Bill and Lisa Douglas of Hedgerow Farm, Watkinsville are such wonderful hosts! When I arrived at 8am on Saturday the woodstove was already blazing. The place was downright cozy. Snacks, coffee and drinks were waiting. Cora Keber from the Botanical Garden greeted everyone with a tag and a smile.  And then the volunteers arrived. Dean Fenley, Keith Flaute, Pete Holt, Christian Hoadley and Frank Broadrick. Without this group of fine people the workshop would not have run so smoothly. Thank you all.

We are really excited to see so many new beekeepers this year. Visit our Photo Gallery to see all the photo’s we took during this hive building workshop.

Now the beekeepers will paint and set their beehives up ready to receive their honey bee Nucs just as soon as they are ready.  By-the-way if you have not already ordered your honey bee nucs now is the time to make sure you are on our list.  E-mail Dan@BoogerHillBee.com

Each candle is hand rolled and we only use 100% cotton wicks.

When our candles burn the golden halo cleans the air by emitting balanced negative ions.

For Best Results

-    Keep burning candles sheltered from drafts

-    Before re-lighting your candle ensure the wick is trimmed back to about ¼ inch

-    Always use a candle snuffer to extinguish your candle flame

As the Bride to be – like all Brides – I want to look and feel my best – especially on our wedding day.  At 55 years of age I must admit to carrying a few extra pounds that I would like to shed, my eyes are not quite a bright as they were thirty years ago, and although I have been blessed with good skin, it too could do with a perk up.

Fortunately, as we have been researching and developing our Honey Vinegar I have learned a lot. And so, I have decided that between now and our wedding to lose those pounds, perk up my energy levels and be in the best shape possible.

At the moment (that is today January 10, 2012) I weigh 135 pounds and stand 5’ 2” tall.  I generally cook from scratch and my diet is overall healthy.  But, I do love my fats, cooking with olive oil and butter and one of my great weaknesses is bacon!  I have read that raw unprocessed vinegar helps to break down fats and helps to restore acidity levels. For example Dr  D. C. Jarvis, M.D. was a great advocate for benefits of taking a tablespoon of Cider Vinegar and a tablespoon of Honey each day .

If Dr. Jarvis was onto something then surely our Honey Vinegar that contains the acidic properties of vinegar and fine curative powers honey in one product it should produce the same or even better results.  The basic idea is that a person’s blood stream tends toward becoming alkaline through a modern diet of fats, starches and low energy processed foods. The acidity of vinegar, although weak, is enough to correct this excess alkalinity, and that a slightly acidic bloodstream prevents and fights infection, increases energy and even facilitates weight loss.   A quick Google search will produce pages of articles related to health benefits of Honey and Vinegar – check it out for yourself.

So, join me on a grand experiment!  From today I will be taking a tablespoon of Booger Hill Bee Company Honey Vinegar each morning – first thing in the morning.  Each week I will report my weight, observations about my energy levels, skin, eyes and general sense of health.  My goal it to be in the best possible state of health by my wedding day in Mid-May.

By-the-way we have created a Facebook Page especially for Honey Vinegar – Please “Like” our Page and join the conversation there.

Then we also have the excitement of our new products – Honey Vinegar being the one that we are most excited about.  It has taken Dan almost a year to perfect the brewing of this special pure unprocessed honey vinegar.  It is a tricky business – but the end result is very good indeed.  What we are calling our “Original” Honey Vinegar is now available in 5oz bottles and it is in steady but limited production.

We will expand our line of this artisan honey vinegar with a few interesting flavor twists this year.  Exploring blueberry, strawberry and some other heavenly flavors.  Our imaginations and taste buds have an exciting year ahead.  I hope you will join us on this adventure.

Consider old fashioned pure beeswax hand rolled candles – all natural, long burning and absolutely beautiful – “comfort candles” is what we call them.  Our rolled candles come in three options:  set of two classic pillars, single large pillar and a set of four stepped pillars.

Old fashioned gifts that warm the heart.

Our classes for beginner beekeepers are carefully designed to give you the knowledge, skill and experience you will need to start and maintain your own bee colony.  Divided into seven modules and spread across the beekeeping season you will learn how to care for your bees in every season.

At this time we offer classes in two locations please register early as we limit class numbers to 15 persons to ensure personal attention to every student.

Our classes take place at Smith-Gilbert Garden, Kennesaw and The State Botanical Garden of Georgia in Athens.

The first class of the course starts December 2011, so hurry and register now

As beekeepers one of our jobs is to take advantage of our bees’ hoarding instincts. Through various means we encourage them to put up more than enough honey for their needs and if we are good stewards we only take that that they won’t need. It can be a fine balance.

We are proud of our Naturally Grown, unprocessed Georgia Wildflower Honey because we know how hard our bees work to produce it – and we deliver it to our customers raw and unprocessed. We were very interest to read an article by Andrew Schneider the November 7^th publication of Food Saftey News  titled “Tests Show Most Store Honey Isn’t Honey – Ultra-filtering Removes Pollen, Hides Honey Origins”.   You might find it interesting to read and share with those who care where their honey comes from.

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We are attending three Craft Shows this November:

November 5th and 6th:  Christmas at Lassiter Craft Show, Shallowford Road, Marietta

November 12th: The Holiday Art Market, Danielsville City Hall

November 19th and 20th:  Sprayberry Craft Fair, Sandy Plains Rd, Marietta

We will have this years honey in all sizes for sale (ideal Christmas gift for anybody) and beeswax candles.  We will also be making up custom gift baskets at these events, or by special order.

If you can’t make it to any of these venues E-mail Heather@BoogerHillBee.com to discuss your gift basket requirements.  We will make them up for you, and ship them anywhere in the USA on your behalf.  Or, alternatively you can make arrangements to collect either in Danielsville or Marietta.  Be sure to order early though as all our products are hand made and that takes time and care – reflected in every gift basket that prepared.

Thank you Frank of www.GolfWearPlus.com for our great new look!

Not only did Dan deliver a talk on local beekeeping and the state of honey bees in Georgia, but we also got to show our 2011 Fall collection of pure beeswax candles and other new products including Booger Hill Bee Company Lip Balm.  It was a great outing and as always we enjoyed visiting with the folks at the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center