That is why we got bees. We hadn't seen a honeybee for years, so I figured I'd get a hive and put it in the yard. Turns out, there is a LOT more to beekeeping than I ever knew. It has become a bigger hobby than fishing, if you count by hours I spend on it.
But yeah, all of our trees and plants do amazingly well, as do the neighbor's. And the honey is amazing. I thought honey was okay, but never loved it. Then I tasted it right out of the hive, and it changed everything! NOW I understand what "crazy honey people" are talking about.
The cool thing is that each hive makes different honey, depending on what plants they are focused on. When the blackberries are everywhere, we get blackberry honey. Right now, they are on the early maple trees. Dandelions, tulip poplar, sourwood, wildflowers, fruit trees, goldenrod - the list is countless, and each honey tastes very different.
Store bought honey is typically pasteurized, homogenized, cooked to death and stored for years before it hits the shelves. That's why it almost always tastes the same.
Real, fresh honey is as amazing and diverse as the plants the bees forage on. Countless varieties.
God has created some amazing stuff for us to enjoy. Sunlight, beauty, the wild outdoors, family, pets, happiness and so much more. It really is a privilege to live on this planet.
