Fulton Creek Farms

08/16/2026

Making some cut comb on this beautiful Sunday afternoon. Did you know that cut comb honey is the freshest honey we sell?

Spinning and extracting the frames mixes the honey together from multiple hives. Cut comb honey stays pure and unique as the day the bees capped the comb. The honey hasn’t been exposed to other honey nor oxygen.

This produces unique flavors comb to comb. We like to chew the comb honey, and the wax is completely digestible!

The comb honey is available both at the farmhouse in Advance, and at Triad Law Group in Clemmons.

07/29/2026

If you see a nest like this, please let us know the location and/or report it to your county agricultural extension.

These are absolutely devastating to honeybees. When they arrived in Europe, production dropped by nearly 30%.

The NCDA&CS has confirmed the first established presence of the invasive yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina) in the state, in Matthews.

Beekeepers are asked to watch for hornets around hives exhibiting “hawking-like behavior.” This behavior is a distinctive characteristic to the yellow-legged hornet as they prey on bees. Their hives are another distinctive feature as they can grow much larger than other hornets nests and have a reddish, muddy color to them compared to gray colored nests of bald-faced hornets for example. Learn more below!

Full info: https://www.ncagr.gov/news/press-releases/2026/07/27/ncdacs-confirms-first-finding-yellow-legged-hornet-state-asks-beekeepers-watch-predator-hornet

06/28/2026

We had the honor of hosting an extraction party yesterday for the Davie County Beekeepers Association. We had some great fellowship, chatted about our apiaries and learned a lot about the extraction process. The honey was quite delicious! We look forward to making this an annual event.

05/22/2026

Today was extraction and bottling day on the farm. The drought severely impacted the quantity of honey this year, but I’m very pleased with the flavor.

We’re fully stocked at the farmhouse with quarts and pints. We’ll work to fill the stock at the Law Office of Sarah Young this coming week. We’re looking forward to hearing your thoughts on our 2026 honey!

05/18/2026

Good Monday afternoon!

We currently have an abundance of eggs in the fridge at the farmhouse. If you’re looking to make your famous deviled eggs for your Memorial Day picnic, we’ve got you covered.

We have an extremely limited supply of honey at the moment, but I’ll be extracting later this week. We should have more of our 2026 Wildflower honey ready for the holiday weekend. If you’re out and about on Friday, stop by the farmhouse and say hello. You can even try some of the honey fresh out of the extractor.

05/14/2026

Are you a beekeeper looking to take it to the next level? If so, this is a great course to take. We’d love to see everyone there!

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05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day from Fulton Creek Farms. 🌸

Today we're thinking about all the moms — including the ones who keep things running without anyone fully appreciating how much work that takes.

Like the queen bee, who never stops working, keeps the whole colony alive, and does it without asking for a single thank you.

And the mama hens, who go full broody protecting their eggs like it's their entire personality.

And all the human moms out there doing exactly the same thing in their own way.

To every mom following along — we see you. Happy Mother's Day. 🐝🐔💛

(And to our own moms — thank you. We hope you liked your honey.) 😄

05/09/2026

Nine days into May and we wanted to give you a little peek at what's ahead here at Fulton Creek Farms. 🐝🐔

🍯 Honey harvest is coming. The spring nectar flow has been strong and the frames are filling up. We're watching closely and will share the whole process when harvest day arrives...stay tuned.

🥚 The flock is laying well. Spring days mean more light, more energy, and more eggs. If you've been waiting on a dozen, now is a great time to reach out.

🕯️ We're restocking beeswax products. Candles, lip balm, and lotion bars are in the works. Message us to get on the list before they go.

🌿 The farm is growing, literally. We're expanding a bit this season and we'll share updates as things develop.

If you're new here: welcome. We're a small hobby farm in Advance, NC, sitting right where Fulton Creek meets the Yadkin River. We keep bees, raise chickens, and make everything from scratch.

Follow along. It only gets better from here. 🍯

05/09/2026

We have a limited amount of 2026 honey available both at the farm and at the Law Office of Sarah Young. We’ll have more in the coming weeks, but wanted to let everyone know there is some available. This years honey are all in quarts at the moment and have the NC Certified Beekeeper sticker on top.

05/08/2026

One of the most important skills in beekeeping is learning to read a hive — to know the difference between a colony that's thriving and one that needs help. 🐝

Here's what a healthy hive looks like at Fulton Creek Farms in May:

✅ Steady traffic at the entrance — bees coming and going all day, many carrying pollen on their back legs (you can actually see the little color-coded pollen balls if you look closely)

✅ A calm, steady hum — a healthy hive sounds like a gentle, confident buzz. A stressed or queenless hive sounds different. You learn to hear it.

✅ Capped brood in the frames — when you open the hive, you want to see capped cells where new bees are developing. It means the queen is laying and the population is growing.

✅ Honey and pollen stores — the bees are putting food away for later, which means foraging is going well.

✅ No unusual smells — a healthy hive smells like warm wax and honey. Off smells can signal disease.

Beekeeping is part science, part intuition, and a lot of just paying attention. We're still learning every single season. 🍯

What questions do you have about beekeeping? Drop them below and we'll answer every one. 👇