Category Archives: 92 Honey

USDA Organic Honey – What Does It Mean?

Posted on January 3, 2012 by brookfieldfarmhoney

USDA Certified Organic Honey: what it really means. Includes the lack of official regulations, the recommendations often followed in the US, and what it means on imported honey. Continue reading →

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A Tilting Extraction Stand : Or Getting That Last Bit of Honey Out

Posted on November 3, 2011 by brookfieldfarmhoney

How the tilting honey-extractor stand, created by woodworker Ian Balsillie, helps us get the last drop of honey at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey in Maple Falls, Washington Continue reading →

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Honey Dearth In Pacific Northwest : Rain, Bees, & Honey

Posted on October 20, 2011 by brookfieldfarmhoney

Why so little honey was harvest in northwest Washington state this year: The effect of 2010-2011 rains on the honeybees and the honey harvest at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, in Maple Falls, Washington. Continue reading →

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A Visit with Stan Kolesnikov: K Brothers Pollination & Honey

Posted on October 13, 2011 by brookfieldfarmhoney

Meet Stan Kolesnikov of K Brothers Pollination and Honey, West Richland, Washington. Stan supplies Brookfield Farm with his wonderful honeys including: Alfalfa-Wildflower, Yellow Star Thistle, and Buckwheat Continue reading →

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How To Use Honey to Replace Other Sweeteners

Posted on June 2, 2011 by brookfieldfarmhoney

How to use honey to replace stevia, agave nectar, and sugar. Amounts for cooking and chart of relative sweetness. Continue reading →

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Honeys With Flower Names – What Do They Mean?

Posted on March 31, 2011 by brookfieldfarmhoney

Varietal honeys (monofloral honey) carry the names of flowers and plants that were their primary source of nectar. How beekeepers determine the source. Variations in color. Tips on varietal versus infused honeys versus wildflower honeys – all good but different. Where to find varietal honeys. Continue reading →