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  • Опубліковано 15 чер 2023
  • Beekeeping for this lavender farmer, is helping him fulfill his dream and passion for a growing lavender business. Prepare to be inspired, uplifted, and filled with awe as we unveil the magical partnership between a lavender farmer and his loyal pollinators. Get ready to experience the beauty and harmony of nature like never before. Welcome to our lavender-scented paradise!
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  • @juliarobertson5301
    @juliarobertson5301 Рік тому +48

    That’s my DAD! So proud of what you have done! ❤

    • @starklavenderfields
      @starklavenderfields Рік тому +15

      And there's my beautiful daughter. She helped plant this with me. Now she's away at college.

    • @beek
      @beek  Рік тому +10

      You've got a great dad Julia, I know you are proud of him.

    • @johnbriggs5598
      @johnbriggs5598 Рік тому +2

      So great to see this, this Father’s Day Weekend! Please give your dad a big hug, and tell him Happy Fathers Day (and Go Army, Beat Navy!). One day a year, but together we are one. I have his 6 and know that he has mine!

    • @mmb_MeAndMyBees
      @mmb_MeAndMyBees Рік тому +4

      Lavender Dad and Lass ! (Lass is Scottish for Daughter. 😄)
      Saying Hi from Sunny Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 . . .
      Wow we are having the best Summer Temps ever ! OK it's mid to upper 20s C (75+F) that's Hot for us. . . 🌞
      Mind you its great Lavender growing conditions for those beautiful fragrant Flowers.
      I have lots of Lavender in my Garden : English varieties, and the French
      Papillion 'butterfly' type too. . . Just lovely. 🤗
      My Bees really love those Lavender Flowers and the Nectar from them. Yes it makes wonderful Honey.
      Tip : Beekeeping
      If you have any young Transplant Trimmings, off Cuts. Or Harvest Stalks, Debris after the Flower Cutting :
      Keep a little to add to your Bee Smoker. 👍 You will have the best and calmest Bee Hive Inspection ever.
      And the Beek will be chilled out as well. 😉
      🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
      Happy Beekeeping 2023
      🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
      Do you Sell Homestead Items ?
      Tip : Baking
      Don't know if you like Shortbread : (Cookies.) Its one of Scotlands Nations Food favourites.
      It's amazing if you make "Lavender Shortbread" !
      The True Scottish Recipe takes the " 2, 4, 6" level of Ingredients List. Easy to remember.
      x2 Ounces of White Sugar. x4 Ounces of Chilled Butter. x6 Ounces of Plain White Flour (not bread flour !)
      And a Sprinkling of Dried Lavender Flower Buds. Yes for you Guys at the Lavender Farm.
      Others : Try Lemon Zest, or Orange Zest instead.
      Recipe :
      Add Sugar and Sifted Flour to a Bowl. Then Cube that Chilled Butter into small pieces.
      With your Finger Tips (or in brief episodes Blitz in a Food Processer : You want crumbly Dough ! Not a combined sticky mess.)
      'Cool' is key here.
      If your Hands or Kitchen is really warm. Add the Bowl to a Fridge and Cool your hands under Cold Water. : You want a light Crumbly pressable smooth Dough (not oily, because the butter got 'warmed up' to much !)
      Roll out Dough until 1/4 to 1/2 " (inch) thickness. A Marble Counter Top or Glass Cutting Board works too. Or if its just a Wooden Surface : Chilled the Dough well before rolling it out.
      If Cut Cookie Shapes it's:1/4 " Thickness.
      If Traditional Scottish style "Fingers" : its 1/2 "
      Re Fingers : Roll Dough out to a Rectangle : Cut with a Knife into x1 Inch Strips Long. And then Cut again, across so each Finger is approximately x3 Inches in size. (Think Fish Fingers !) 😄
      Get a Fork and use those x4 Tines to indent a regular even imprint of x4 Dots down each Shortbread. This helps them bake evenly. And looks pretty in the end presentation.
      Add to a non Stick Cookie / Baking Tray,
      Sprinkle with some White Sugar and a few Lavender Flowers.
      Bake in a preheated Oven around 180 C for around x15 to x20 Minutes or so. You want them baked but still 'Pale' in colour.
      They should be Baked and Firm to the touch.
      While still warm : Sprinkle on more Lavender Sugar / or regular Sugar if doing Plain or other flavours.
      Allow to cool. Store in a Tin. And Enjoy !
      They should 'Snap' and melt in your Mouth.
      Once you eat one. You will eat one they are gone. 😎
      (Don't bother with any butter substitute it will not be nice. Shortbread needs to be buttery!
      For future Baking . . .
      If you have time to do so. [Prepare ahead of time.]
      Get a large Lidded Jar to store say x1lB (x16 oz) of your White Sugar.
      Add about x4 oz of your Dried Lavender Flowers to this Sugar, store in a dark Cool place. . . to get "Baking Lavender Sugar" in a few weeks and or months. The Lavender Flower 'essence' will steep into the Sugar to flavour it.
      Don't attempt to try and replicate this using Lavender Essential Oil : it's way to Strong and Pungent ! It's horrible to eat, so use that infused Sugar instead. No problem adding more Sugar and Lavender Flours to a New Jar, shake it up and add the original infused Sugar on top. That way you will have Lavender Sugar ready to make Lavender Shortbread all Season long. Sweet. 🙃

  • @johnaustin6067
    @johnaustin6067 2 дні тому

    I catch the bees sleeping on the lavender this time of year in the evening time it's such a sweet picture!❤😊

  • @davedykes4018
    @davedykes4018 Рік тому +6

    Awesome video! Love to see people living their dreams and helping bee's! Beautiful lavender.

  • @diannemiller4754
    @diannemiller4754 Рік тому +3

    This is so wonderful! I love lavender, I only have two as well as Russian sage for my bees. Many other flowers for my bees. Thanks for sharing.

  • @tuskegeehoney
    @tuskegeehoney 8 місяців тому +1

    This is so nice! I can only hope to grow as nice as you!

  • @krextu
    @krextu Рік тому +1

    Great video and story. I will be buying some of your lavender items.

  • @williemaykit7940
    @williemaykit7940 Рік тому +1

    Beautiful lavender field!

  • @nathanstrakbein5312
    @nathanstrakbein5312 Рік тому +1

    Two of my most favorite things!! This is great!!!

  • @PatchaExploer
    @PatchaExploer 7 місяців тому +1

    Amazing… it’s my dream. Proud of your

  • @beeawesome7140
    @beeawesome7140 Рік тому +3

    David prepared with the trusty pocket knife, true utility.

    • @beek
      @beek  Рік тому +1

      You bet! Feel naked without my pocket knife. Lost it for a day and couldn't function! I also always have a small flashlight in my pocket. Has come in handy many times. I was in a bathroom in a large building and the power went off. I could not have found my way out with my flashlight.

  • @stanleyschafer4232
    @stanleyschafer4232 Рік тому +3

    Hello David. It looks like you found a new friend. Thank you for sharing your videos with us. 🇺🇸

    • @beek
      @beek  Рік тому +1

      Ryan is solid!

  • @CandyThornton
    @CandyThornton Рік тому +1

    Wow 🤩 That’s amazing!

  • @leahburns3278
    @leahburns3278 Рік тому +1

    Another awesome video, David! Vera and I loved watching. Super informative! I’m going to have to buy some lavender honey for my tea!

  • @tamirickmond9950
    @tamirickmond9950 Рік тому +1

    Definitely worth a share on fb. 👍🏻

  • @mmier6343
    @mmier6343 Рік тому +1

    Lol! Love that you immediately pull your knife! I always carry my pocket knife and don't know how others get through life without one.

    • @beek
      @beek  Рік тому +1

      Absolutely! That's a Hinderer knife from Ohio!

  • @christinad2896
    @christinad2896 Рік тому +2

    Thank you for sharing your experience. What a fun field trip with you both. ❤

  • @michaelfortney7510
    @michaelfortney7510 Рік тому +1

    Wow, great video. Love it.

  • @lavenderinbloomflowerfarm1420
    @lavenderinbloomflowerfarm1420 Рік тому +2

    Yay!! Your lavender looks great!

  • @patton2442
    @patton2442 Рік тому +1

    Great video, 👍 \\\
    Semper Fi

  • @texashandsinthedirt5539
    @texashandsinthedirt5539 Рік тому +1

    Yes i ordered lots of items to try. ❤❤

  • @Pegasus209
    @Pegasus209 Рік тому +2

    I sprouted a bunch of bee balm seeds, and will be planting them in a dedicated plot this weekend. I have an order for Lavender seeds which should arrive in a day or two. I believe the combination of the two plants will make some very good honey.

  • @jeanettewestover
    @jeanettewestover Рік тому +2

    Wonderful

  • @gingerbrimer8486
    @gingerbrimer8486 Рік тому +1

    Enjoyable video. Glad you brought Stark to us

    • @beek
      @beek  Рік тому

      Glad you liked it!

  • @heavymechanic2
    @heavymechanic2 Рік тому +1

    I just planted lavender near the mailbox on a bank for the bees to forage on, its a work in progress. Have several plants started from seed and growing them in pots. I ordered some liner plugs from a lavender farm to get different varieties, super easy to propagate cuttings.

  • @bradgoliphant
    @bradgoliphant Рік тому +1

    I love lavender-great job.
    A couple tips on the flow super. Don’t add it until the brood box is 95% full. And make sure you add some old beeswax onto each side of each flow frame. They will take to it much faster.

    • @starklavenderfields
      @starklavenderfields Рік тому

      Our honey probably won't be ready til August sometime we hope, as this is our first year for honey.

  • @Heelersandhives
    @Heelersandhives Рік тому +2

    What an inspirational and therapeutic video! Keep it coming! ❤

    • @beek
      @beek  Рік тому +2

      Thank you! Will do! This is the second one I have made and I love making these "therapeutic" videos because we live in times that call for a "time out" and take a break video in our lives.

  • @chuckgross6024
    @chuckgross6024 Рік тому +2

    Great video, fun to have a "feild trip" with you! Im going to be checking out that link! My wife loves lavender! Thanks to everyone for sharing this! EDIT: I just hit up the store, bought several items

  • @cindydivorne5447
    @cindydivorne5447 Рік тому +1

    Beautiful 💕 enjoyed this video.

  • @brianbennett4374
    @brianbennett4374 Рік тому +1

    Good stuff. Good luck with the 🐝 Bees. Thanks for sharing David and Sheri 😊

    • @beek
      @beek  Рік тому

      Our pleasure!

  • @TheRoyalHomestead
    @TheRoyalHomestead Рік тому +1

    Love it. My wife's birthday is coming up thank you for the great birthday idea. Ill be ordering her some lavender products from his website 💜.

  • @peterbull3450
    @peterbull3450 11 місяців тому +1

    This is fantastic indeed. Maybe the IIF program would be of interest. Then I can invest in your business.

  • @esauer1014
    @esauer1014 Рік тому +2

    Awesome video!!!!

    • @beek
      @beek  Рік тому

      Thanks!!

  • @austinvickymoore3656
    @austinvickymoore3656 Рік тому +2

    This is amazing... I have a full acre I wanted to plant plants for my bees but that I could also get use out of this was in the top 3 or 4 plants to use... this is an amazing interview that's so cool to see that your bees are the ones he spread to. Help the process!! Thats so amazing... seems the blue collar response to something like that is somethin like at... I use that daily so weird to think about things we say daily

    • @beek
      @beek  Рік тому

      Ryan has a dream and it is a pleasure to talk with him and to see his passion for life.

  • @gene-sloca
    @gene-sloca Рік тому +2

    This was a very relaxing video.

    • @beek
      @beek  Рік тому

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @577bluegrass
    @577bluegrass Рік тому +1

    USMC Thank you! Your have a beautiful farm . all the best to you .

  • @apveening
    @apveening Рік тому +1

    Something a little out of the ordinary, like it.

    • @beek
      @beek  Рік тому +1

      Yup, Sheri and I talked about the video how it would be different, but we decided it's fun to take a different approach every now and again.

  • @gene-sloca
    @gene-sloca Рік тому +1

    Awesome video David. Thanks for sharing a great story.

    • @beek
      @beek  Рік тому

      Glad you enjoyed it

  • @conloncarabine6110
    @conloncarabine6110 Рік тому +1

    Great content David! This was a good video. Semper Fidelis Ryan. I served in the Marine Corps 20 years and started keeping bees 1/2 way through.

  • @thomaskoppenhaver2758
    @thomaskoppenhaver2758 Рік тому +1

    All good things come with a lot of work, and I'll bet an ex-marine can handle it just fine. Great video David!

  • @halleyevans1980
    @halleyevans1980 Рік тому +1

    I love Lavender!

    • @beek
      @beek  Рік тому

      Everyone does I think.

  • @emilandrusko8597
    @emilandrusko8597 Рік тому +1

    very cool!

  • @mathgasm8484
    @mathgasm8484 Рік тому +3

    Looks like about 2 acres of Lavender. I have 12.5 and working to add more over time for my bees.

    • @starklavenderfields
      @starklavenderfields Рік тому +1

      Close there's another area not in the video. About 3 to 4 acres planted now and a few more acres to go

    • @starklavenderfields
      @starklavenderfields Рік тому +1

      The farm is actually 12 acres as well on the other side is our greenhouse with more potted lavender and plugs. Hope yours is doing well too.

    • @mathgasm8484
      @mathgasm8484 Рік тому

      @@starklavenderfields the land im using is family land so im using my honey money and other profits to fund a 20 acre property. I am a Texas vet so I have VLB loans I have access to once I find the right property.

  • @wpankey57
    @wpankey57 Рік тому +1

    Nice video. Thanks for sharing.

    • @beek
      @beek  Рік тому

      Thanks for watching!

  • @ChristieAnnMitchell
    @ChristieAnnMitchell Рік тому

    😊

  • @dougdorrer4622
    @dougdorrer4622 5 місяців тому +1

    Are you using irrigation on any of your lavender, especially new plugs?

  • @marnitaschrock7419
    @marnitaschrock7419 Рік тому +2

    I love Lavender!! I was wondering do you ever do discounts on your master bee keeping class? I really want to take it but I am a beginner and everything is adding up. We have a swarm in a old whiskey barrel and I have someone coming to help me move them to a hive tomorrow.

    • @beek
      @beek  Рік тому +1

      A few livestreams ago we offered half price. Stay plugged in to the livestreams. We often give classes away there. www.honeybeesonline.com/live

  • @jackdarren9210
    @jackdarren9210 Рік тому +1

    Very interesting.

    • @beek
      @beek  Рік тому

      I think so too!

  • @jesseyoung3039
    @jesseyoung3039 Рік тому +2

    bro i’m watching it now

  • @jesseyoung3039
    @jesseyoung3039 Рік тому +2

    i’m new at bee keeping

    • @beek
      @beek  Рік тому

      Welcome to the channel and to beekeeping.

  • @azawakhcom
    @azawakhcom Рік тому +1

    Cool interview!

    • @beek
      @beek  Рік тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed it. We really need to support people with a passion like this!

    • @azawakhcom
      @azawakhcom Рік тому

      ​@David Burns totally agree David...

  • @delvintate8011
    @delvintate8011 4 місяці тому

    Where did you get your plant from to start your planting

  • @flowerfairy1950
    @flowerfairy1950 6 місяців тому +1

    And wallabies don't eat lavender 😊👍 but they do eat rosemary and roses 😢🇦🇺

  • @davidsoloninka7742
    @davidsoloninka7742 Рік тому +1

    Is lavender deer resistant?
    Thx

  • @josephvenezia3481
    @josephvenezia3481 Рік тому +1

    Why did people think it was gonna die

    • @starklavenderfields
      @starklavenderfields Рік тому

      People thought it was too humid in illinois plus alot of people I talked to were buying Spanish lavender at the big retail stores saying it's a perennial when it's a zone 7 plant and we are zone 5b