What is the Psalm 82:3 Project?

What is the Psalm 82:3 Project?

We recently started the Psalm 82:3 Project as a way to bless families or missions that we partner with for months at time through shared fundraising. The last few months Jana has been really exercising her Silhouette machine, and...

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Are the bees alive?

Are the bees alive?

As we turn the corner from November into December, all 15 colonies between OBA and my folk's hives are alive. That's good news! At this point last year, at least a couple colonies had already "crashed" from weakness/illness caused...

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Our Bright Acres TQ&A

Our Bright Acres TQ&A

Do we have any honey left? How are the bees doing?... I don't get around to writing a post very often - it's especially difficult during the growing/honey season - but I have thought a bit about a change in...

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All-Honeys-Eve

All-Honeys-Eve

Jana coined this one I think - All-Honeys-Eve. That's when all the honey is sitting in the garage, waiting to be extracted the next day. It's a good feeling - you know there is a lot of work ahead,...

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The Nectar Flow Is On

The Nectar Flow Is On

This is an exciting time of the year for us at Our Bright Acres. Until last night, we had at least a week and a half of classic early July weather: No rain, flowers blooming, mild breezes, and the...

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Hiving Bees and a Day In Pictures

Hiving Bees and a Day In Pictures

This weekend was the Minnesota home school conference in St. Paul, but also the time when the rest of our bee packages arrived. So, Jana went to the home school conference while I stayed with the kids and received...

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Signs of Spring

Signs of Spring

Resurrection Sunday is right around the corner, and the signs of spring have been all around us for some time now. We made our last batch of ice cream using snow a few weeks ago (sweetened with honey, of...

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Beeswax Rendering

Beeswax Rendering

It has been a while since we have had a blog post, and I thought it would be interesting to show a few pictures of the wax-rendering process we have taken over the past couple years, especially since we...

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Honey Sale Donations and Creamed Honey

Honey Sale Donations and Creamed Honey

We have been busy here at Our Bright Acres and have several announcements to make, which we will also share on Facebook. We now have creamed honey available for sale. We have had inquiries into "creamed honey" in the past,...

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Honey Harvest Photo Highlights

Honey Harvest Photo Highlights

Well, we've been up to our armpits in honey! What a hectic, but sweet time it has been. We thank God for the harvest and for all the help we have had. Also, we are very grateful for the...

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