by Emily Cudworth | May 8, 2019 | Bees, Joys
The days are getting longer, the flowers are blooming, and the temperatures are rising! What does this mean for honeybees? It’s that time of year that beekeepers call a ‘honeyflow’ and it signals the beginning of swarm season! What is a swarm?...
by Nicole Schultz | Feb 13, 2017 | Bees, Happenings
Join Roxanna Tangen, literacy advocate and Barefoot Books Ambassador, at Heritage Prairie Farm for a children’s story time all about beekeeping! Drop in anytime after 10AM for a reading of The Beeman by Laurie Krebs. This rhyming story will take listeners through the...
by Heritage Prairie Farm | Nov 6, 2012 | Bees, Farm in the News, Recipes
There are no hard and fast rules to substituting honey and sugar in recipes, but these guidelines should help you quickly decide how much honey to use in a particular recipe instead of table or cane sugar. In general, substituting honey for sugar seems to be a matter...
by Heritage Prairie Farm | Apr 10, 2012 | Bees, Joys
Honey Bear went down to Georgia, he was looking for some bees. In a need for speed, cos’ he had a queen to feed. ___________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Farmer...
by Heritage Prairie Farm | Dec 16, 2011 | Bees, Farm in the News
By Joe Gray Tribune Newspapers 10:02 a.m. CST, December 12, 2011 “Only 13 shopping days left, folks. But don’t fret. Here at the Stew, we’ve got ideas. For last-minute food gifts that will make your loved one or friend swoon, check out these 10...
by Heritage Prairie Farm | Oct 18, 2011 | Bees
Bees are such a blessing. What a joy it is to care for them. It’s how the whole thing got started–Heritage Prairie Farm was born out of love and commitment to bees. Don’t get me wrong, I do have my days as a keeper of the bees… Yesterday could have...
