tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635287696288055978.post5726103047863037006..comments2024-03-28T04:45:41.031-04:00Comments on Diary of a Locavore: The Local Food Report: the nectar progressionElspethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00909946927423140284noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635287696288055978.post-42767017595267667192021-11-24T05:40:23.646-05:002021-11-24T05:40:23.646-05:00Nice post! This is a very nice blog that I will de...Nice post! This is a very nice blog that I will definitely come back to more times this year! Thanks for the informative post. <br /><a href="https://communicationdubai.com/english-to-bengali-translation.php" rel="nofollow"> English to Bengali Translation in Dubai </a> <br /><a href="https://communicationdubai.com/memoranda-of-association-translation.php" rel="nofollow"> Memorandum of Association Translation Dubai</a><br /><a href="https://communicationdubai.com/journalistic-documents-translation.php" rel="nofollow"> Journalistic Translation Dubai </a> <br /><a href="https://communicationdubai.com/" rel="nofollow"> Translation Services Dubai </a> <br /><a href="https://communicationdubai.com/english-to-italian-translation.php" rel="nofollow"> English to Italian Translation in Dubai </a> <br /><a href="https://communicationdubai.com/product-profile-translation.php" rel="nofollow"> Product Profile Translation Dubai </a> Legal Translation Company in Dubaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12100134093346014583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635287696288055978.post-89231083875495303872010-07-27T17:18:20.781-04:002010-07-27T17:18:20.781-04:00Beth,
i'm so glad you found us here. your ins...Beth,<br /><br />i'm so glad you found us here. your insights are invaluable—i had never heard of barbados honey, or feeding bees sugar water, or robbing the hive completely. it sounds like you do the right thing—i wouldn't be able to go through with it, either.<br /><br />i'm glad to know we have beekeepers like you, and thank you for sharing your knowledge.<br /><br />all the best,<br />elspethElspethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06495698179851562999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635287696288055978.post-79993326493023767912010-07-27T01:08:14.198-04:002010-07-27T01:08:14.198-04:00That thyme honey from Greece is very good. Friends...That thyme honey from Greece is very good. Friends and family bring us honey from all over the place, knowing that, as beekeepers, we are definitely interested. My sister brought back some honey from Italy that was almost as mildly herbal as the thyme honey but more woody. I still have a few little jars. My favorite? Barbados honey - mahogany dark and almost like lager. I can't remember what nectar the bees were foraging on, but I think it was a tree. <br />One thing about super-light spring honey. Most beekeepers feed their colonies sugar syrup in the spring, to help them survive the period when their winter stores are depleted and the nectar hasn't yet started flowing. (Medication is also given at this time in many cases.) While the refined white sugar honey is pleasing to the sweet tooth, it lacks complexity. The locust nectar flow follows right on the tail of syrup feeding, so differentiating between natural and unnatural light honey can be difficult. I tend to avoid extraction until fall when I can see what the bees have put up for winter and make a decision about how much I'm willing to rob. We have had years when we don't take anything, but we also have hives that tend to survive the winter. My beekeeping guru once told me that it would be cheaper to rob all the honey, charge a fine price and buy new bees each season, and he was right, but he, and I, couldn't live with that.Bethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635287696288055978.post-65915733941871536062010-07-26T10:09:33.023-04:002010-07-26T10:09:33.023-04:00anonymous:
acacia honey sounds delicious—i will h...anonymous:<br /><br />acacia honey sounds delicious—i will have to take a trip to hungary one of these days!<br /><br />all the best,<br />elspethElspethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06495698179851562999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635287696288055978.post-49532184364937492972010-07-25T20:17:34.655-04:002010-07-25T20:17:34.655-04:00Love your blog - One of the best honey in the worl...Love your blog - One of the best honey in the world is acacia honey from Hungary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635287696288055978.post-761024346938791022010-07-24T12:25:56.866-04:002010-07-24T12:25:56.866-04:00josiah,
i love this idea. i particularly like the...josiah,<br /><br />i love this idea. i particularly like the idea of a mint-lemon thyme-honey iced tea combo. trying it today!<br /><br />best,<br />eElspethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06495698179851562999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635287696288055978.post-16132354410985175612010-07-23T15:32:16.729-04:002010-07-23T15:32:16.729-04:00as a full blown honey addict, I can say that this ...as a full blown honey addict, I can say that this recipe is to die for... or to live for... or whatever... it gets me thru the night.<br /><br />I've been drinking it compulsively for since the spring honey came in a few weeks ago. <br /><br />***<br /><br />plenty of fresh honey<br /><br />a bunch muddled lemon thyme (especially the blossoms)<br /><br />and water to taste <br /><br />finish it in the sun for an hour or so... then over ice.<br /><br />variations: mint, lavender, or thai basil... yummmjosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08304034886286525638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635287696288055978.post-40207382159544209912010-07-23T10:20:17.596-04:002010-07-23T10:20:17.596-04:00thank you, josiah!
andrea, i might just have to t...thank you, josiah!<br /><br />andrea, i might just have to take you up on that. chestnut honey sounds divine.<br /><br />rosarugosa, truth be told, i was never much of a honey person, either, before this year. then i embarked on an experimental attempt to FORCE myself to like honey (seeing it as a much better alternative to sugar both health and eating-local wise) and i am pleased to report that after several months of wishing it weren't in my tea, i then got used to it, and the other day, when i went to put a packet of brown sugar in a tea out at a cafe, i actually wished it were honey! just goes to show what a little repeat exposure can do. not sure i'm a full-on honey addict yet, but at least i am getting closer.<br /><br />hope you enjoy the peaches‚<br /><br />elspethElspethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06495698179851562999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635287696288055978.post-74096047537241793972010-07-22T23:15:40.415-04:002010-07-22T23:15:40.415-04:00Not being a big fan of the taste of honey, the a...Not being a big fan of the taste of honey, the article was nevertheless interesting and informative. Stop and Shop has had some great organic peaches for $2.99lb., so I may give the recipe a try.<br /> Just to respond to the "to die for" comment. Sounds innocent enough...but to give a postive approach... I started saying "to live for". Nasmasterosarugosanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635287696288055978.post-54979071236526031262010-07-22T21:43:04.717-04:002010-07-22T21:43:04.717-04:00I never knew the exact blooms that dominate the sp...I never knew the exact blooms that dominate the spring, mid-summer, and autumn honey harvests in our area - thanks for the info. The honeybees are all over our thyme right now (which we give up and let bloom). I do so love honey and some of the single species varietals are to die for (e.g., chestnut = swoon)!<br /><br />Stop by my kitchen sometime if you'd like to do a tasting.andreanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635287696288055978.post-65807335465281724732010-07-22T13:06:14.045-04:002010-07-22T13:06:14.045-04:00great post.. yummm!great post.. yummm!josihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08304034886286525638noreply@blogger.com