Like Honey, Only More So
Weirded out by the Case of the Disappearing Honeybees? Do your part to encourage apiculture and
buy some single source comb honey from Ames Farm of Watertown, MN.
At about $8 for 10 oz., the stuff isn’t cheap. But it packs an intense honey flavor that puts normal stuff to shame — Minnesota Monthly accurately describes it as “smooth and silky as flower petals.” Also, a little goes a long way. Stir a teaspoon or two of the comb honey into plain yogurt — or into vanilla ice cream — and you’ve got a fantastic old-school dessert.
Or just eat it straight up. That totally works, too.
And if you’re curious as to which of 300 different Minnesota hives your honey hails from, each container is searchable in the Ames Farm beeyard database, using the hive number and location printed on the side of every container. Yay Internet!
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Neil Gaiman *just* set up a beehive at his place; if you feel like digging around the lengthy posts, you can read bits about it here.
God, I love that dude. I interviewed Gaiman as a college journalist, and he was incredibly gracious and modest. Likewise, at the reading that I was covering for the school paper, he stuck around for 2+ hours after the fact to make sure everybody’s stuff got signed. Total mensch.
Seriously, the man is a saint… I know he’s stayed at signings until 2 AM (as you stated above, so everyone could get their stuff signed). Crazy, but awesome.
I was thinking, it’d be neat to buy some honey from his hives. Wonder if he’d sell a bit of it now and then for a good cause…
Man, I wish I’d done a bit more research on their different honeys before heading to farmer’s market today… I just stood there forever and ended up getting their (very tasty) dried apples.
Looking at their single-source honey page, thinking that I’ll try the buckwheat. Mmm.