Honey Hole Honey

04/11/2024

I know what you're thinking... It's raining outside and I'm out of honey. :).

Or maybe you're looking for that unique gift for that special someone or a client.

I have both Summer Wildflower (light) and late season Knotweed (dark) available. * Our Knotweed just took 3rd in a blind tasting last month!

Jars are $15 (12 oz net weight) and all of our honey is gathered from bees in our yard along Lake Washington . DM for pick up or Shipping! Thank You!

21/10/2024

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Telling the bees is a Western European tradition in which bees are told of important events, including deaths, births, marriages and departures and returns in the keeper's household. If the custom was omitted or forgotten and the bees were not "put into mourning" then it was believed a penalty would be paid, such as the bees leaving their hive, stopping the production of honey or dying.

The custom of "telling the bees" is a charming and ancient tradition where beekeepers inform their bees about significant events in their lives, such as deaths, births, marriages, and other major occurrences. This practice is believed to have its roots in Celtic mythology, where bees were seen as messengers between the human world and the spirit world. The presence of a bee after a death was thought to signify the soul leaving the body. The tradition became particularly prominent in the 18th and 19th centuries in Western Europe and the United States.
To tell the bees, the head of the household or the "goodwife" would approach the hives, gently knock to get the bees' attention, and then softly murmur the news in a solemn tone. This ritual was believed to keep the bees informed and prevent them from leaving the hive or dying. The custom underscores the deep connection and respect that people historically had for bees, viewing them as integral members of the household and community.

14/10/2024

Here's a good solution to treat for Varroa Mites if you're using the HiveIQ Bee hive which is polystyrene. I'm using the Mite-e-Vape oxalic acid vaporizer which heats up and would melt the bottom board. I drilled a hole through the underside of the bottomboard and ran a bamboo straw. It fits snug and insulates much of the heat coming off the wand.

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02/10/2024

Happy Rosh Hashanah! Enhance your celebration with our delectable honey!

Our late season Knotweed Honey, poured fresh this season, is a mild, dark honey with caramel and plum undertones. Our Wildflower honey offers an equally delicious taste. Arrange for pickup at my house this week (just behind Prichard Beach /Seward Park Avenue South)

$15 jars (12 oz net weight).

Thanks - Brad

29/09/2024

Knotweed Honey Harvest

24/09/2024

We've got multiple jars of Wildflower Honey Available for purchase. I will be extracting more Knotweed Honey which is a darker, later season honey. Our glass jars are $15 each which come with 12 oz of honey (net weight).

These make great gifts (personal & corporate) and uniquely PNW.

Don't limit honey to sweeting your tea (or coffee)! Drizzle it over pizza, fruit, yogurt or a great piece of cheese. Take a spoonful a day to help with allergies or seasonal colds.

Pick up is in Seward Park / Rainier Beach area. Cash/Venmo upon pick up.

15/09/2024

One of our customers from Virginia sent us this. Washington Apples wrapped in Virginia Ham with a drizzle of Honey Hole Honey!

09/08/2024

Our landscapers just found a bald face hornet's nest in one of our rhododendron bushes. I'll be taking care of this one tonight.

I'm sure they've had a good food source with all my honey bees near by

01/07/2024

A friend and fellow beekeeper in the hood shared this. Interesting info on the color of honey https://blog.foxhoundbeecompany.com/honey-colors-and-why-they-change/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2G0FaL_6-BbAAwf0FQmxOaIxDotdu8oK_2stnZ75cWuoYKIN3DEFZIYzg_aem_Z0siHsgoXU2LqSQ0zRCS7g

Honey can come in all kinds of colors, flavors, and textures. Most are a natural result of what the bees do and where it comes from.

24/06/2024

This is Japanese Knotweed just starting to bloom which is pretty early.

Our Darkest Honey is Knotweed which is an invasive plant you'll see around the state and beyond that is really tough to eradicate. It provides a great nectar source for honey bees and other pollinators when there is a dearth of other nectar not available.

For a dark honey it's quite mild but you can definitely taste notes of caramel and plum.

23/06/2024

https://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/this-olympic-peninsula-beekeeper-saves-his-neighbors-from-swarms/?utm_source=marketingcloud&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TSA_062324012513%20This%20WA%20beekeeper%20saves%20his%20neighbors%20from%20swarms_6_22_2024&utm_term=Registered%20User&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0-y60qHbmMz79NERdEW1sA1_sCfw6KRnH11uKQq1TiPNcXC92xtSCdDr8_aem_5yRnue56XYHBAklDAA-9Yg

Mark Urnes is a Port Angeles beekeeper, an apiary educator, and, most buzzworthy perhaps, the go-to guy when neighbors come face-to-face with swarming bees.

08/11/2023

Varroa Mites are a constant threat to our bees. Every year I treat my hives multiple times with oxalic acid which is less harsh if a chemical and it does the trick in controlling mite populations.

For yours have been losing my colonies to and over to abundance of mites going into winter. This year all of mine look healthy.

05/10/2023

Hi Neighbors,

It's your neighborhood beekeeper checking in. I just finished harvesting about 100 lbs of Knotweed Honey in addition to seasonal blackberry/wildflower honey.

If you've never had knotweed honey, you're in for a treat. It's rich, dark, sweet and multi with notes of fig and toffee.

All of our honey is raw/unheated and only strained of wax before going into the jar. All those good benefits of honey are naturally preserved.

Try some of our delicious honey spooned over a good piece of cheese or try making a batch of fermented garlic honey to help your immune system.

Local pickup at our house by Prichard Beach. Cash or Venmo. bradleyhole at gmail.com or Venmo is -hole

$14 Light/Amber Wildflower
$15 Knotweed (Dark)
*12 oz net weight

24/09/2023

14/09/2023

Stopped at a road side stand in Skaneatles NY to buy a jar of honey. It sounds like the beekeepers are young kids.

The honey is delicious and has a minty flavor. The nectar source is clover and basswood. Queen V's Bees

28/08/2023

We don't get a lot of wax cappings because we are just uncapping the frames before extracting.

This is how many candles you get out of a 5 gallon bucket of wax capping

22/08/2023

Knotweed along our driveway is beginning to bloom and the girls have already found it.

Hoping we get to extract some of this dark honey this season.

30/07/2023

Knotweed is an invasive bamboo looking plant found all over Seattle. It's root structure can span four feet underground. Like it or not, the bees love pulling nectar off the small white flowers - especially now when the blackberry nectar has all but ended.

It produces a dark honey that resembles motor oil in color but has an amazing smooth taste with notes of plum.