Many people associate bears with their love of honey—you can even find honey in bear-shaped containers—but do bears really like honey or is this just a myth perpetuated by Winnie the Pooh? According to wildlife biologist Elizabeth Manning of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, bears really do enjoy indulging in a paw-full of… Continue Reading
If you live in an area where farmers use honeybees to pollinate their crops, you might be able to spot a huge mass of bees huddling together on the outside of their hive this time of year. This behavior, which can be easily mistaken for swarming, is called bearding. When bees swarm, they leave the… Continue Reading
Large scale solar farms offer an environmentally-friendly alternative to old fuel-burning power plants, but they don’t always make the most efficient use of the land on which they’re built. In many cases, these solar farms are constructed on acres of monoculture grass that replace agricultural lands and habitats for local wildlife. Recently, however, some solar… Continue Reading
It’s a busy time of year for America’s honey bees. In California alone, close to 2 million colonies of bees are pollinating the state’s almond orchards. Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, farmers in Maine are depending on bees to pollinate their blueberry crops as well. Because this is such an important time… Continue Reading
Interested in purchasing some of the natural honey products from Marshall’s Farm for your small business? We participate in two popular barter networks that allow small business owners to exchange goods without spending their hard-earned cash. These networks are designed to help businesses increase their profits by trading surplus products for other products they might… Continue Reading