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Fireweed: a lovely plant, a delicious honey
“Fireweed, what is it?” I get asked this question quite often at my booth at the Ballard Farmers Market in Seattle. Usually when someone is holding one of the two raw fireweed honeys we have on the table: A fireweed/snowberry … Continue reading
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Close Hives : Differernt Honeys
I am labeling honey to take to the Seattle’s Ballard Farmers Market, where I have a booth every Sunday 10-3. When I got to the fabulous honey from my friend Mark at Northwest Queens, in Arlington, Washington, I realized I … Continue reading
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Tagged Arlington, Brookfield Farm, honey, Maple Falls, northwest queens, Styles, Washington
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Beeswax Chews : (or the Big Bits Floating On Top Of Honey)
I started selling “beeswax chews” at Seattle’s Ballard Farmers’ Market. After explaining what they were to customers, I thought – “hey, a new blog topic”. Now “Beeswax Chews” are what I’ve always called the big bits of wax that float … Continue reading
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Tagged beeswax, Brookfield Farm, Chews, Maple Falls, Washington, What are they
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Honey Foam : The White Stuff On Top
Honey foam may be one of the most surprising things about the appearance of raw honey. It is often greeted with the words: “What’s that white stuff on top?” Regardless of the raw honey’s form, runny or crystallized, it may … Continue reading
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Tagged Brookfield Farm, Foam, honey, Maple Falls, On Top, Washington, White Stuff
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How Much Honey Per Hive?
“How much honey did you get this year?” is a questioned often asked by beekeepers of each other. “How much honey do you get per hive?” is a similar question asked by customers and folks contemplating going into beekeeping. The … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, Brookfield Farm Bee Yards, Honey
Tagged 2014, Beekeeping, Brookfield Farm, harvest, honey, honey per hive, Maple Falls, Washington
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Extracting Honey : Fall 2013
In the last post I mentioned that I pulled about 35 boxes of honey this year. Happily I was able to pull those on nice warm days. The moment I finished, the rain pulled in. But I was inside the … Continue reading
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Tagged Brookfield Farm, extract, extracting, extractor, honey, Maple Falls, Maxant, Washington
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Recipes for Infused Raw Honeys
I am very happy to say that our lavender raw infused honey and raw honey infused organic apple cider vinegars are in a wonderful new market : 21 Acres , in Bothell, Washington. 21 Acres is the kind of place … Continue reading
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Tagged 21 Acres, Brookfield Farm, honey, infused, Maple Falls, recipe, recipies, Washington
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Taxing Sugar – including honey – to keep us safe?
A recent article in February 2nd comment section of Nature magazine has created quite a stir, and indeed set my mind to pondering. The authors point out that sugar, which includes honey, is toxic, if you eat a lot of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Claire Brindis, February, health, honey, Laura Schmidt, magazine, Nature, Robert Lustig, sugar, sugar toxic, tax, taxation, toxic
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USDA Organic Honey – What Does It Mean?
We have all seen the USDA certification symbol on some honeys. But what does it really mean? It can mean a lot, or it can mean nothing at all. Confusing? Yes. And that’s the best term for honey labeled “organic”. … Continue reading
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Tagged "what it means", board, Brookfield Farm, honey, Maple Falls, National, NOSB, organic, regulations, Standards, USDA, Washington
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