Official honey tasting with Amina Harris

This month we're celebrating the bounty from our hard working bees!

Join us at Bluestone Meadow Lavender Farm for professional honey tasting with Amina Harris, this Sunday, 4 – 6 pm.

We'll be tasting and evaluating several varietal honeys, as well as club member's honey, using the Honey Aroma and Flavor Wheel developed by Amina. (Available for purchase on Sunday.)

We will also be sharing honey from our club hives. Interested club members should bring a clean 8oz jar to fill and take home.

So bottle up your honey and join us for this fun event. 

Amina Harris is the founding director of the Honey and Pollination Center at UC Davis. She has been actively involved in the world of varietal honey for the past forty years. A veritable trailblazer in the field, along with her husband, Ishai Zeldner, their company Moon Shine Trading was one of the first to pack and promote U.S. varietal honeys winning acclaim and awards from the Specialty Food Association and the National Honey Board. Z Specialty Food, LLC, still a family business with son Josh Zeldner at the helm, offers over 30 varietal honeys from across the United States.

Joining the Robert Mondavi Institute in late 2012, Amina brought her enthusiasm for honey to UC Davis. . The Center is an active participant in the California Honey Festival; holds mead programs attracting participants worldwide; presents honey sensory research and education; and published the internationally acclaimed UC Davis Honey Aroma and Flavor Wheel. Working with the Department of Entomology and Nematology, she helped create the Annual Bee Symposium and the California Master Beekeeper Program.

Amina has presented at beekeeping programs throughout the US and Canada, introducing participants to the world of pure, unadulterated varietal honeys. A graduate of the University of Michigan, she holds a MSEd in special education from Buffalo State College.

Club apiary now open

Hey everyone, come on out for our open apiary days! The Club apiary is now open the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month, from noon until 1:30, located at the Sherwood Demonstration Garden.  The hives are across from the garden. Club Beekeeper Jim Guilliams will be available to open hives, answer questions and demonstrate techniques. If you're not working with a mentor, this is a great opportunity to get your questions answered! Check the FaceBook Group page (honey bears) to see if we have a hot weather time change.

Questions about what's going on with your bees? Try our Facebook group