2018
2018 · December 10, 2018
In our manufactory we not only produce the delicious honey in traditional handicraft (better said the bees produce it - we harvest it and fill it freshly into jars). We also design the labels ourselves and apply them to the jars manually. This is more elaborate than getting the labels ready from a print shop and gluing the jars by machine. The thoroughly meditative character of this work allows the garden beekeeper to enjoy this as well - preferably on cold winter days with a cosy cup of tea...
2018 · November 14, 2018
Slowly, the bees are calming down - the winter can come. The bee colonies have been completely fed for several weeks now and will be overwintered in one compartment. The first frosty nights are imminent. In mild weather they still fly modertely.
2018 · October 06, 2018
The garden beekeeper recently broke through the wood with his foot when climbing over one of his now quite rotten wooden pallets, on which the bee boxes usually stand. This was reason enough to make the placement of the hives in the garden a little more professional after 5 years of temporary installation, namely to build a stable and stylish hive stand. After calculating the statics and determining the required beam dimensions, the ingredients were quickly purchased in the morning and then, in...
2018 · September 14, 2018
Now it has come true after all and a great wish of the garden beekeeper for 2018 has come true: Today, the opportunity arose to rescue a small swarm of bees that had settled on an apple tree in the garden with the bare hands. The bees were as meek as lambs. What a great, deeply moving event! A young swarm of bees is very gentle and not defensive on the day of its "birth", so that the bees can be touched in this way.
2018 · September 12, 2018
Honey from other continents such as China does not necessarily have to be bad. But is honey still "organic" when it has been transported halfway around the world? Who does not want that, buys regional honey directly from the beekeeper.
2018 · August 24, 2018
10 kg of wax blocks were reworked to 140 foundations. The success of the casting in the water-cooled foundation mould depends on many parameters, including wax temperature, cooling water flow, speed and pressure when closing the mould and waiting time until the lid is opened. Therefore this step is also a test of patience or a gift of meditative life time :-)
2018 · August 22, 2018
At the end of the bee season the garden beekeeper prepares the wax collected from the sun wax melter and young empty combs. He boils it in a large pot together with water. Water-soluble substances such as honey residues dissolve in the water and can be disposed of. The liquid wax then rests for a few hours to clear. In this process further components such as bee parts, propolis and pollen settle at the top or bottom. The thus cleaned wax is scooped carefully with a soup ladle into empty...
2018 · July 13, 2018
The 2018 honey is harvested, extracted and freshly filled into jars. Now available: Early blossom honey in 250g jars and a surprisingly dark summer honey with a high proportion of lime in 250g or 500g jars.
2018 · July 04, 2018
Bees are headstrong ladies: Not all comb-honey frames were built as beautifully as this one. For the first attempt, however, the result is quite impressive, thinks the garden beekeeper.
2018 · July 01, 2018
Harvesting honey is one of the highlights of the bee year - at least for the beekeeper. The second and last extraction this year produced a surprisingly dark honey, with a high proportion of leaf honey from the lime tree. Forest honey, so to speak, collected and harvested by bees in the city centre of Heilbronn. Only a few days left, then this delicacy will be available freshly filled in jars.