A packed hive brings a little bit of chaos. The fun kind.
The colonies are about as crowded as they will be all year working sunup to sundown. This week we counted heads inside the hive, clocked just how fast a forager really flies, and pulled a couple of products into the spotlight worth keeping on hand as summer winds down. How Many Bees Live in a […]
Bee Food and Foraging
The Short Life of a Drone We kicked off the week by diving into the life of the colony’s most misunderstood member. The drone, the poor dramatic dude. The ones that don’t get to mate just spend the summer eating honey and freeloading. When fall comes, workers kick them out for good. It’s harsh but […]
The Ancient Origins of the Honeybee, Miles of Flight for a Drop of Nectar, and a Hidden Gem on Our Table
August is here, and with it comes the fullest, busiest stretch of the season for our bees and for us. This week we went back in time to explore where bees came from, followed a forager across miles of Duluth neighborhoods, and pulled one of our quieter products into the spotlight. Here’s everything we covered. […]
Why is my honey turning opaque?
Why Does Honey Crystallize? We opened the week tackling one of our most common questions at the market table. If you’ve ever opened a jar of honey to find it’s turned thick, cloudy, and grainy instead of smooth and golden, there’s no need to toss it. Raw honey is a supersaturated solution of natural sugars, […]