It’s Honey Time!

In a blink of the eye, just like that almond bloom is wrapped up and our bees are now filling the hives with honey - both orange blossom and wildflower honey.

This past weekend we moved 7 of our hives out of almond bloom in Selma back up to our main yard in Clovis where there are lots of wildflowers. The rest of our hives we are keeping at the almond orchard that they pollinated in Clovis area since there is a citrus grove right there for them to make orange blossom honey with.

Photo: Loading up the hives right at sunset in Selma.

Photo: Moving the hives the next morning at sunrise back up to Clovis.

Photo: The bees back at the main yard in Clovis.

Photo: Mustard wildflower is prevalent in the valley. It is a great source of pollen and nectar for bees, and makes delicious honey.

Stay tuned in upcoming posts about our other hives that in orange blossom right now, and about doing hive splits in the spring.

Blessings,

Jeff