I have been in Hot Springs, Arkansas for the last 10 days due to a death in the family. The heat was intense. One day the official temperature in Little Rock was 111 degrees which was the third highest temperature ever recorded there. My 90-year-old mother and I had to carefully plan (and ration) our outings because of the danger of the heat and the sun. I got chiggers. I did see honeybees. The honeybees must be suffering from the lack of nectar in the heat and drought. Actually, this will probably be a hard time for beekeepers over much of the southern two-thirds of the USA because of extreme drought conditions.
Linden Honey Seattle
Here in wonderfully cool Seattle, we just had another harvest of honey. The new honey is primarily blackberry and linden (a non-native tree planted as a street tree in Seattle). Linden honey, a favorite of mine, has a wonderful citrus flavor. We plan to be at the Phinney Farmers’ Market on Friday, August 3 from 3-7 p.m. and at the Van Vuren Farm booth at the Shoreline Farmers’ Market on Saturday, August 4 from 10 to 3. Our next scheduled visit to the Queen Anne Farmers’ Market will be Thursday, August 16 from 3-7 p.m. Come taste our newest honey.