Buzz Off is a small apiary located in Hudson Ohio, committed to responsible beekeeping and hive management. We currently manage 8 hives consisting of a variety of honeybee genetic lines, selected for gentleness and mite resistance.
Wax products and seasonal varieties of honey are available for sale at our self-service farm stand during warm weather months.
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The honey stand is finally stocked!
This is an unusual harvest for us. We skipped the early harvests, so instead of the usual light clover profile this one blends spring, summer, and even some early fall plants. It's much darker and richer than what you would normally find on our stand this time of year. Very tasty, but just a full disclosure for those of you that love light clover summer honey.
It's been a bad year for bees (and honey) - not many good flying days. It's impossible to predict what the fall harvest will look like, but I'll keep you updated as we get closer.
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Honey update: still bad news. I'm going to push the harvest back another 2-3 weeks.
The bees don't collect nectar on rainy days, and what little they're bringing in on the sunny days is either very wet and needs more time to dry, or is being used up on the rainy days.
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It's been a pretty bad spring for honey, too wet for foraging, and using it up at about the same rate it's coming in.
It's also been a bad spring for swarms, but I suspect we'll see a burst of swarms later this week or into the weekend based on the population numbers we're seeing inside our own hives.
I'm not sure when the honey stand will be available at this time, we'll have to wait for a good honey flow.