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Three glass jars of light honey rest on a wooden display. https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/its-official 2020-10-23T15:57:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/SmallMVIMG_20190929_152357_1.jpg?v=1580335463 And the winner is... https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/a-warm-shower-and-a-nice-smelling-soap 2020-02-09T17:25:58-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/MVIMG_20200204_162429_1.jpg?v=1581286776 A warm shower and a nice smelling soap with Linda Flores-Tober at the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/adriana-compagnoni-had-a-surprise-call-from-the-new-york-times 2020-02-11T23:13:37-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/MVIMG_20200210_202520.jpg?v=1581387759 Adriana had a surprise call from the New York Times. https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/are-dandelions-good-for-the-bees 2020-02-18T19:43:12-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/IMG_20180412_153508_1.jpg?v=1581718580 Are Dandelions Good for the Bees? https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/rosemary-soap-a-winner-in-so-many-ways 2021-06-15T20:27:47-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/MVIMG_20200101_145859.jpg?v=1582076668 Rosemary Dream: A winner in so many ways. https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/do-you-want-to-help-pollinators-look-here 2021-03-12T13:48:24-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/IMG_6456.JPG?v=1582318558 Do you want to help pollinators? Look here! https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/where-are-the-bees-in-cold-winter-night 2020-02-29T00:01:29-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/flir_20200228T185735.jpg?v=1582951160 Where are the bees in a cold winter night? https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/wash-your-hands 2020-03-03T23:49:04-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/DSC05040.jpg?v=1583294408 Wash your hands! https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/these-bees-were-hungry 2020-03-07T00:33:20-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/MVIMG_20200305_141307.jpg?v=1583556167 These bees were hungry! https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/lathering-up-with-soap-and-water-the-best-way-to-clean-your-hands 2020-03-12T20:04:34-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/washinghands_ccb13380-a24d-4a6e-bd2f-5e7fe1cb7e9d.png?v=1583895368 Lathering up with Soap and Water: The best way to clean your hands. https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/do-you-know-where-the-color-of-honey-comes-from 2020-10-21T19:35:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/IMG_20190413_121915.jpg?v=1584153708 Do you know where the color of honey comes from? https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/shea-butter-and-vitamin-e-moisturizer 2020-03-18T08:33:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/DSC04953-2_2.jpg?v=1584531997 Are your hands getting dry from washing them so much? https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/buy-one-give-one 2020-03-21T18:33:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/MVIMG_20200204_162429_1_526e24f2-caba-4368-aea3-33271a1525f8.jpg?v=1584829557 Buy One, Give One https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/did-you-know-bees-know-about-social-distance 2020-03-27T14:41:18-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/MVIMG_20200314_113359.jpg?v=1585148208 Did you know bees know about social distance? https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/one-for-you-one-for-the-homeless 2020-10-23T13:51:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/BuyOneGigeOneIG_1.png?v=1603474598 One for you. 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My bees got attacked yesterday. Bees on pollen frame https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/checking-the-bees-in-the-apiary 2021-02-01T19:47:59-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/DSC05215.jpg?v=1598225990 Checking the bees in the apiary https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/soaps-for-the-busy-gardener 2020-08-29T17:30:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/00100lrPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200828160507006_COVER.jpg?v=1598649709 Soaps for the busy gardener! https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/do-you-like-surprises 2020-10-21T19:21:30-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/DSC04840_4.jpg?v=1599016300 Do you like surprises? What about free stuff? https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/look-whos-on-the-front-page 2023-02-03T18:10:54-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/WhatsApp_Image_2020-09-04_at_6.01.13_PM_1.jpeg?v=1599425097 Look who's on the front page! https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/the-best-honey-in-new-jersey-and-it-could-be-yours 2020-09-10T01:07:55-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/IMG_20200202_190304_564.jpg?v=1599712946 The Best Honey in New Jersey. And it could be yours! Best Honey in New Jersey https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/i-thought-you-might-like-to-see-this 2020-09-28T12:04:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/MVIMG_20200919_154402_1.jpg?v=1601309089 I thought you might like to see this! The bees at South Mountain Bees apiary are busy collecting pollen for their winter stores. You can see how the bees are recycling nursery space to store pollen all around cells that still have brood in them. https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/have-you-ever-seen-how-honey-is-harvested-1 2020-10-05T00:08:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/MVIMG_20200927_073100_53b443f7-a738-43ea-831c-6acef1789cfc.jpg?v=1601416970 Have you ever seen how honey is harvested? https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/are-these-bees 2022-12-22T19:53:55-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/Screen_Shot_2020-10-12_at_8.58.21_PM_15512e26-7fc3-4b0e-860e-6b22462b8624.png?v=1604344737 Are these honeybees? No, they are sneaky flies disguised as stinging insects. At South Mountain Bees we not only have bees. Our pollinator friendly garden attracts flower flies as well. In this image we see a flower fly gathering pollen on a pink Japanese anemone. https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/this-fall-favorite-is-back 2020-11-12T19:26:58-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/MVIMG_20201017_173702_2_6dea8440-4c24-42bf-b896-5ea9ba84ec57.jpg?v=1604344814 This Fall Favorite is Back! Rosemary soap with green, red and ochre swirls rests on a beech wood soap dish with beehives in the background and fall foliage all around. https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/fall-giveaway-want-to-play 2020-11-02T13:52:34-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/MVIMG_20201024_172856_1a23aa8f-1c15-43fe-a7cf-139e3c3473f2.jpg?v=1604343154 Fall Giveaway. Want to Play? Fall colors in mirror image over the water at the South Mountain Reservation display breathtaking beauty. Dry branches with lingering yellow leaves frame the foreground. https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/shop-small-shop-local 2020-11-10T14:54:46-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/shop_small_24342a19-5c9e-4b00-9e46-456fba85341c.png?v=1604984294 Shop Small - Shop Local two gift boxes on a background with ethereal purple flowers with the words Shop Small in the center. https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/its-time-to-give-back 2020-12-01T13:44:56-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/GivingTuesday_1.png?v=1606795183 It's time to give back. buy one give one is super imposed on the icy landscape of the reservoir in the South Mountain Reservation. https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/free-flowers-seeds 2020-12-07T22:58:25-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/MVIMG_20200721_181406_1_f4e3d7d9-8aef-49a0-8ba3-270c68b9c7c5.jpg?v=1607399001 Free Flower Seeds! Tiger swallowtail butterfly on coneflower. https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/2021-here-we-come 2023-11-24T21:15:57-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/Cheers_to_a_healthy_life_2021.jpg?v=1609449975 2021, Here We Come! https://southmountainbees.com/blogs/on-bees-and-honey/check-out-this-best-seller 2021-01-16T12:11:41-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/0691/articles/HoneySoap600.jpg?v=1610757360 Check Out This Best Seller! This is our honey soap. It is one of our best sellers. 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