey Bee cocktail

Single vs. Multi-Pollen Honey

The Case for a Mentor

Decrystallizing Honey

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