Honey for Sale. At last.My 'marketing manager' (Dad) has been very busy socializing and selling our honey. It's nice to have some cash to put toward those beekeeping supply bills.
Our hives are at City Orchards in London, Ontario. The honey is sold there by Les who is an apple farmer and of course Dad is selling it to his friends or any stranger that crosses his path.
The location has been a real blessing. The bees appreciated having over 700 apple trees to forage from in spring. I just hope that next year is as good a year for bees as this year was.
I have A LOT of catching up to do on this blog. I apologize for not posting 'as it happened'. It certainly wasn't because of lack of interest. Quite the opposite. I'm sure you can relate--lack of time.But, I've got many photos so now that the season is winding down I'll be posting our experiences with the bees so stay tuned... maybe you now have time to read the posts! (I'm behind on reading the blogs I follow but that's what winter's for right? To catch up).
Tomorrow I'll be putting winter wraps on the hives. Wraps--I guess that's the word now as the beekeeping season winds down and the bees start to cluster in their hives.
How did your summer of beekeeping go? Did you harvest lots of honey? I'd love to hear from you. Feel free to leave your comments. I enjoy hearing from other beekeepers and enthusiasts.
5 comments:
Greetings!!!
I found your blog the other week and must say it brought back memories. You see I was a student at Guelph when we first put up the brand new back then Ontario Bee Association booth on campus 1990 – 1991!!! I remember people saying it cost a lot… but 20 years later it looks as new as ever.
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Thanks for the posting about your blog. The more info we share the better.
I took my Intro to Beekeeping course at Guelph University. It's currently taught by Dr. Guzman and Paul Kelly. Both are fabulous and patient instructors.
So good to hear you are selling your "apple" honey
I look forward to your winter postings about what has happened in your hives
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