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Valerie Just

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Forward by Valerie Just Greetings, all! Spring has sprung in Iowa, and our bees are getting geared up for a busy season! We feel...

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2020 Honey Harvest

Basswood Bloom July 10, 2020 Update John extracted honey this week - he probably extracted about 180 pounds, which should just be the...

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Tests Show Most Store Honey Isn't Honey

I found this article on the Food Safety News site; the article is dated November 7, 2011, written by Andrew Schneider. I have no qualms...

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Sourwood Tree Honey

My Sourwood Tree My youngest son, Dan, is an Urban Forester in Washington, D.C. Last summer, he encouraged me to get a Sourwood tree for...

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Our Recent Harvest: Black Locust Honey

We have bee hives at a friend's (Mike) farm. We discovered this spring that there are Black Locust trees near his farm - much less than...

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