Los Olivos Honey Bees
 
Los Olivos Honey Bees
 

Our Honey - Los Olivos Gold 

Honey, from our hives in Los Olivos, Santa Ynez, Solvang, and Goleta.

honey, Los Olivos Gold

16 oz (454 g) in glass jar:
$10 per jar.

To purchase, Contact Debbie

Our Honey Harvest (August 2021)
 
Daughter Caitlyn with our beeswax
Los Olivos Gold - Honey Label

We do not treat our bees with any chemicals or antibiotics.

Our raw honey is unheated, unfiltered, and unprocessed. We extract honey from the comb via a centrifuge extractor, then allow the honey to slowly seep through a set of sieves to remove wax particles. Raw honey will eventually crystallize, with no effect other than color and texture. If desired, honey can be de-crystallized by gentle heat (˜105°). Honey should be stored at room temperature, preferably away from sunlight. There is no need to refrigerate honey (unless you want it to crystallize faster).

The following honey is currently available:
 
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DateLocaleShadeNotesQty
December 2024Los Olivosmedium amberFall 202485
December 2024Los Olivoslight amberFall 2024- light48
October 2024Santa YnezdarkTastes like the bees got in to the wine grapes!16
October 2024Goletadark amber44
September 2024Los Olivoslight amber68
August 2024Goletadark amber44
July 2024Los Olivosmedium amberRRR48
June 2024Los Olivosvery lightPKB68
May 2024Goletadark23
September 2023Los Olivosblend from PKB & RRR20
September 2023Los OlivosdarkCeder10
September 2023Santa Ynezfrom our hive at the Taylor's1
August 2023Los Olivosfrom Red Rooster Ranch15
August 2023Buelltonfrom Peake Ranch Winery2
August 2023Goletaour only harvest from Goleta this year13
July 2023Los Olivosour largest harvest this year64
June 2023Santa Ynezblondefrom the Orange hive at Jeff's1
June 2023Los Olivosfrom Red Rooster Ranch1
June 2023Los Olivoslight amberLight23
June 2023Los Olivosblonde24
October 2021Goletadark3
May 2021Los OlivosmediumA lighter, very nice honey3
May 2019Santa Ynezlight2
2022 - May - Goleta 

2021 - August
Honey Harvest, End of August, 2021		 

2021 - May 

2020 - Several harvests from our 17 hives 

Vic with supers to extract
Caitlyn with two frames
Debbie ready to remove cappings
2019 - Several harvests 

2018 January - 37 pounds = 10 Frames (mostly deep) 

2017 September - 38 pounds = 15 Frames 

2017 August - 49 pounds = 15 Frames 

2017 May - 74 pounds = 23 frames 

Los Olivos Gold - 2016 Honey Harvests: May, July, and September
2016 Honey Harvest - May, July, and September
Different color, different taste
2016 September - 16.5 pounds = 6 frames 

2016 July - 65 pounds = 21 frames 

2016 May - 24 pounds = 7 frames 

24 pounds
2015 October - First Harvest - 4 frames 

First honey harvest
3 October 2015

Pictures of first honey harvest
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