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Beekeeping/Honey Sales
We have kept honeybees since 1995 and at one time, have had as many as 92 colonies. Because of low honey prices we sold down to about 20 colonies which we keep in the Fairview, Kansas area. Although we can't attest to purely one source of nectar, our bees primarily make honey from sweet and red clovers. We run Carniolian honey bees which are able to reach the nectaries of the red clover bloom. We offer liquid raw honey and old-fashioned comb honey for sale.
Liquid Honey Many of our customers comment on the fact that our honey is more flavorful than that purchased from grocery stores or retail chains. This is not at all surprising since honey distributed by packers is heated well beyond 150° for rapid throughput. Unfortunately most of the minute pollen particles are filtered out, explaining the absence of flavor. What makes it taste better? We filter our honey, but not to the extent of commercial packers, allowing it to retain limited amounts of microscopic pollen particles and small bits of propolis. (Both products placed there by the bees.) Most importantly , our honey is never heated in excess of 100°. We feel that the natural state of our honey makes it a product you may place on your table or use in cooking with the assurance you are serving your family a healthy, natural product. *Warning: Honey should not be fed to infants under three years of age.* Old-Fashioned Comb Honey Comb honey is the most natural state honey may be purchased in. This is a hard to find product. Since it is reasonably difficult and costly to produce this type of honey, most honey producers don't offer it. Click here to see what it looks like. To
enjoy this rarity, spread the delicate honey comb on
warm biscuits, toast, pancakes or breads.
Hot tea is especially soothing with natural comb honey’s gentle flavor. *Warning: Honey should not be fed to infants under three years of age.*
Pricing Please see the Pricing table. (Taxes included, Shipping NOT included.)
The most often asked question about honey: Question: How long will it keep? Answer: Almost indefinitely! DON'T throw it out when it sugars... boil it down! Here's how: If in glass jar, remove lid, place in a pan of 100° water, stirring occasionally until clarified. Cool and serve. If in plastic container, remove lid, place in microwave for 15 seconds on high. Remove, shake, repeat until clarified. Cool and serve.
Pricing Table ***Prices are subject to change without notice.*** Honey Bears
Glass Jars
Clear Plastic Squeeze w/snap top
Comb Honey
Apiary Links This link has served as a never-ending source of information for me. Allen Dick had three thousand colonies of bees in western Canada in the recent past, and kept a daily diary on the net for all to view. He still maintains the very well organized archives. Allen is one of the most talented, intelligent beekeepers out there- well worth the visit. http://honeybeeworld.com/diary/
The University of Nebraska hosts a site that addresses local issues. They have a modern research facility near Wahoo, NE. I've attended their queen-rearing program, and would recommend their courses to any serious beekeeper. We're fortunate to have a research center close to us; they are become more scarce all the time. http://entomology.unl.edu/beekpg/
I buy beekeeping supplies and equipment almost exclusively from Draper's Super Bee, of Auburn, NE. Their phone number is 402-274-3725. Larry and Brenda never fail in being knowledgeable and congenial, even to beginning beekeepers, and seldom have I found pricing that beats them. They don't have e-mail or a web site, however. Just give them a call. (Disclaimer- I have no interest in DSB, except as satisfied customer.)
Mann Lake is another beekeeping supply company from Minnesota. I have ordered a few things from them. They offer good merchandise, but occasionally in my opinion they are a bit pricey. http://www.mannlakeltd.com/catalog/index.html
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