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Huge honeybee and wild bee losses reported in northern Europe.

Huge honeybee and wild bee losses are being recorded in northern Europe. Pollination is going to get tough without our pollinators. Think before you spray. Does the plant you’re spraying really need to be perfect, free of any bug infestation. or can you afford to spare a few leaves and give a little food to […]

Dan, our employee, celebrates his birthday with a honey cake!

Dan, Winter Park Honey’s Manager, just turned 34 and his wife carmen made him a birthday cake. And, of course, one of the ingredients was honey! All recipes are better when honey is substituted for sugar. Just make sure to (1) use less honey because honey is sweeter than sugar (about 1/2 – 3/4 cup […]

Buy locally built bee boxes, beehives and other beekeeping equipment.

Amaral, our beekeeping intern, Ralph Gousse, with Haiti Help Med Plus and Jean (with Winter Park Honey) went to visit Gene Petys last weekend to see his woodworking shop in Tampa, Florida. Gene’s shop is complete with everything he needs to build the parts for beehives. He’s designed and built many of the machines from […]

Fresh Market sells Winter Park Honey!

You can now find many Winter Park Honey varieties, including our Local Wildflower – infused with pollen, and our Blackberry Twist, at your local central Florida Fresh Market’s including Winter Park, Dr Phillips, Winter Springs, Altamonte Springs and coming soon to The Villages!

Winter Park Honey will be selling honey at the Lake Eola Spring Festival

This weekend Winter Park Honey will be at the Lake Eola Spring Festival (April 5 – 6, 2014). We will have all of our honeys available for tasting. We have MANY new honeys to try. So come out and have some fun and treat your tongue to the delightful taste of Winter Park Honey. We […]

market closures for this weekend!

The first days of Spring are upon us! Come out and enjoy the wonderful weather we have been having. This Saturday, march 22nd, the Winter Park Farmers market is closed. If you normally get your honey at the farmers market in Winter Park you can check out the Fresh market down the road at 1500 […]

Bumblebees can be used to pollinate crops in addition to beehives.

This is a photo of a bumblebee house. It’s a quad complex containing 4 separate bumblebee colonies. These are great for pollinating produce in back yard gardens. This particular quad complex is being used in addition to several honeybee hives for pollinating a field of blueberry bushes.