We plan on being at the Conway Farmer’s Market on October 11th and 25th.
Happy Honey Month!
Every year, September is National Honey Month. The main goal is to raise awareness and promote the beekeeping industry and its value.
Here in the south, our peak harvest season is usually July, but it can vary, too. We harvested a little honey for the first time after the spring honey flow this year in April and then again in July, telling ourselves that we should have just waited until July for all of it.
Depending on the weather and the volume of honey you have, some people harvest in the fall. The autumn-harvested honey is a stronger and darker honey that we’ve decided to leave for the bees to eat in the winter instead of having to feed them. Summer honey is lighter, and I think it tastes better anyway. But I also like the idea that they are eating their own honey.
Easy ways to support local beekeepers.
- Buy local honey.
- Local honey gives you all the health benefits for allergy season anyway.
- You know you are getting 100% true local honey that has not had anything added.
- “No Mow March”.
- Do not mow your yard until April if at all possible.
- Keep a designated area of your property wild, if possible.
- Near a tree line.
- Near or inside a ditch.
- Don’t spray poison on flowers.
- If you must spray, then only spray weeds in the evenings when the bees have stopped flying.
- Don’t spray the blossoms…ever, it’s where the bees get their nectar and pollen.
- I’d say keep a small bee bath, but they generally like dirty ditch water.
- That said, this would be a great weekend project for the kids during the dry season.
- It would also make a cute homemade gift idea.
- Plant bee-friendly shrubs and trees.
- I know people tend to think of “flowers” for bees, but imagine a Redbud full of blossoms in early spring.
- Some of our zone 8b trees include Redbud, Dogwood, Crape Myrtles, and Chaste trees.
Although we have seen a tremendous amount of colony losses, the honeybee is not endangered. There has been a decline in colonies since the 1960s, and other bees are endangered. This decline is due to habitat loss, pesticides, diseases, and parasites.
♥Happy Honey Month♥
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