After such a disappointing honey season last year, this year has been incredibly busy. The weather has been working in our favor, the hives are strong and productive, and your beekeeper is doing her best to keep up with the bees! We’ve already surpassed 60% of last year’s total honey, just to show you how much of a difference the weather can make for honey production. We’ve had a relatively dry spring which isn’t great for our farmers considering the drought conditions we’re in now, but it’s allowed the bees to get out and collect nectar more days than not (unlike last year when it rained all May and June). While we’re slowly selling out of the last few jars of last year’s stock, we’ve got PLENTY of spring honey available with the midsummer crowd-favorite starting to roll in over the next few weeks. And don’t worry – if we’re currently sold out of your favorite variety (late summer/dark honey people, this is you), it’s only a matter of weeks before it’s back. The late summer varieties usually start showing up middle of August which really isn’t that far off already. I’m off of markets most of July between Blobfest (which is my favorite quirky, local event of the whole year) and a vacation, but I hope to see you for the Tomato Festival markets coming up in the end of July and August. If you think maybe tomatoes and honey don’t go together, let me tell you about how quickly we manage to empty the pan of Balsamic Honey Glazed Tomatoes every time we make it. You might even be able to collect all the ingredients at the farmers market – add on some cheese and a good sourdough bread, and you’ve got something really incredible. Looking forward to seeing you at a market soon!