Sweet Tree Garden

01/28/2023

12/16/2020

Honeycomb $10
8oz $5
1lb dripless $9
3lb $22

All gift wrapped at your request!

12/13/2020

It's teacher gift time! West Des Moines neighborhood honey makes a sweet gift for anyone you want show your appreciation. 1lb bottle (gift wrapped on request) $9
Now available: Beeswax: $10/lb

08/11/2020

Hope everyone is safe after yesterday’s storm. We had a massive pine uprooted in our beeyard. There was one very close call, but thankfully, the hive was intact. I usually don’t pack a chainsaw in my honey harvest kit, but this is 2020. So we have to be flexible and adapt!

05/03/2020

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10/09/2019

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2019 West Des Moines neighborhood honey harvest!

1lb dripless squeeze bottle $9
3lb squeeze bottle $22
8oz glass bottle $8
8oz squeeze bottle $5

09/30/2019

It’s that time of year...
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Announcement +
a bonus “batty” announcement coming soon!!

09/22/2019

We had such a nice time at The Stork Affair for new & expecting parents today! Another postpartum doula & I provided honey samples to the new parents.

06/06/2019

Yes- we still have some honey! Remaining sizes are 1lb dripless squeeze bottle ($9) and 3lb squeeze bottle ($21).

06/02/2019

It’s swarm season! I went out to the yard last night and saw this mass of bees hanging from a branch. This is a swarm which is how honey bees establish new colonies. A queen (generally the old queen, but sometimes a virgin queen) will leave with half the bees and form a clump, usually in a tree branch. Once they’ve congregated, scouts go out to pick a new place to set up their colony. It takes them about a day to pick out a new home, then they’re on their way.
It can be startling, but a swarm of bees is as docile as can be. They have no honeycomb or brood to defend, and their stomachs are so full of honey for the journey that it’s physically difficult for them to sting.
I retrieved this swarm by placing a hive beneath it and cutting the branch.
If you happen across a swarm, feel free to send us a message.