Sycamore Creek Apiary follows the Ohio State Beekeepers Association’s (OSBA) Best Management Practices. Whenever possible, we opt for natural treatments, and we do not
apply any chemical treatments when the honey supers are on our hives for the duration of the honey flow.
The girls travel up to a 3.75-mile radius to collect nectar and pollen, but we grow six acres of our own organic forage to entice them to stick close to home, where we know they’ll be collecting all-natural ingredients that will go into our honey and other hive products. This means that when we go to feast on our honey, we’ll know what’s gone into it. We hope to sell our honey and additional products to the public soon, but as we’re just getting started, we’ll need a little time to get our operation up and running.
For 2019, we’ve planted Sunflowers, Kentucky Pride Crimson Clover, Frosty Berseem Clover, Buckwheat and Lacie Phacelia. These will serve as a cover crop for our initial year. In fall, we will plant a more substantial native wildflower mix for 2020 and beyond.
This planting will include:
Chamaecrista fasciculata - Partridge Pea
Echinacea purpurea - Purple Coneflower
Heliopsis helianthoides - Ox Eye Sunflower
Gaillardia pulchella - Indian Blanket
Desmanthus illinoensis - Illinois Bundleflower
Coreopsis lanceolata - Lanceleaf Coreopsis
Astragalus canadensis - Canadian Milk Vetch
Dalea purpurea - Purple Prairie Clover
Rudbeckia hirta - Black-eyed Susan
Monarda fistulosa - Wild Bergamot
Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca - Common Milkweed
Monarda citriodora - Lemon Mint
Solidago rigida - Stiff Goldenrod
Ratibida pinnata - Yellow/Grey-headed Coneflower
Gaillardia aristata - Blanket Flower
Vernonia noveboracensis - New York Ironweed
Zizia aurea - Golden Alexanders
Erynigium yuccifolium - Rattlesnake Master
Aster pilosus - Frost Aster
Asclepias incarnata - Swamp Milkweed
Dalea candida - White Prairie Clover
Solidago speciosa - Showy Goldenrod
Boltonia asteroides - False Aster
Solidago graminifolia (Euthamia graminfolia) - Grass Leaved Aster
Aster laevis - Smooth Aster
Solidago nemoralis - Dwarf Goldenrod
Aster novae-angliae - New England Aster
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