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05/27/2015

I'll be at Bloomington Farmer's Market this Saturday. This will be the last Saturday Market that my salves and balms will be available until October (market rules).
Hope to see you there!

10/07/2014

Bees, a topic near and dear to my heart. These beauties are in my back yard and I worry about them every day. Please take a look at this petition and give it your consideration.
Thanks, Doreen
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/save_the_bees_us_pet_loc/?fVXlyeb&pv=157

Pesticides are killing billions of bees, threatening our global food supply. The White House just set-up a task force to recommend action. It reports in days -- let's build a 3.5 million-strong global buzz to outlaw these poisons and save the honey bees!

08/22/2014

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/08/06/opinion/mark-bittman-farmers-market-values.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0&referrer=

There’s no better place to buy produce. And while to some extent you get what you pay for, there are high-quality bargains if you’re willing to shop.

06/21/2014

Extracred Friday morning, bottled Friday evening and on my market table Saturday morning. It doesn't get much fresher unless you eat it directly from the hive - like I do

06/18/2014

This isn't a new article, but it's a good one to be reminded of.
If you don't think you would be able to taste the difference, I challenge you to try a local honey first, then try one of these grocery market honeys.
I'll be sure to see you at my market stand very soon.

Just because those cute little bear-shaped bottles at the grocery store say "honey" on them does not necessarily mean that they actually contain honey. A comprehensive investigation conducted by Food Safety News (FSN) has found that the vast majority of so-called honey products sold at grocery store…

05/30/2014

Spent a day at Kolb Homestead and helped get their bees set up in some new hives. It turned out to be a community event with several people pitching in. Thanks for the help and friendship. The bees have a beautiful new home
FARMbloomington Restaurant

05/20/2014

I didn't make it to the market on Saturday but instead spent my time helping another beekeeper receive and distribute 120 nucleus hives. Had a lot of fun and got to meet fellow beek friends from beesource.com.
Several of these "nucs" are now at home in my backyard. Watching the young ones do their orientation flights makes me happy

05/03/2014

Bloomington Community Farmers' Market is open today for ther regular season. Here's my new Anise Sportsman Soap made with my honey and bamboo charcoal from my garden bamboo.
Hope to see you soon

04/12/2014

Traveled to Kentucky today to pick up some bees. It was warm enough for a hive to swarm, and they picked a beautiful old Dodge truck.

03/24/2014

A local Bloomington bakery and fellow farmers ' market vendor has been devastated by a fire. Please support the family any way you can.

Muddy Fork Bakery Website Muddy Fork Farm and Bakery page On Friday morning, March 22, a fire broke out at the Muddy Fork Bakery in Bloomington, Indiana, destroying the entire building. Katie and Eric have lost their workspace, including their oven and with that their livelihood. The b...

03/09/2014

As I'm getting ready for a new season with my bees, I'm thankful that my bees are in a box in my backyard. Not only are these amazing bees situated on cliffs, but they are also the largest bees in the world. Here are some amazing photographs - enjoy!

The Gurung tribespeople of Nepal have been collecting honey from Himalayan cliffs for centuries, but now their lifestyle is under threat from commercialisation and tours offering visitors a chance to 'join a honey hunt'. Photographer Andrew Newey spent two weeks living with the Gurung in central Nep...