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our supercool new warehouse and showroom and why we need to be left alone except for thursdays from 11-6

Because of a confluence of recent events, we are backpedaling on our earlier claim of opening a second retail location in bellingham, wa.   Well, sort of... In our haste to find a new production facility, we found this one on ohio street and really thought we'd make a go of opening an additional little honey shop. We rented a rototiller and replanted the entire front garden bed with bee friendly flowers, we had custom signs made for the marquee we painted the interior and exterior of the building and set up a rudimentary honey shop that has garnered quite a bit of attention.  The momentum was there and then a couple very important variables emerged that gave us pause in...

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Isn't the winter the time when I get to chill?

Like, chill out? like take time to sleep in and watch movies and write letters and read the paper and maybe even go somewhere with a beach and some cocktails?  I watch all summer as my michigan family and friends enjoy the worlds greatest beaches and lakes, but i trudge along thinking about january like a carrot dangling in front of my face.  then january comes along and all my farmer friends go to mexico and ugh i still have so much work to do!  I knew we needed to move our production and bottling facility, that we needed to renovate the back of our tiny shop in order to accommodate more storage, and i knew we needed a new...

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