Home to Salem, Oregon's only Honey Tasting Room. Open Tues-Sat 9am-5pm year round. Shop local honeys,
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While volunteering for the Oregon State Beekeepers Association bee booth at the yesterday, Jeremy found a varroa mite (Varroa destructor) that fell from the observation hive. He used a microscope at the neighboring master meletologist booth to zoom in on the parasitic mite. Check out the photos! Also, check out the LIVE mite he captured now on display at the bee booth!
Have you experienced a honey tasting before? Join us for a fun, laid-back exploration of the unique flavor profiles of blooms throughout the Willamette Valley. Honey tastings are family-friendly and we're open year-round Tuesday through Saturdays 9am-5pm.
https://www.bestofthewillamettevalley.com/article/this-area-honey-tasting-room-provides-a-uniquely-willamette-valley-experience.html
Not all honey is made equally – visitors of Flying Bee Ranch can sample an assortment of locally made honey, each with its own unique flavor.
Sorry, we're CLOSED today! We have self-serve honey jars available out front. We'll be open regular hours again tomorrow. 💛🐝🍯
Video - check out some honey bees pollinating fireweed flowers in the foothills of the Oregon Cascade Mountains.
Did you know? Fireweed pollen is navy blue in color!
There’s a new honey stick flavor at the market today! We are in space 10 until 2pm 🐝 🍯
Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a beekeeper? Now is your chance to join us for one of our In-Hive Experiences. Each summer we offer a few select dates to become a beekeeper! Join us this Sunday at 10:00am in the beehives! Participants will learn about the anatomy of the colony, honey bee life cycle, see the queen and inner workings of the hives. Participants will have the opportunity to hold frames of live bees, get your photo taken, and be able to harvest your own honey comb to take home!
Give the gift of beekeeping! Our in-hive experiences make an incredibly unique gift for any nature enthusiast. Families, couples, and children are all welcome. Bee suits and other protective gear are provided. Pre-registration is required. Learn more and sign up with the link below!
Get ready to enter the exciting world of the BEES! Enjoy a fun tour in a hive and see how a bee colony functions turning flowers into food!
Check out our latest feature on Marion Talk. Jeremy talks about honey honey tastings. “Honeys are like wine. The soil composition and the weather highly influence the honey taste,” he explains.
Come experience one of the most unique offerings in Marion County. Honey tastings are family-friendly and free! Our Tasting Room is open year-round Tue-Sat 9am-5pm.
https://mariontalk.com/2024/07/17/the-bees-and-the-beekeeper-flying-bee-ranch-in-salem/
Heads up for this Saturday. The Salem Saturday Market will be closing early. But don't cancel your plans to attend just yet, make sure to bring the kids to check out this week's sweet treat at the kids Power of Produce booth! We're sponsoring the booth this week with fresh honey comb!
Kids who participate in the two-bite challenge get $2 to spend on fruits, veggies, or HONEY at the market! 💛🐝🍯🍯🍯🍯🍯
THIS SATURDAY we are closing the market early at 12:00pm due to high temperatures. Our priority is to keep you safe! Be sure to visit us early to get your market goodies this weekend
Today's holiday is an important day celebrating freedom for many. Slavery has no place in our world.
If you don't already have plans for today, feel free to visit our Honey Tasting Room, open 9am-5pm.
Catch the travel bug and visit Flying Bee Ranch for a free honey tasting! Try more than a dozen varietal honeys and learn about honey bees and the art of beekeeping. We're open Tue-Sat 9am-5pm at 5180 Lardon Rd. Ne in Salem, Oregon.
Thank you to Travel Salem and FOX 12 Oregon for filming our sweet spot. 🐝🍯
Read more:
https://www.kptv.com/2024/04/29/satiate-travel-bug-with-trip-salem-sweet-spot-flying-bee-ranch/
Another 200 new beekeepers picked up their nucleus colonies (Nucs) this weekend! We're so excited for all the new beekepeers and look forward to seeing another 200 on Mother's Day this year. There were a few last-minute cancellations. We have about 10 nucs available for pick up tomorrow. Call our farm today if you want to pick up your nucs early!
We have been so busy I almost forgot to make an Earth Day post! What a bee-utiful day it was, 69⁰F and sunny, perfect bee weather. We're rounding out at our local bee club meeting. So many beekeepers gathering to learn about bees! Topics at tonight's meeting include catching swarms, making splits, and much, much more. 💛🐝🌎
It is supposed to be 70⁰F and sunny today. We hope you have a wonderful St. Patrick's Day! 🌞🍀
Hello Beekeepers! Jeremy will be speaking at the Willamette Valley Beekeepers Association meeting tonight at 7:00pm. This will be a great time to ask questions about spring colony managment, what to expect when your Nucs arrive in April/May, and an opportunity to meet and connect with fellow beekeepers. 💛🐝
Location: 455 Locust St. Ne, Salem
Hello Beekeepers,
Our next meeting is TONIGHT at 7:00 pm at the Salem Evangelical Church in Salem. (455 Locust St NE).
Jeremy Mitchell of Flying Bee Ranch is our guest speaker. He will be wrapping up Bee School with a presentation titled, "Putting it all Together." Bring your questions as we hope to ensure you feel prepared for the spring ahead.
Come meet the new members who have taken part in Bee School!
It was 24⁰F in New Orleans this morning! Several major freeways were closed due to ice: they don't have deicing equipment like the PNW has. We are staying another night since the roads are expected to be basically impassable in Portland over the next 24 hours.
We will be closed tomorrow, Jan 17th.
UPDATE: We will be CLOSED on Saturday Jan 13th due to the weather forecast of ice and snow. The safety of our staff and customers is always our first priority. We apologize for the inconvenience.
We are closed this week while your beekeepers are away for some very important work in the beekeeping industry. Our Honey Tasting Room will be open this Saturday! Check our social media later today and the rest of this week for more information to come!
Hap-bee New Year from your beekeepers! 2023 was a difficult year as we lost several friends and family including Jeremy's great aunt Kathy, one of the Flying Bee Ranch co-founders. We're ready to hit the ground running in 2024 with lots of positive vibes! Thanks for all your support. Our spring Nuc reservations will be available tomorrow afternoon. Watch your email and our social media for more details!
Just in case you needed a reason to go out for dinner tonight 😉 🍯
🐝 🍯 DID YOU KNOW we source the honey for our housemade Honey Mustard salad dressing from local beekeepers .bee.ranch?
Come in and try one of our scrumptious salads 🥗✨with your next pizza or pasta dish!
Merry Christmas from your beekeepers! We are closed today but open normal ho urs this week (Tuesday - Saturday 9am-5pm).
December bees are among the hardiest of bees! They withstand the cooling temperature as winter sets in. Winter bees can live several months, which is a long time compared to their spring and summertime sisters who only live an average of 4-6 weeks.
Photo credit: Bee 901 Co. 💛🐝
Keizer Holiday Lights Parade starts at 7pm tonight!
The Flying Bee Ranch community garden beds are tidied up for the winter with weeds pulled and mulch applied. Each year, we give away about 200 lbs. of fresh produce. We are doubling the bed space and hoping to increase our food donations to over 300lbs. in 2024! 🍅🥔🥕🌶🫑🥒🥬🧄🧅🫘
Happy Thanksgiving from Flying Bee Ranch. We hope everyone has a wonderful day spending time with friends and family.
We had a great time organizing the 2023 Oregon State Beekeepers Association fall conference this year! We had record attendance and raised a record amount of money for bee research. Nearly $50,000 was raised and we couldn't be more proud to have been a huge part of it all.
We are also excited to have been able to provide honey for the Honey Tasting workshop and extatic to be the proud new owners of an original George Hansen encausic painting!
We couldn't have done it without the MANY hard-working volunteers from the Central Oregon Beekeeping Association. THANK YOU to all the beekeeping associations around Oregon and to all the beekeepers who attended this year for helping us pull off a memorable conference! 💛🐝
Oregon State Beekeepers Association fall conference in Bend, Oregon. Full house for Dr. Sarah Wood from the University of Saskatchewan.
It’s our last market of the year! Stop by and see us today in space 10 until 2 pm.
Just a reminder, the Tasting Room is CLOSED today for remodel.
Happy Saturday! Find us in space 10 at the Saturday Market until 2pm today.
Good morning from the Salem Saturday Market! Stop by and see Jeremy in space #10 under the Yellow honey tent today until 2pm. As you can see, he likes honey in his morning coffee. We have pumpkin honey today! 🎃 🍯 🐝
Hope to see you all in Bend next month at the annual Oregon State Beekeepers Association fall conference! Discounted registration and lodging is availa le until Sept 27th. You won't want to miss the lineup of speakers and workshops this year! 🐝
https://orsba.org/2023-fall-conference/
If you have been delaying in registering for the 2023 Fall Conference, now may be a very good time to just do it! The deadline for attendance at a reduced rate is September 27. We hope you will join us in meeting a treasure trove of presenters sharing their experience and insights, a wealth of advertisers and exhibitors providing hands-on demonstrations of offerings, and priceless connections with those who share your enthusiasm and concerns. Information can be found at: https://orsba.org/2023-fall-conference/, and the direct link to registration is: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1gu-4vSyWt3RTrla2R-Ms_JoYbKqNw2fzJsT7zdt_eO4/edit?ts=64c421a5. See you there!
We have seen a lot of questions about how to know when the nectar dearth is happening. The bees' temperment is one indicator. The ladies get a little cranky when they're stressed from lack or nectar flows. 🐝🐝
Photos courtesy of Jeremy W.
5180 Lardon Road NE
Salem, OR
97305
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Come on down to the @oregonstatefair to see our observation hive with LIVE BEES! See if you can spot the queen and share a photo of her. The bee booth has a kids "brood zone," film about bees, judged honeys, and so much more! The fair runs today through Monday, Sept 1st. #knowyourbeekeeper #queenbee #observationhive #oregonstatefair #honeybee #honeybees #honeyjudging #livebees #flyingbeeranch
Find us in space 23 until 2pm today! Delsey has Meadowfoam, Carrot and Wildflower honey today. #localhoney #knowyourbeekeeper #meadowfoam
Saturday market today until 2pm! We are taking a break next Saturday August 3rd but will be back down here every weekend after that. See you at the booth! #knowyourbeekeeper #localhoney #farmersmarket
Video - check out some honey bees pollinating fireweed flowers in the foothills of the Oregon Cascade Mountains. Did you know? Fireweed pollen is navy blue in color! #fireweed #fireweedhoney #oregonrawhoney #knowyourbeekeeper
We’ve got some exciting upgrades happening at the farm this week. We’re installing new floors, baseboards, and painting. Stay tuned for more video updates of our progress. #knowyourbeekeeper #rawhoney #localhoney #remodel #foodprocessing
It’s a beautiful day for a farmers market. Find us in space 10 until 2pm today! #knowyourbeekeeper #localhoney #farmersmarket
Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸 We got a lot of questions this week about the high temperatures here in Oregon and how the bees tollerate the heat. Check out the video to hear Jeremy talk about the bees and heat, and also show off a newly aquired queen bee from a swarm he caught in Keizer, Oregon this week! #knowyourbeekeeper #honeybees #sunsoutbeesout #summertime #queenbee
Happy Saturday! We are set up at the Saturday Market today until 2pm. Fresh pollen is back in stock, available at the booth and in the Tasting Room! #knowyourbeekeeper #localhoney #beepollen #allergyseason
Happy World Bee Day! Today is a great day to take a moment to appreciate all that bees do for us from pollination of our vast food system to producing products of the hive like honey, beeswax, and bee pollen. #worldbeeday #honeybees #beesofinstagram🐝 #honey #beeswax #beeswaxcandles #pollen
Thank you to the 200 beekeepers who picked up their nucleus colonies (Nucs) yesterday! We're excited for all the new beekeepers and look forward to seeing another 200 beekeepers on Mother's Day for another Nuc pick up! We had a few last-minute cancellations and have 10 nucs available for pick up tomorrow. Call our farm today if you would like to get your Nuc(s) early! #beekeepersofinstagram #beekeeping #nucpickupday #nucleuscolony #backyardbeekeeping #nucs #honeybees #knowypurbeekeeper
1st honey bee swarm of the season! This swarm landed across the street from wjere the Willamette Valley Beekeepers Association meets each month. #swarmseason2024 #honeybeeswarm #swarm #sunsoutbeesout #gotem #knowyourbeekeeper
Find us at the Salem Saturday Market in space B9 today until 2pm. #knowyourbeekeeper #wildflower #blackberry #sage #localhoney
Happy Saturday Market Day! We’re in a different spot today, Space C10 under the yellow tent. Honey comb is on sale at the market today for $14! Lots of vendors today! #localhoney #rawhoneycomb #rawhoney #knowyourbeekeeper #blackberryhoney #cloverhoney #wildflowerhoney #saturdaymarket #farmersmarket
HONEY is BACK at the Salem Saturday Market today! We have blackberry, meadowfoam, and wildflower honey today. It is a beautiful sunny day, perfect for exploring the market. There are lots of vendors today! Find us under the yellow tent in Space #10 until 2pm. #rawhoney🐝 #knowyourbeekeeper #salemismopo #localhoney #farmersmarket #salemoregonlife #satur
Did you know our Honey Tasting Room is open on Saturdays?! We’re not at the Salem Salem Saturday Market in March, so today is a great day to visit our shop in Salem. We’re open 9am to 5pm today and honey tastings are always free. Bring the family out for a honey tasting today. #knowyourbeekeeper #shoplocal #honeytasting
We hoped spring would be here by now, but 2nd winter is upon us. It’s snowing at the farm this morning! ❄️ The Salem Saturday Market opens today, however, due to the forecast for more snow and wind we will not be at the Market today. Our Farm Store is open year-round, Tue-Sat 9am-5pm. We are here to help you today! Bring your own honey jar and save a $1 on your refill! #knowyourbeekeeper #shoplocal #secondwinter
Photo from a happy customer! We love hearing about and seeing unboxing stories for honey mail.
We promise we're working while we're at the @americanbeekeepingfederation conference but stopped for a quick game of cornhole at the @projectapism booth.
We're in New Orleans, LA at the 2024 @americanbeekeepingfederation conference. We're here representing the Oregon beekeeping industry as State Delegates. We are proud to represent both beekeepers and bees at the national level. We're enjoying our first visit to the Big Easy among many of the industry leaders and beekeeping legends from Oregon and countries around the world, including Canada, china, New Zealand, australia, and India!
Keizer Holiday Lights Parade starts at 7pm tonight! #knowyourbeekeeper #holidayparade #searchandrescue
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