Perennial Herbs: Chives

I have found several perennial herbs that grow extremely well here in Bellevue. Chives are my current top favorite for a few reasons: they are beautiful in our gardens from early summer to fall, they provide a solid food source for the local pollinators and for the honey bees, and they add extra zest to…

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Vision 2020

Wild Sprout is taking it to the next level in 2020

Making Wild Sprout Honey 2019

Guest appearances 2019 Honey Bees Carniolan Honey Bees (and other native pollinators) Love Our Flowers There are many other flowers on our property, but I’ve focused this video on this year’s new favorites: Columbine, Pink and Purple Chives Columbine – White Thyme Marionberry Blueberry Blacksamson Echinacea Shasta Daisy Elephant Garlic German Chamomile Cucumber Cosmos Panicled…

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2019 Honey Harvest

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!”  One of our new hives this year took off early and gave us 8 full frames of honey. By far, 2019 was our best honey harvest, both in terms of quantity and quality! A Labor of Love: Harvesting Honey The extraction process takes a full day regardless…

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Happy Holidays 2019

Rounding out this decade, I’m so happy to share our 2019 harvest with you. Sending warm wishes from our farm to yours. 2019: a year to remember Best honey flow yet! First batches of mead — Raspberry, Marionberry, Blueberry, Blackberry First time to harvest pollen Lots of jam, including new Black Raz Jam (love it!)…

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