The Magic of Beekeeping
What a way to end the season ~ holding a jar of liquid sunshine that was produced from honeybees who enjoyed these very fields of wildflowers. Such a full circle moment.
In the several years we’ve raised bees here on Kindred Farm, our goal has been learning: to establish healthy hives and to create a healthy ecosystem through regenerative farming that supports pollinators. We’ve had a few hive losses from moths and swarms, and we’ve caught swarms too. We’ve always harvested minimal amounts of honey so we can try to keep the hives strong. So this fall, we left most of the honey for the bees to feed on all winter, and we kept a few beautiful frames. This jar here will soothe sore throats and sweeten our tea, and the rest will make an appearance somewhere on the menu this weekend at our Fall Harvest Kindred Dinner. 🤭
Goodness, what a journey it is working with bees ~ a miraculous journey. I always feel like I’m on an adrenaline high afterwards, like I’ve just been part of something truly magical. I feel like they’re our tiny but mighty partners in helping the land flourish. 💛
There seems to be no end to all that bees can teach us ~ and I can’t imagine not believing in God’s grand design when working with them. When you work intimately with bees, you see clear evidence that there is a divine order to all of Creation. There are so many intricacies that are created to work together in perfect synergy. And get to be stewards of that!
Here’s some video of me checking on the hives…
If you want to learn more about bees, there are actually two books we’ve read in book club that I loved - these stories share how beekeeping can change your life in the best possible ways:
The Honey Bus by Meredith May (a memoir)
The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin (fiction)
