The Season
The bees set
the calendar.
Forty hives on the edge of a lavender plateau. The farm does less than most, on purpose - one harvest, no feeding, no heating.
A year at the farm.
April
The splitStrong colonies are split to make new ones. The apiary doubles without buying a single bee.
June
The flowLavender opens and the combs fill. The whole plateau hums at walking pace.
August
The pullCapped frames are pulled, uncapped by hand, and spun the same afternoon.
September
The jarOne coarse filter, straight to glass. What the comb held is what the jar holds.