Leo's Honey House

05/14/2020

Out of honey, oh dear, oh my! Find us at the Painted Post Farmers' Market this Saturday from 10am to 2pm. Dress warmly and safely too!

05/13/2020

Leo's Honey House's cover photo

05/13/2020

Hello everyone! Its dandelion season! Honeybees, and most kinds of bees, love dandelions! They are the all-you-can-eat-buffet of the pollinator world! Let them bloom as long as you can and feed a pollinator!

11/21/2019

You can find us this Saturday at the Corning Winter Farmers Market inside the Information Center at 1 W. Market St in Corning. Stock up on your winter supply of honey! We also have a wide variety of 100% beeswax candles For your holiday use or for gift-giving! The market will be open from 11am to 3pm! See you there!

09/19/2019

Good news honey fans, we will be harvesting our fall crop of knotweed and autumn wildflower honey! Please be patient as this will be a big and messy job! We look forward to bringing a fresh supply of honey to market!

08/01/2019

Support local bees and beekeepers by buying locally made honey! Find us at the Painted Post Farmers' Market this Saturday and pick up a free recipe!

07/29/2019

Within the next couple weeks we will be harvesting the basswood and summer wildflower honey crop! It looks at this time to be plentiful! We hope to hear from all you basswood honey fans!

07/25/2019

The Spring wildflower honey crop has been harvested. Its not very big, in fact the smallest in recent history so get some while you can! Call or visit us at the Painted Post Farmers' Market this Saturday!

06/20/2019

Does the old honey pot need a refill? Join us at the Painted Post Farmers' Market this Saturday from 10am to 2pm. We'll get you sweetened up!

06/18/2019

What's blooming at your house? Brambles, peonies, and some clovers are starting to bloom. These are some of the minor plants that bees use to make spring wildflower honey. Do you have wildflowers near you?

06/14/2019

We're glad that it has finally warmed up! We thought we might have to do varroa mite checks with our winter coats on! So far checks have been good and the bees are busy! They've been flying on the Russian olive blooms which are a big part of the spring wildflower honey crop!

06/11/2019

Lots of customers have been asking about locust honey! I am out of last year's supply. Hopefully the bees will make more as soon as the trees have blossomed, keep as eye out they should bloom soon!

05/23/2019

Caught this pollinator buzzing in the currant blossoms! One of our farm apple trees in full bloom! Check us out at the Painted Post Farmers' Market this Saturday from 10am to 2pm! Spring honey is a good bet these days!

05/21/2019

Lots of people drive by the honey house and want to know what this is in the side yard! Its our solar beeswax melter that uses heat from the sun to melt the raw beeswax and separate out the large impurities. The resulting blocks are melted and strained again before being made into the candles, soaps and blocks that you see on the market table!

05/16/2019

Included are some pics of bees in sun! Got an empty hunney pot? Swing by the Painted Post Farmers' Market this Saturday for a refill! From 10am to 2pm, sweet!

04/30/2019

This is a frame of a bee hive from the brood area where all honey bees start out. The brown area represents hundreds of capped cells containing larva bees. The solid pattern is a good indication that this queen is a healthy and robust egg layer!

04/28/2019

Bee bread is pollen mixed with a small amount of honey. Worker bees store this bee protein near where they are raising baby or larval bees. Nurse bees use pollen and honey to make royal jelly that is fed to the larva to make them grow!

04/26/2019

Its nice to get back out in the bee yard and even nicer to see brood, bee bread, and shiny new nectar!

04/26/2019

Leo's Honey House's cover photo

04/02/2019

Greetings all! It feels like it is taking forever to warm up! Here are a couple of pics of the prespring bee yard and a feeder that is used to supplement the hives this time of year before much of anything is blooming. A sugery syrup is used by the bees for energy to warm the hive and provide food for nurse bees and new larval baby bees!

02/14/2019

Looking for honey for your sweetie? Find us at the Painted Post Farmers' Market this Saturday from 11am to 3 pm.

02/06/2019

The wild swings of temperature in this crazy winter have people asking 'are the bees confused?'. Well no but stressed for sure. Its just too quick of a change. Imagine if when you got off the plane if the Caribbean and you couldn't take off your winter coat, hat and mittens! Ugh! At least the bees can take a break, fly and shift to a new patch of honey in the hives!

01/31/2019

Don't know about you but we get pretty bored being stuck inside so much this time of year! Join us this Saturday at Painted Post Farmers' Market when WETM tv makes a visit! This may be our 15 minutes of fame! Open from 11am to 3pm. If you miss it watch for us on the evening news!

01/09/2019

Try a new recipe for 2019! We have two that we love to share. Come find us at the Corning Winter Farmers Market inside the Information Center from 11am to 3pm on Saturday!

01/02/2019

We had a brief snowy moment over the holidays! It didnt last long, mostly we have mud! We've been inside preparing our beeswax for sale and making a new colonial style taper candle to add to our collection! Check them out this Saturday at the Painted Post Farmers' Market!

12/28/2018

It'll be a new year soon but we have your old favorites on stand-by! Swing by the market in Corning tomorrow and tell us what you are planning for the new year! 11am to 3pm inside the information center!

12/19/2018

Last-minute-ideas are us! find us at the Corning Winter Market this Saturday from 11am to 3pm located in the Information Center! We'll help you out!

12/13/2018

Need some buzz in your holiday agenda? We specialize in unique local honeys and how to use them in special holiday meals! See us this Saturday at the Painted Post Farmers' Market and we'll fix you up!

12/11/2018

Is there a honey-lover on your list? Find us at the Painted Post Farmers' Market this Saturday and we'll get that stoking stuffed! 11am to 3pm...Half off if you are driving a one-horse sleigh!

11/16/2018

Its sore throat season! Ugh! We have plenty of honey for your special comfort drink! See us Saturday at the Painted Post Farmers' Market from 11am to 3pm snow or sun!

11/14/2018

We've been working on an assortment of unique 100% beeswax candles for the holidays! These are one-of-a-kind so don't wait! Find us this Saturday at the Painted Post Farmers' Market!

11/09/2018

Join us tomorrow as we avoid the weather indoors at the Information Center at 1 W Market Street from 11am to 3pm. We know tea and honey weather when we see it! Don't forget the parking is free on Saturdays!

11/07/2018

Skinnytaste

Skinnytaste

This EASY 4-ingredient dessert is perfect for the Fall! (also great for breadkast!)

2 Freestyle Points • 110 calories per half
https://www.skinnytaste.com/baked-pears-with-walnuts-and-honey/

11/07/2018

Leo's Honey House's cover photo