2021 Raw Honey Information

2021 Raw Honey Information

We haven't done an informational post in quite some time, but with honey rolling in and being spun out -- here is some great information help you get started ordering your honey from Our Bright Acres! The 2021 Honey Weekend...

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Extraction Day Recap

Extraction Day Recap

August 19 was Honey Day this year - the day we spin out the main chunk of honey. We did some earlier quick posts on FB of harvesting the honey from the hives, which is a different sort of...

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Natural Comb Honey

Natural Comb Honey

Every year we like to try some new things with our bees and honey. One of the things we tried this year is a single 'super' with Hogg Halfcomb cassettes in it. Let me try to break down what...

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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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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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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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Now taking honey orders – 2016!

Now taking honey orders – 2016!

It's finally here! Our web site is up and ready to take honey orders. Our planned honey extraction day is August 29th and we expect to be able to notify you of filled orders very shortly following that. We...

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