The healing power of honey: From burns to weak bones, raw honey can help

The healing power of honey: From burns to weak bones, raw honey can help

Snow can be fun and winter weather can be great. especially if you enjoy any of the popular outside activities like skiing. snowboarding, skating or just making snowballs. One thing you really have to be careful of though is dry chapped skin and dry chapped lips.

At the Bee Yard we use honey for and in just about everything. Cuts and sores always get a dab of honey covered by a band aid but I also use our honey and our beeswax in our flavored lip balm. In the winter there is nothing worse than those cracked sore lips. No matter how hard you try unless you protect them it's bound to happen. Using our lip balm will not only keep your lips nice and soft, but they will be naturally protected against whatever mother nature decides to throw your way!

I love this quote I took from the article above:

"Raw honey is exceptionally effective internally against bacteria and parasites. Plus, raw honey contains natural antibiotics, which help kill microbes directly. Raw honey, when applied topically, speeds the healing of tissues damaged by infection and/or trauma. It contains vitamins, minerals and enzymes, as well as sugars, all of which aid in the healing of wounds."

I think that pretty much says it all. . .well maybe not. Our lip balm tastes pretty darned good too! Your choice of Peppermint, Wintergreen or Lemon 100% natural.

You should have come down to market today, we almost had Becky talked into teaching us the electric slide. So not only would you have gotten the chance to see a few of your farm market buddies, you would have gotten a dance lesson. . . See what your missing?

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Valentines Day at the Market

We had a great time down at the market last weekend. So many people showed up that we stayed toasty warm just from all the extra body heat!

I sold out of all the Wines Bee Yard Honey and Hot and Spicy Honey Mustard that I brought down so if you want to make sure I'll have some waiting for you, just email me at debbiesuew@wildblue.net.

Stay warm and have a good week!

Giant Honey Bee Video - Awesome!

Checking in on the Bees!

Yesterday I got a phone call from one of the folks that visit us down at the market and they wondered how the bees are doing. Well I wish I could tell you. . . .It's too cold to actually open up the boxes and see how things are going, but there are a few ways that I can tell things are going ok.

If I try to pick up the boxes and they are still heavy I know that the food I left behind for them to enjoy is still good. If the box is light I have to worry about them starving, and if that's the case, I make some candy boards up and slip them on top of the box hoping that that will keep them satisfied.

On a sunny day the bees might still decide to head out for a cleansing flight and I look for any action on those days. That would be a good sign. But it would also mean that they are going through more of the honey stores to replenish themselves because of the flying, I suppose it's a win, lose situation.

I also look for dead bees in front of the boxes. Bees clean the hive and if it's warm enough for them to do it they will. Too many dead bees in front of the boxes is not a good sign.

So for now, I have no news, but as soon as it warms up here enough to find out, I'll let you know.
In the meantime have a great week and if you get a chance come down to the Toledo Farmers Market this weekend and visit us!