Bees from where you live
Check out this huge hive
In childhood we all have experiences that affect our whole life, and for me I will always remember watching a swarm of bees land in the middle of a big orange tree in my backyard. I climbed up in there, which isn't easy in an orange tree, but it was clear there wasn't any danger. I would guess that was around 1968 or so. This picture here is from this neighborhood in Stockton. By far the biggest established beehive I have ever seen hanging from a tree.
$20 per pint, free delivery in Stockton City
2022
2023 H5 winter spring
2023 H5 winter spring
In 2022 this honey was harvested and it hasn't started to crystalize. Bees evaporate the nectar they collect until it reaches a certain thickness in the honeycomb, and then they put a little wax cap on it. My own thought is that in winter, or when things are cold, the nectar becomes thick easier, so it gets capped and that cooler temperature. Then, when it is harvested and goes into a jar, and into a warm house, it's not as thick, and not as likely to crystallize. I do not know for sure why it happens, but I see there are differences between harvests, and I'm also wondering what is making this so unique for each hive.
2023 H5 winter spring
2023 H5 winter spring
2023 H5 winter spring
This was a June 27 harvest, so mainly a winter spring mix.
2023 H4 spring summer
2023 H5 winter spring
2023 H4 spring summer
Harvest of September 15 2023, right before fall, so mostly a spring summer mix. Each hive may gather pollen from sources different from another, so there are unique flavors
2023 H5 Spring summer
2023 H5 Spring summer
2023 H4 spring summer
This was the second harvest from H5, September 15, 2023. Spring summer time period.
2023 H1 Spring summer
2023 H5 Spring summer
2023 H1 Spring summer
This harvest was on September 20, and it has behaved much different from the other hive on that similar date. It has crystallized a bit more.