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Left to right, honey contest winners: Camille Collins, Suzanne Garland (representing Kim Gunter), Susan Spruill, Peggy Watson, Yancey Jones, Ed Geouge, Ann Coomber, Jim Coomber.
Honey lovers from across three counties and beyond gathered on Dec. 11 at Homeplace Beer Co. […]
This is Kim Gunter's last jar of honey
Kim Gunter wanted to be a beekeeper and was fascinated by honey bees and their work […]
Jars of honey
The 9th Annual Mayland Black Jar Honey Contest has been rescheduled, and will be held Wednesday, Dec. 11,  6 p.m., at Homeplace Beer Co., Burnsville.
The 9th Annual Mayland Black Jar Honey Contest is less than one month away, and all […]
Photo from left to right: Knox Petrucci and Aly Wisely with Heart’s Relief Apiary, Yancey Jones with Hawk Branch Honey, and Ed Geouge with Blue Rock Apiary
The Toe Cane Beekeepers Association congratulates the winners of its 8th Annual Mayland Black Jar Honey […]
Help pick the area’s best-tasting honey at the 7th Annual Mayland Black Jar Honey Contest on Wednesday, October 4, at Homeplace Beer Company
Winners, Honey
The beekeepers who produced the area’s best tasting honey were chosen on Wednesday, October 19, at […]