We would like to share with you our summer schedule of events!
Algomah Acres Honey House Events
Summer 2011
611 Plank Rd. Greenland, MI
906-883-3894
algomahacres@live.com
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Open House Art Fairs: featuring 10 local and area-wide artists and crafters! Live music and refreshments:
Saturday July 2nd, 10am-5pm
Saturday July 30th, 10am-5 pm
(honey house also open Fri. and Sun. 1-4 PM July 29th and 31st)
view photos of the event at :
2nd Tuesday History Panels
(featuring various local historians and characters)6-7:30PM
Topics include local mining, logging, education, farming, and local culture (names and topic schedule forthcoming
· June 14th
· July 12th
· August 9th
· September 13th
· October 11th
3rd Thursday Beekeeping Forum
6-7:30PM
· June 16th—beekeeping basics
· July 21st –beeswax body products
· August 18th –mead making
· September 15th—honey tasting!
1st Sunday Artist Market
(featuring local and area-wide artists and crafters, live music and demos)
2-5 PM rain or shine
· July 3rd
· August 7th
· Sept. 4th
· October 2nd
Friday, May 27, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Thursday, March 31, 2011
new jars and labels
Here are some new jars that we are trying out: 125ml and 255ml. Our labels are made by Peninsula Graphics in Ontonagon...new UP symbol label was my mother Sally's idea!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Sponsor a Hive Project
Algomah Acres Honey Farm wants you to be part of our project--you can help the bees and sponsor a hive!!
In February 2010 we became owners of the historical Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Greenland, MI, with plans to base our beekeeping honey house out of the kitchen and basement. The grant funds would allow us to improve the structure’s access and systems for year round use and to increase visitor awareness of the facility. (please view previous posts to see the rest of the story!)
Eventually we would like to open the main floor as an art gallery, shop, and community meeting place. In addition to the retail aspect, artist workshops and classes would take place in our facility. Income from the honey business is currently allowing us to keep the building in operation, but improvements are needed to continue with our creative endeavors and to sustain the historical building.
Sponsorship Rewards
25$= one lb jar of raw unprocessed Algomah Acres Honey
50$= one lb jar of raw unprocessed Algomah Acres Honey, bar of olive oil honey beeswax soap, and a 4 oz jar of flavored creamed honey
100$=one lb jar of raw unprocessed Algomah Acres Honey, bar of olive oil honey beeswax soap, and a 8 oz jar of flavored creamed honey, hive products gift set with lipbalm, lotion bar, and beeswax candles
200$="sponsor a hive" donor: one lb jar of raw unprocessed Algomah Acres Honey, bar of olive oil honey beeswax soap, and a 8 oz jar of flavored creamed honey, hive products gift set with lipbalm, lotion bar, and beeswax candles and a beehive dedicated to you: your name and custom artwork painted on a beehive especially for you!! Monthly correspondence about what "your" bees are forraging on, etc. If you are in our area, suit up and take a tour of the beeyard with us!
500$ = "sponsor a hive"donor: all of the above plus a special harvest package including comb honey and a sampler of our most recent hive products, plus your name on a donor sign in the honey house. If you are in our area, suit up and take a tour of the beeyard with us! Join us for a soap making or candle making workshop at the honey house as well!
Links
http://artists.miupperhand.com/algomah-acres-honey-house/
http://www.gardenandbees.blogspot.com/
http://www.algomahacres.etsy.com/
http://www.melissa-hronkin.blogspot.com/
Update on Sponsored Hives:
In February 2010 we became owners of the historical Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Greenland, MI, with plans to base our beekeeping honey house out of the kitchen and basement. The grant funds would allow us to improve the structure’s access and systems for year round use and to increase visitor awareness of the facility. (please view previous posts to see the rest of the story!)
Eventually we would like to open the main floor as an art gallery, shop, and community meeting place. In addition to the retail aspect, artist workshops and classes would take place in our facility. Income from the honey business is currently allowing us to keep the building in operation, but improvements are needed to continue with our creative endeavors and to sustain the historical building.
Sponsorship Rewards
25$= one lb jar of raw unprocessed Algomah Acres Honey
50$= one lb jar of raw unprocessed Algomah Acres Honey, bar of olive oil honey beeswax soap, and a 4 oz jar of flavored creamed honey
100$=one lb jar of raw unprocessed Algomah Acres Honey, bar of olive oil honey beeswax soap, and a 8 oz jar of flavored creamed honey, hive products gift set with lipbalm, lotion bar, and beeswax candles
200$="sponsor a hive" donor: one lb jar of raw unprocessed Algomah Acres Honey, bar of olive oil honey beeswax soap, and a 8 oz jar of flavored creamed honey, hive products gift set with lipbalm, lotion bar, and beeswax candles and a beehive dedicated to you: your name and custom artwork painted on a beehive especially for you!! Monthly correspondence about what "your" bees are forraging on, etc. If you are in our area, suit up and take a tour of the beeyard with us!
500$ = "sponsor a hive"donor: all of the above plus a special harvest package including comb honey and a sampler of our most recent hive products, plus your name on a donor sign in the honey house. If you are in our area, suit up and take a tour of the beeyard with us! Join us for a soap making or candle making workshop at the honey house as well!
Links
http://artists.miupperhand.com/algomah-acres-honey-house/
http://www.gardenandbees.blogspot.com/
http://www.algomahacres.etsy.com/
http://www.melissa-hronkin.blogspot.com/
Update on Sponsored Hives:
Happy Summer! Yes, it will soon be summer.
These pictures were taken today, June 18th. It has been a cool and wet spring, but the bees are doing well! Here are some pictures of the sponsored hivesJ I tried painting some inside before the bees came, but realized after we put them in the yard, that the boxes were not necessarily going to stay stacked the way the painting is oriented….better to just go out and paint once the colonies are established and the bees have settled in to 2 brood boxes (the larger ones on the bottom). Any week now we will be putting “honey supers”on –extra levels—so that the bees can store all of that honey they will be producing!
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your sponsorship. The bees thank you, and you are putting good energy into the universe via the bees J We will give you updates as the summer progresses.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
early and late summer honey
now we realize how different the early August crop and the late Sept. Crop look!! Next year we will set some of the early honey aside....basswood and clover dominate the early honey...before the Goldenrod and Fall Flowers...
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
another way to get our great products....
http://artists.miupperhand.com/algomah-acres-honey-house/
check out this great new website for UP products!!
check out this great new website for UP products!!
Sunday, December 5, 2010
dome show pics...
we did our first TV6 Christmas Craft Show at the Superior Dome in Marquette, MI this weekend...fun event...met lots of wonderful new customers, old friends and honey lovers :)
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