Hivelights

Since last writing we’ve had great honey making weather and though the crops are still late we are planning to take our first honey harvest on schedule and just in time for our Harvest Festival! This year our Flavours of the Foothills group has new members and our self guided driving tour will be held over 2 days, Saturday August 22 and Sunday August 23.

At Chinook Honey  ‘Pierre the Bear’ will be back and many of our activities have been expanded and improved. The Open Hive demonstration will have a larger viewing area and the Honey Spinning will be more hands on. We are partnering with Highwood Valley Ranch who raise grass fed beef and they will be on site doing cooking demonstrations, roping fun and also selling some of their great products.

Passports for all the sites can be obtained online or at any Flavours of the Foothills locations in advance or at the gate and for more information check the website www.flavoursofthefoothills.com.

NEW!! Photo Contest
Bring your camera to the Festival and win!
At this years Harvest Festival at Chinook Honey enter your Harvest Festival photos and the owner of the best photo will win a $75 gift certificate for any item at Chinook Honey Company. For entry information see the schedule handout that you will receive when you arrive

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Mead Matters

The latest batch of Melissa’s Gold is presently in the secondary fermenter. We will be using a portion of it to make Bodacious Black Currant, just in time for the black currant harvest at Kayben Farms. We are still just barely keeping ahead of demand and Art is looking forward to fall and winter when he plans to live in the fermenting room.

Product of the Month

Honey Pickled Beets
The label appropriately reads “Uncle Art’s Garden” and these special beets are the result of Art’s hard work in the garden AND in the kitchen. If you are doing any jams, jellies or pickles this season definitely consider using honey instead of sugar. Honey gives fruits and vegetables a richer, fuller taste and is a healthier choice than refined sugar. There are a number of books specializing in preserving with honey but a general rule in substituting it for sugar is to use only half as much honey as you would sugar.
Art’s Honey Pickled Beets are available for $7.95 for 500 ml.

Teasing Trivia

Q: How much honey does the worker bee make in her lifetime?
A: 0.8g (1/10 teaspooon)