The Woodlands Community Apiary

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

This spring I re-newed my love for the Woodlands—not just because I became a member of the Woodlands Community Garden, but also because of the new apiary that is housed there, the Woodlands Community Apiary. I know I’m oversimplifying this theory, but it’s been documented that eating locally produced honey can help stave of seasonal allergies… so by participating in Daniel Duffy’s project, via a Kickstarter campaign, I’m not only helping out the youth benefiting from working on the project, and the honey bees who get protected by the hives, but I personally would get some medicinal benefits of the honey produced a mere 200ft away from my community garden.

Honey from the same place that I grow my veggies.

How cool is that?

Earlier this spring I took a picture of the hives:

and the accompanying sign:

I will admit that during the course of the summer I would go over and peek at the hives… and maybe say a little friendly hello to the honey bees. Yes, I talked to the bees. So, you can imagine just how excited I was when I finally got the email saying my honey share was ready for pickup!

I feel like this honey is too precious to eat and so I’m saving it for very special treats. Right now all I’m doing is taking the lid off and dipping a finger in to enjoy it a few drops at a time. So, what should I use the honey for?

You can read more about the apiary on their Kickstarter page and see a videos about the project there as well as here. You can read more about the Woodlands at Hidden City Philadelphia.