A special halloween dinner is even greater with unique food items on the menu. Serve this healthy snack and enjoy the spooky season! Ingredients: 1 cup mandarin oranges (drained but with juice reserved) 1 cup blackberries 1 Tbs. Ioway Bee Farm honey 1/4 tsp. almond extract Directions: Rinse blackberries and lightly pat dry. Combine with […]
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October is the month when we should prepare the bees for what Mother Nature has in store for the upcoming winter season. You might be wondering, what could cause the demise of my bees during the winter? Beyond diseases from mite infestation, it can be either starvation or moisture. Mites are viruses. They out-produce the
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Lamb shanks are known to be braised for hours. This dish is best accompanied by mashed potatoes and is even served at a restaurant named Mansouria. Ingredients 1⁄4 olive oil 3 tbsp. unsalted butter 4 lamb shanks, frenched, if desired Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 1 large white onion, finely chopped
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Fall is a busy time for bees. You might not notice the fact that bees don’t slow down at this time of the year. In fall, beekeepers are harvesting honey. Bees, hornets, and wasps increase in the early fall, mainly because populations are at their largest size around that time of year. The population size
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One of the “best” honey-based dessert recipes this fall is a Honey Yogurt Cheesecake. Ingredients: 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons Greek-style yogurt about 12 Hobnobs (or other oat-flour cookie) 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted 1 ½ tablespoons thyme leaves 14 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar, sifted 1
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Bees need two different kinds of food. One is honey made from nectar, the sugary juice that collects in the heart of the flowers. They collect a sugary juice called nectar from the blossom by sucking it out with their tongues. Bees are pretty much marvelous creatures. One can carry a payload of nectar or
Hello there, honey bee lovers! We’re welcoming September with a bang! As you all know, September signifies something special to our honey bees. This is the time when we should celebrate the National Honey Month! All days of September are meant to give love and attention to our beloved pollinators. The National Honey Board or
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Beeswax is a 100% natural renewable resource created by the bees. It is the oldest candle known ever since ancient history. Beeswax is one of the densest waxes which means that it doesn’t need any hardeners, additives, or chemical treatments to make a quality product. Now, if you’re interested in making a beeswax candle, here
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Hey, honey bee lovers! We’re back for another trivia blog! This topic will mostly revolve on how the summer season affects our pollinators. Did you know that the survival of honey bee colonies during winter is strongly influenced by summer temperatures and precipitation in the prior year? In case you don’t know this fact, scroll
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Summer is all about fun activities that greatly involve an afternoon full of ice-cold cocktails in the great outdoors. We’ve got 3 cocktail recipes using clean, fresh ingredients that will bring your summer to life and give you new and inspiring ways to use our Ioway Bee honey! Raspberry Honey Mojito Ingredients: 1 tablespoons of
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