{"id":1116,"date":"2013-05-23T09:42:22","date_gmt":"2013-05-23T17:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.PeaceCrops.net\/CSA\/?page_id=1116"},"modified":"2016-06-14T16:27:31","modified_gmt":"2016-06-15T00:27:31","slug":"beekeeping","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.PeaceCrops.net\/CSA\/beekeeping\/","title":{"rendered":"Beekeeping"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Peace Crops has bees! We keep an apiary of about 20 hives, and\u00a0sell local honey<\/a> and hive products directly to customers or at the farmers’ markets in Manzanita and Tillamook. Local honey is widely known for its healing and anti-allergy properties, and since it’s all harvested right here in the Nehalem River valley, can be especially beneficial to people living in northern Tillamook County.<\/p>\n

\"buzzers\"<\/a>In addition to multifloral honey, we often have hive products like beeswax candles and lip balm. One of our specialities is Bamboo Honey: a dark, rich honey that comes from Fallopia japonica<\/em>, or Japanese Knotweed. Isn’t it nice to know that something good can come from this invasive species?<\/p>\n

Jim has served as\u00a0the vice president of the Tillamook Beekeepers and as a mentor\u00a0in the OSU Master Beekeeper<\/a> program. He is \u00a0available to speak to school and community groups, and can help with other bee-related issues like swarm collection, feral hive removal, and so forth. He is currently working on a year-long bee research project in conjunction with the OSU Honeybee Lab, learn about it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n