My friend Ron lets us keep some hives on his farm and he provided this update to me today. There is an obvious nectar flow based on the activity in front of the hives. Ron reported the honeybees were “like bullets returning to the hive.”
Photo Credit: Ron Leix
Ron also reported that the bees were foraging on “everything except the queen’s lace and the little white daisy looking flowers.” To follow is a list of what he observed our honey bees grazing on:
White and Purple Clover Golden Rod
Sunflowers Cucumbers
Squash Tomatoes
Greens that went to seed Rose of Sharon
Wild purple Wild white
Wild orange (I have no clue what kin of plant the last three are)
Photo Credit: Ron Leix
Sunflowers at Ron’s Place – Photo Credit: Ron Leix
Rose of Sharon and Honeybee – Photo Credit: Ron Leix
If there is something about our honey or natural beekeeping that you want to know more about, just let me know and I will try to write about it. Thanks for visiting! 
Sweet site!
Vio
Thanks Paul! Just went through an update of the site. Moved from my original website to a self-hosted WordPress website. We are using Elegant Themes “Trim” template.
Glad you like it and thanks for visiting!
Hi. Is your honey strained / filtered at all?
Hi Ashley, we strain our honey to remove normal hive/comb debris like bee legs, wings, capping wax and other stuff most people don’t want in their honey. What we don’t do is heat the honey when processing it. Many honey processors heat the honey to 160-180 degF to pasteurize it and to pump the honey through felt filters. We cold process it and simply strain the honey, preserving honey’s healthful properties including bits of pollen and important enzymes.
Thanks for your interest in Whitfield’s Raw Honey!
Bryan Whitfield
that boy need’s therapy