Newsletter June:
Honey at the first Regional Day 2025
Dear bee friends,
The first jars of fresh spring blossom honey were already available on World Bee Day at the Udo Holländer country nursery. And the next event is already coming up: The first Regional Day 2025 at the Starnberg District Office on July 10.
Whether apple juice, honey, yoghurt, chocolate, cake or ice cream - at the first Regional Day in Starnberg, you can discover what is produced here in the Starnberg-Ammersee region at a small trade fair. Around 15 exhibitors offer a short culinary journey with samples of delicious specialties that you should definitely try.
There will also be exciting keynote speeches, discussions and exchanges on the topic of nutrition and sustainable production as well as a small hands-on program for children.
District Administrator Stefan Frey will open the Regional Day at 10 am, after which the stands can be visited throughout the day from 10 am to 6 pm.
In addition to my spring blossom honey, there may also be freshly extracted summer honey. I will be sharing the stand with Ronny Köhler, the chairman of the Starnberg Beekeeping Association, who would like to offer honeycombs with melicite honey. I might also bring a display case again.
Incidentally, I donated my hive, which I had with me in the showcase at the nursery, to a young beekeeper immediately afterwards. You have to encourage youngsters, not just bees.
After the long-awaited rain, I'm now looking forward to the lime blossom with its delicious nectar and then, of course, some forest honey. But let's see what the weather brings and what else the bees find.
Last year I had a rare phenomenon with my light-colored honey. I suspect that some fine pollen was embedded in the crystallized honey. These looked like air pockets and the honey expanded slightly. If this has also happened to you, I apologize and will be happy to offer a free replacement. But that's the way it is with a natural product. I could never offer my honey in the famous plastic bottle, permanently liquid.
