Almosta Bee Farm

FOUR years later and this is still my all-time FAVORITE! 🤍
An absolute must-have for dry, cracked hands.

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Goldenrod is a lifesaver for honeybees 🐝🌼
It blooms late in the season, giving bees the nectar and pollen they need to make winter honey and stay strong until spring. 🍯✨

It’s that time of year again when honeybees get mistaken for wasps. It’s only Wednesday, and I’ve already had four calls — and removed two wasp nests.

Here’s the difference:
🐝 Honeybees are fuzzy, gentle, and only sting once (and only if threatened).
🪰 Wasps are smooth, aggressive, and can sting multiple times without losing their stinger.

Bees are our pollinating friends — wasps, not so much. I recommend getting some wasp spray or calling an exterminator.

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My six vibrant gardens are bursting with life—and the bees are loving it. 🐝 From the flowers to the veggies, these little pollinators are working their magic, keeping everything blooming and thriving. Watching them work in each raised bed is a reminder that beauty and balance begin with the bees.

SO many Bees! 🐝
In July, a healthy honeybee hive typically contains between 40,000 and 80,000 bees, depending on factors like the region, forage availability, and the strength of the queen.

Queen: 1

Workers (females who do all the foraging, nursing, guarding, etc.): ~95% of the hive!!

Drones (males) a few hundred to a few thousand, usually more in spring and early summer

On average, a single worker bee can visit 50 to 100 flowers per foraging trip.

A foraging bee may take 10 to 15 trips per day, depending on weather, distance, and flower availability.
That means one bee could pollinate 500 to 1,500 flowers per day.

Over its lifetime (which is usually 5–6 weeks during the busy summer months), a single bee may visit tens of thousands of flowers.

Not every flower visit results in effective pollination.

Bees also collect nectar and pollen while foraging, helping fertilize plants in the process.

Bee Bread is a nutrient-rich food made by bees, primarily from pollen, nectar, and bee saliva. It plays a crucial role in the hive’s ecosystem and nutrition, especially for larvae and young worker bees.

How Bee Bread is Made

When bees collect pollen from flowers, they mix it with a bit of nectar and their saliva, creating small pellets. These pellets are packed into honeycomb cells and then sealed with a drop of honey. Over time, the mixture undergoes lactic acid fermentation, which preserves the pollen and enhances its nutritional content—similar to how yogurt or sauerkraut is fermented.

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Almosta Bee Farm & Betty’s Bees Natural Dog Products are thrilled to be back at Raven Oaks Farm for another season! Come by for organic produce, fresh sourdough, local meats, grass-fed milk, herbal teas, handmade ceramics, and more. Plus, enjoy the coffee shop, food trucks, and great community vibes

I’m excited to announce that Raven Oaks Farm will be offering Betty’s Bees full line of All Natural Dog Products, along with some Almosta Bee Farm Products at the market this summer!

Raven Oaks Farm is a certified Organic Farm and Market in Washington, MI.
Open Friday and Saturday 9-1. Plus special events on select Thursday evenings.

Be sure to follow Raven Oaks Farm to stay updates on special events.

Attention Michigan friends: Swarm season is upon us!
If you spot a bee swarm, contact 33 Mile Bees—they’re professional, reliable, and will safely relocate the hive.
If you’re in the Romeo area, you can also reach out to Almosta Bee Farm for assistance.