Dec
30
2017
We have a lot to be thankful for as we look back on 2018. It amazes me how quickly it has drawn to a close. Below you will find some miscellaneous updates on the bees and our honey business.
How...
Dec
19
2017
This year instead of doing both a print version and a blog post version of our Christmas letter, I plan to just have a print version for online viewers as well since most people should have a PDF reader....
Dec
09
2017
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...
Nov
30
2017
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...
Oct
04
2017
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...
Aug
19
2017
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,...
Jul
11
2017
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...
Apr
23
2017
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...
Apr
13
2017
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...
Mar
08
2017
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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