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Sneaky little bee hiding in a rose flower. What a Sneaky little bee hiding in a rose flower. What a strange season - it's fall, but a few spring-flowering plants have decided to go ahead and bloom again since the weather has been so warm! I've seen honeysuckle at it as well as cherry laurels. It's perfectly okay, and gives the bees a chance to build up more brood and collect more nectar before it gets colder. . In other news, I'll be discontinuing local delivery this week, so get your orders in by tonight at 10pm for the last delivery on Friday! This season was a wild ride and with the unpredictable nature of our nectar flow, plus with increasing the number of hives I manage, it's gotten harder to do both markets and deliveries (and my website/card processor decided to start charging me a fee to do deliveries with my own vehicle which is absurd). I'll still have a regular market schedule, and those dates are on the website (link in profile). Saturday is the Malvern market, 9a to noon, hope to see you there!
Thank you to everyone who came out yesterday to th Thank you to everyone who came out yesterday to the @craftandmercantile market at @eagleviewtc! What a fantastic evening. Got to meet so many new folks, talked bee nerd, heard some great music, and had a truly incredible night. There's just something special about these night markets! . We'll have some more of the honey sampler sets at our usual farmers markets this month and in November as well. Hope to see you out at a market soon!
Tonight at @craftandmercantile at @eagleviewtc, th Tonight at @craftandmercantile at @eagleviewtc, the debut of the 2021 honey sampler set! Three jars of honey from throughout the season give you a taste of the range of honeys from our hives. Every year is different and unique, and this is a great way to try a little bit of everything without bringing home the big jar. Supply is *very* limited, so be sure to stop out right at the beginning! Market opens at 5pm, hope to see you out on this gorgeous evening! #craftandmercantile #phoenixvillehoney
October market dates are up! Hope to see you at a October market dates are up! Hope to see you at a market this month, and definitely try to make the @craftandmercantile event to get a jump start on gift shopping from a fantastic group of local makers!
A honey bee foraging on a wild aster flower. This A honey bee foraging on a wild aster flower. This one was right by the hives and was covered in bees! Usually they're hitting the goldenrod this time of year - goldenrod pollen has a stinky socks smell to it and you KNOW when the bees have been working goldenrod because you can smell it 50+ feet away from the hives. This fall was disappointing in terms of honey flow, but it's good to see all their favorite fall plants blooming to help them stock up for winter!
We've been pulling the last of the honey supers of We've been pulling the last of the honey supers off the hives and doing Varroa mite treatments to prep for winter. This frame in particular was just too pretty to not share!
Tomorrow at @weatherstonetc, we'll be joining an i Tomorrow at @weatherstonetc, we'll be joining an incredible group of local vendors as part of the @craftandmercantile market. These markets have been incredible, month after month, so definitely stop out tomorrow and say hello!
A beautiful frame of capped brood at the @rpcommun A beautiful frame of capped brood at the @rpcommunitygarden from last week! The queens are busy laying fat bees for winter - they have extra fat stores in their abdomens to help them survive 4-6 months over the winter versus the summer bees that only live 4-6 weeks. This queen is doing some great work! . Speaking of busy bees, we've got three days in a row at markets coming up, Thursday at Eagleview, 3-6p Friday at @craftandmercantile, 5-8p Saturday at Downingtown, 9a-noon Hope to see you out at a market this week! #phoenixville #phoenixvillepa #phoenixvillehoney #beekeeping
My first-year-beehives at the @rpcommunitygarden m My first-year-beehives at the @rpcommunitygarden managed to make a little honey for us this year, thanks to the delightful group of gardeners and all the vegetables, herbs, and flowers they grew this summer. It's not a whole lot, but I'm sure it's extra delicious! . Usually first year beehives don't produce much if any excess honey, but these gals filled up a good part of two medium supers. I'll probably add some supplemental sugar water feed to give the hives a boost for winter storage, but so far, we're looking pretty good. Also started our first round of Varroa mite treatments on the hives which is a super important part of fall and winter prep. Healthy and strong fall beehives survive the winter! #phoenixvillepa #phoenixville #phoenixvillehoney
Saw loads of these bright yellow pollen pants comi Saw loads of these bright yellow pollen pants coming back to the hive today. Usually bright lemon yellow in the spring is some kind of Willow, but I'm not sure about this color in the fall! Goldenrod is a much deeper yellow orange.. possibly aster or hogweed? Ragwort? There's tons of it! Every bee coming in was carrying the same color pollen, so they definitely found a good source!
Somehow it's September already?! Starting off the Somehow it's September already?! Starting off the month with markets at Devon and Malvern after we ran off on a little vacation for the last 2 weeks. We should have the last batches of late summer and early fall honey coming off the hives this week!
I'll be bringing a few of these along with me to t I'll be bringing a few of these along with me to the @craftandmercantile market at @weatherstonetc tomorrow evening! They're 4 oz classic muth jars, capped with a cork and sealed with beeswax. Charles F. Muth designed this jar specifically to hold honey in 1879, and it became so popular that replica jars are still being made and used today. Join us from 5-8pm to see all the great local vendors, food, drink, and music, and enjoy a spectacular evening!
Had an assistant today! The taller half of the be Had an assistant today! The taller half of the beekeeping team is home from being out on a ship, so I got an extra pair of hands to help with beekeeping at the Reservoir Park this afternoon. Gorgeous day for it!
A honey bee getting busy with a mint plant gone to A honey bee getting busy with a mint plant gone to flower! The honey bees have been visiting this potted mint on the front steps for weeks and it's pretty normal to find 3 or 4 poking around for nectar whenever I walk by. They may even bee some of the bees from the Reservoir Park community garden!
Saw this cute little Long Horned bee at the @rpcom Saw this cute little Long Horned bee at the @rpcommunitygarden the other day. They're most recognizable for their extra long antennae, but also their extra fuzzy legs. They primarily live in solitary ground nests, and can commonly be seen in July and August. They're one of our important native pollinators and they LOVE to visit your backyard flowers. #longhornedbee
Class photo for the year so far! Top row L to R a Class photo for the year so far! Top row L to R are batches B through E and bottom row L to R are batches F through I. It's always neat to see them lined up in the same photo so we can see the differences batch to batch (which is basically week to week). We run ultra small batches (typically 4-5 gallons) because it's neat to see the floral sources change throughout the season! #phoenixvillepa #phoenixville #phoenixvillehoney #papreferred
Let's talk local food! . Years ago we participated Let's talk local food! . Years ago we participated in a summer local food challenge. The deal was, you made one meal a week using only local ingredients with exceptions for spices and oil. We've done it for well over 10 years now, and local food has become an integral part of what we eat. . So that pan of gorgeousness in the first photo is that viral sensation from last year, TikTok pasta. It's a chunk of feta, cherry tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, herbs, a little drizzle of honey all roasted in the oven at 400°F for 45 minutes, and is then mashed together and added to pasta. It's SO easy and mighty tasty. This is the first time I've been able to make the whole thing using only locally grown or produced ingredients and I swear it tastes better. The drizzle of honey offsets the acidity from the tomatoes and brightens it up just a bit. I usually save a little bit of the pasta water to add to the pan, but I used extra tomatoes this time which made the sauce a little watery, so I under-cooked the pasta and popped the whole thing back into the oven for ten minutes to let the pasta absorb the extra liquid. Using fresh pasta, the prep time is so minimal and you combine the whole thing into one pan which makes cleanup easy too. (I'm all about recipes that have fewer ingredients and use only one pan!) . If you craft a meal using local ingredients, and especially if you include honey, definitely tag me! I'm always looking for new recipes and ideas. . Tomatoes - @fullcirclecsapa Garlic - @downtoearthharvest Feta - @grass.milk.curd Honey - yep that's us Oregano/thyme/basil - our garden Olive oil - @kastaniaoliveoil Pasta - @auntmamiespasta . #localfood #eatlocal #tiktokpasta #onelocalsummer @growingrootsfarmersmarkets
A bee hunting for a blossom on Russian Sage yester A bee hunting for a blossom on Russian Sage yesterday at one of my apiaries. Russian Sage isn't native, but it blooms in July and August when nectar gets scarce, so we give it a pass as a non-native but pollinator friendly plant. The bees really seem to love those little purple flowers! #beekeeping #phoenixville #phoenixvillepa #phoenixvillehoney #honeybee #russiansage
August market dates! Hope to see you at one of ou August market dates! Hope to see you at one of our markets this month!
Started to add some stickers to my beekeeping tool Started to add some stickers to my beekeeping toolbox from the stickers I had hanging around here (artists and companies tagged!) but there's definitely room for more. Beekeeping suits generally have to stay boring old white because bees see darker colors and patterns as predators (bears, skunks, etc), so while I can't decorate the suit, I can definitely add some color to the toolbox! If you're a local biz or artist with stickers, definitely paste me a link so I can do some shopping. 🐝💛 . Just occurred to me that I should probably tell you what exactly I keep in that toolbox too - maybe a post for another day?
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