Bron's Bees
Heritage Prairie is also the home of Bron's Bees. Bronwyn began her beekeeping as a hobby a few years ago, and it's now a mainstay of Heritage Prairie. Our bees had a hard winter but the spring has been a flurry of activity for the honey bees around the farm. Keep your eyes open as you explore the farm and you'll see how our bees particpate in growing our tasty produce.

An assortment of honey bee products, including honey bee pollen, beeswax candles, and comb honey, are available at the Market, or at local Farmers Markets.In addition to our line of all-natural honeys, Bron's Bees also offers a collection of infused honeys. Hand-crafted in our kitchens, come taste the cinnamon, lavender, curried coconut, orange ginger, rosemary, chocolate, or mint flavors, and find your favorite. In support of other local beekeepers, we bring some of the best honeys of the midwest to Heritage Prairie.

Honey is more than a just a natural sweetener, it has health benefits as well. Channel 7 took a look at these benefits, and talks to Bronwyn at the farm. Click here for the video.

Click the picture below to see some beekeepers in training.

Inspecting the hives is an important part of beekeeping. Pesticides and loss of rural agricultural lands have made beekeeping something of a lost art. In the United States, we consume about twice as much honey as we produce. That means that much of the honey found in the big box grocery stores is imported from off-shore and merely bottled here in the United States.

At our farm we are working to educate people about beekeeping and the health benefits of eating local honey. From learning how to tell if a hive is ready to swarm or  whether the bees are expecting a hard winter, there's always something the bees have to teach you. Daughters Margaret and Grace are the next generation learning  about the love and art of beekeeping.

We hope you enjoy our honey. Use it to replace processed sugar in your diet every chance you can...make something sweet, something healthy!

Did you know. . .

...that honey bees can travel up to 55,000 miles, and visit up to 2 million different flowers to make one pound of honey?

...that there are over 300 different unique varieties of honey in the United States? In general, the lighter the honey the milder the flavor.

...that it's easy to cook with honey? When substituting honey in place of other granular sweeteners, begin by replacing up to half the called for amount. Also, reduce any liquid called for by 1/4 cup for each cup of honey used, and add 1/2 teaspoon baking soda for every cup of honey used. Then, reduce the heat of your oven by 25 degrees, to prevent scorching the honey. For recipes and ideas, click here!

...that honey contains antioxidants? Antioxidants scavenge and release free radicals from the human body. Generally speaking, the darker the honey, the more antioxidants it contains. For more information on antioxidants in honey, click here!