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Carmel Honey Company at Earthbound Farm

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Yesterday morning there was another great event at Earthbound Farm: Jake, the 13-year-old beekeeper and owner of Carmel Honey Company, was talking about bees, honey, and beekeeping. Since my Precise Kitchen Elf is interested in having bees here at our new house, I figured it was a great way to keep him interested. 

I had met Jake when I interviewed him a couple of years ago. It's wonderful to see how much his business has progressed! He's quite impressive and a font of knowledge about bees.


He spoke about the plight of bees, explained the politics of the hive, extolled the benefits of honey, and - the best part - let us taste his honeys. So awesome.


After the talk, we wandered through the garden and looked for bees. They were everwhere, but there were tons buzzing around the flowering oregano.




I'm not sure I was completely successful. While R was excited about the bees, he was actually more intimidated about beekeeping after hearing Jake speak. Darn it.


I need to rethink my strategy to get a beekeeper in the house!

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  1. A Day in the Life on the FarmJuly 25, 2016 at 12:04 PM

    He may change his mind back again. If I remember correctly my brood was pretty fickle at that age.

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