Copoco's Honey

A customer's hives had to be move back today to make room for tree removal equipment coming in a week. Took the winter insulation off and swapped the bottom box to the top. Both hives are busting with bees! Even some potential dandelion honey on top. All went very smoothly.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/03/240322145520.htm

Bees need food up to a month earlier than provided by recommended pollinator plants Plant species which are recommended as 'pollinator friendly' in Europe begin flowering up to a month too late for bees, resulting in low colony survival and low production of queens. This research has quantified the decline in colony survival and queen production due to a shortage of early season fo...

For anyone interested in learning more about bees.

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This year we will be offering a second year beekeepers Swarm Prevention and Split Making Class on May 4th.

Just keep at it! Beekeeping can be very hard, but it can also be so rewarding!

“If you want to be successful, you need to be bad. Then you need to be good and when you are good, you need to fail.

"When you fail, you’re going to figure it out. There is a process. There are steps you need to fill. There are no shortcuts, it’s a journey,” Nikola Jokic

Scientists Uncover Why Bees Are Making Less Honey The study found that climate conditions and soil productivity — the ability of soil to support crops based on its physical, chemical and biological properties — were some of the most important factors in estimating honey yields.

Your favorite beekeepers wishing you the best in 2024 🐝

Late season splits going into indoor storage for the winter. I hope to be able to pulls these out and feed them up for mating nucs come early spring. I may also send some to California to strengthen some smaller hives before the almonds.

They are truly yummy. Always a pleasure to try the new flavors.

Our final collaborative truffle is from our long time partner Copoco's Honey . Honey lends a beautiful flavor and texture to a chocolate confection. These flavors are versions of our holiday flavors but with the addition of honey which adds a dimension that changes them in a delicious way. Copocos Honey has many other honey healthy options and is a great place to shop for the holidays or any day.
Enjoy these Holiday Honey Truffles:
*Blackberry Blossom Honey Apple Cranberry Truffle (dairy-free)
*Eggnog and Bourbon Truffle
*Orange Blossom Honey Turk-ish Delight Truffle
*Blackberry Blossom Honey Plum Pudding Truffle
These honey truffles are only available at Copocos Honey and are a limited production. I hope you take a chance to check out all that is great about Copocos Honey this holiday season.
Thanks! Bob

While mulching leaves, I found a dandelion! Yay! lol

There's an easier way to get your 🍯 honey.

Pine Cone Abode. All tucked in for winter. Say hi these bees next time you're at Edora Park.

Hoping everyone has had a great weekend! Make sure to pick up your honey before the hummingbirds sn**ch it all ❤️

Love our little honeybee friends ❤️

Just found this recipe, yummy!

HONEY ROASTED HASSELBACK BUTTERNUT SQUASH WITH GORGONZOLA AND SAGE This honey roasted hasselback butternut squash makes an elegant and delicious holiday side dish. In one bite you get you get caramelized squash, creamy gorgonzola, and nutty walnuts.

I have to admit. That's a big smile.

The Business of Beekeeping with Ben Gilmore - Copoco's Honey & Bee Products 🐝 Welcome to Episode 2 of Galena Farms Beekeeper Features with Ben Gilmore from Copoco's Honey and Bee Products a retail store for beekeepers and honey enthusiasts in Fort Collins, Colorado. In this episode Ben shares tips for those interested in the business of beekeeping: 🌼 How did you get i...

We want to give a fond fair well to our good friend and co-worker, Claire. She's off to College in Maine. Big things in your future, Claire and we'll miss ya!

🎶 Summer time and the living's Beezy 🎶 🐝

Fresh comb! Come get some!

Had to cut out and reframe this comb (missing frame in the hive) and can't fit this honey!

Who do you usually think of when you hear "pollinators"? Maybe a graceful butterfly, or a chonky bumblebee?

While the colorful, fuzzy, and cute pollinators are important, there are some unsung heroes of the pollinator world!

🪲 Beetles! Beetles pollinate magnolias, spicebush, and other plants! They are particularly attracted to large, bowl-shaped flowers.

🐝 Wasps! They do more than ruin your picnic! Wasps are important for pollinating many fruit trees!

🦟 Mosquitos & midges! What?! Mosquitos are actually *good* for something? Yes! Many mosquitos actually drink nectar and pollinate plants. Midges in tropical regions pollinate cacao plants! So, if you're a chocolate lover, you've got midges to thank. 🍫

What's your favorite pollinator?

Photo description: an orange and brown butterfly pollinates a lilac flower.

Photo: D. Sharp / NPS.