There is nothing wrong with crystallized honey. Crystallization occurs with nearly all raw honey. To liquify, place the honey bottle/jar in a container of hot (not boiling) water. At approximately 95-105*F, the honey will soften and liquify. Careful to not overheat the honey - it may darken and alter the flavor. An easier solution is to use a knife or spoon to remove the crystallized honey from the container, then spread it or stir it into your tea.

No. Our honey consists of only floral nectar, pollen grains, and the occasional tiny bit of beeswax. That’s it.

Many beekeepers harvest an entire season of honey in one batch and blend it together. Alternatively, they may move their hives to a particular location (usually to pollinate a crop) and harvest honey from one large bloom at that location (blueberry, meadowfoam, canola, etc).

PBW honey is not blended and we do not move our hives. We take notes on which flowers are in bloom throughout the season and we keep records of each honey super (box) as it fills with nectar from a particular bloom. Later, those honey supers (boxes) are sorted and harvested in batches according to the type of floral nectar that they contain. This allows us to showcase an entire season of blooms from our location.

In spring (April & May), there are a succession of blooms from flowering trees. Cherry, Big Leaf Maple, Hawthorn, Horse Chestnut, and Black Locust.

In June, wild (Himalayan) blackberry is the most significant nectar flow for this area.

Linden trees begin flowering in July.

Late July and August can sometimes provide a small crop of honey from Mimosa Trees.