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Our summer wildflower honey harvest is in. We also have some basswood/linden this year in limited quantities. Our bees are doing very well this year.The goldenrod and aster are just starting to bloom, so it lools like we might have a great fall harvest also.
Summer finally came this week with some 80 degree and sunny weather. Its been one of the rainyist springs that I can remember. Our bees are building up well and starting to make some wildflower honey. The staghorn sumac is starting to bloom. Legumes like birdsfoot trefoil are blooming as well as white,red and sweet […]
WE have a good supply of bamboo honey this year. It is bold and rich in flavor,Very tasty. Almost black in color,but with a reddish tint when held up to light. It will crystallize buttery smooth and spreadable.Just make a note in your order that you want bamboo honey.I will try to post a link […]
We have had a wonderful summer and are looking forward to the cooler fall weather. The fall flowers are finishing up their colorful display and our bees took full advantage of the abundant nectar and great weather that was provided. Our bees make the fall honey from goldenrod, aster and bamboo nectar. It is available […]
We are experiencing the wettest summer ever, but the bees are making honey in between showers. It has a great tasting mix of Linden ( basswood) and Acacia ( black locust) nectars. It’s been a very crazy year for us here in Gridley Hollow. We lost 80% of our bees last fall due the drought and […]
Fall colors have arrived here in Virgil New York, along with some delicious fall wildflower honey. The trees are gorgeous this year. The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting cooler. This is a great time of year to do a little sightseeing, pick up some honey from our farm stand and visit Hollenbeck’s […]
WOW! It seems like our spring and summer are just flying by! We are harvesting out new crop of summer wildflower honey. The harvest will be substantially less that last year due to the heat and dryness of the weather, but it still is a blessing. The flavor is wonderful. A bit different than last summer, […]
Spring brings the joy of a new season of beekeeping and honey making here at Gridley Hollow. Along with the great warmer weather, we also have some unique challenges. Last week we had a bear visit one of our apiaries. He did a lot of damage to about half of the hives at that location. […]
Our family would like to wish your family a happy Thanksgiving Holiday! Our God has been very good to us this year and has blessed us abundantly. Our bees produced a wonderful crop of summer and fall wildflower honey, as well as some fall comb honey. We now have comb honey available to ship. email […]
September is one of my favorite months of the year. The crisp evenings, fall colors starting and the wonderful aroma of the fallen leaves and the goldenrod honey coming from the hives. We plan to start our fall harvest about September 20th. There will be a good supply of our smooth and creamy goldenrod/aster honey, strained and raw […]