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What Do Bees Do in the Spring? - Ames Farm Single Source Honey
March 1, 2026
In the spring, bees become active again after winter, begin gathering nectar and pollen, raise...
Death by 1000 Cuts - The Big Bee Loss of 2024 - Ames Farm Single Source Honey
March 13, 2025
In 2006 when Colony Collapse Disorder was first seen in large numbers of commercial migratory...
Why Clover Is So Important to Pollinators - Ames Farm Single Source Honey
March 21, 2023
Clover is an important plant for pollinators in Minnesota and the upper Midwest, and it...
The story behind our Single Source Honey process - Ames Farm Single Source Honey
September 10, 2019
  Back in the spring of 1995 I was in the kitchen of my 1905...
Grainy, crystallized honey? It’s only natural. - Ames Farm Single Source Honey
April 7, 2018
It's the end of winter and that sweet, aromatic jar of natural, raw honey from Ames Farm (or another reputable local apiary) has become grainy and pale. Is something wrong with it? Is it ok to eat? Read on to learn all about what's going on in that jar...