On to the Sweet

Summer brought some unimaginable blows to Big Sky Honey Farm.  Namely, the theft of Brian’s hives–all of them, minus four.  Plus equipment–an all-terrain forklift and trailer, hundreds of supers, and the loss of the 2009 honey crop, save two buckets.  Many thousands of dollars and countless hours of work, gone in the blink of an eye.  The culprit–a fellow beekeeper (yes, really) has evaded prosecution via the old-boy network.  Ah well, karma.

On to the good news!  The sweet, shall we say.

Single-estate honey from 2008 (six different ranches–count ‘em) is now available online at Foodzie, the online source for artisan food products, and in San Francisco’s Ferry Building, at Boulette’s Larder, tucked in among finds like aceto balsamico and caneles de Bordeaux.

For the holidays, we’ve teamed up with master Shaker box craftsman Brent Rourke to offer 100 custom birds-eye maple boxes, hand-tied with butterscotch satin ribbon.  Inside, two jars of the very limited quantity 2009 honey–a jar each from Vassau Ranch and Sarpy Creek.  It’s an extraordinary gift, available exclusively through Boulette’s Larder beginning December 3.  Profits will go toward purchasing new beehives (so we can continue to sweeten your life).