Idyllbrook Fields

11/30/2024

Middletown - I'm here from 11 until 5.

11/30/2024

Selling Honey at Middletown today.

Small business Saturday 11/30 11-5pm 1124 Central avenue Middletown. Second floor.

A lot to do in downtown Middletown: carriage rides, ice skating, free kids craft station, Free Hot Chocolate, shopping in the Pendleton and other shops.

Grab some lunch or come later to watch the Santa parade and tree lighting.

The annual Home for the Holidays Santa Parade is back in Middletown on Saturday with horse-drawn carriage rides and a Christmas tree lighting.

11/26/2024

This Saturday, I'll be in Middletown with all kinds of honey so stop by!
Seasonal Spring and Fall
Vanilla Bean
Sweet and Smoky
Cinnamon
Lavender
Fiori d'Amalfi
European Style Creamed Honey

11/06/2024

Surprise! I'm back at the Fairfield Farmers' Market! Come try this year's spring and fall honeys, or an infused spun honey--madagascar vanilla, lavender, and cinnamon flavors.

11/06/2024

Selling honey at the Fairfield Farmers Market today.
Located at the Fairfield Community Arts Center and runs from 4pm to 6:30pm

10/19/2024

Yellow jacket (left) vs honeybee (right):
This time of year people often complain about the bees when what they really are dealing with are yellow jackets.

07/05/2024

Extracted honey a couple of weeks back. Will start bottling later this month.

05/01/2024

Surprise! I'm at a pop-up market at the Fairfield Community Arts Center. Here until 5:30(ish). Stop on by!

04/14/2024

Couple of my queens I found during inspections this afternoon.

04/14/2024

I don't like Creeping Charlie in my yard but their blossoms were being heavily visited by both my honey bees and the native carpenter bees.

09/16/2023

Always enjoy finding one of my queens when inspecting hives (left side of photo)

01/04/2023

Happy New Year greetings (belated, but still warmly sent) from the Pacific Northwest! Vacay in Oregon where Dwight grew up has been great! See you at West Chester Market January 21! BTW, not my photo but it is of La Pine

12/25/2022

It's been a pleasure baking for you! See you in January!

12/12/2022

What's new? Gluten-free Old World style Christmas cookies, loaded with home ground spices, but gluten-free! Available for tasting and purchase this Saturday at West Chester Market from 2-4pm in Muhlhauser Barn, or pickup Friday, Dec 16 through Monday, Dec 19 at my home. Cookies pictured are traditional Weihnachtsplätzchen-- springerle, pfeffernüsse, glazed gingerbread, and cinnamon stars. Vanilla shortbread, cardamom cookies, almond sugar cookies, and snickerdoodles are also available. Purchase as singles or samplers. No wrapping needed for the samplers--the cookies come in their own hand-decorated gingerbread house box! Each box includes 4 large cookies and 3 small cookies for $17. Cookies are individually wrapped, not loose as shown.
The four springerle flavors offered are the traditional anise, plus cinnamon, Fiori di Sicilia, and toasted sugar.
Pre-ordering is encouraged. Either comment or PM me at Idyllbrook Fields.

12/07/2022

Freshly ground Lebkuchengewürz, AKA German gingerbread spice. This is the base spice blend for many traditional Christmas cookies and cakes. Based on the bake, additional spices and flavorings are added with the Lebkuchengewürz to produce a little bit of heaven. Why grind my own? It just tastes so much better! Definitely going into my gluten-free Pfeffernüsse and Braune Lebkuchen! West Chester Market December 17 from 2-4pm in the Muhlhauser Barn.