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Barrels Do you recommend oak barrels for winemaking?

Oak barrels can be very useful in winemaking, but they can be problematic and I prefer glass carboys.

Oak barrels are excellent for large amounts of wine such as 55 gallons. The ration of air to wine is just right. When you use smaller barrels the wine may easily become over-oaked and oxidized. They also take a lot of care to make sure you do not create vinegar bacteria.

I much prefer gallon glass carboys, they are much easier to clean and sanitize.

You can make multiple batches of different kinds of wine. Each wine is unique. If you make 55 gallons of one wine and it does not turn out the way you want it - you are stuck with it. Our more than 20 varieties of wine make small batch winemaking very interesting.   See All Grape and Wine FAQ's...
Frost Do grapes need a frost to ripen?

Absolutely not. There are early and late season varieties, an early season grape left on the vine until frost will be mushy and overripe. Once a frost hits the vine and all the leaves are burned off, any further photosynthesis or ripening will cease. Due to the high sugar level in the grape it may not be damaged by the frost but will soon start to decay, just like any other fruit not refrigerated.

See Grape and Wine FAQ's...
Honey Production How much honey does a honeybee produce in a year?

Although a colony of honeybees (40,000 or more in the summer) can easily produce over a hundred pounds of honey, a single honeybee produces only about a teaspoon full in her life.

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Where does the beeswax come from? Our beeswax is from our own Michigan honeybees and other local beekeepers. The honeybees make the wax from the nectar of clovers, thistles and other wildflowers native to our area. The wax is not filtered, only lightly strained.

From Flower to Flame - How a honeybee makes beeswax...

See Beeswax Candle FAQ's...

American Heritage

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The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.' )

Ronald Reagan (1911-2004

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Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free. )

Ronald Reagan (1911-2004

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Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States. (1911-2004)

Ronald Reagan

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America will never run... And we will always be grateful that liberty has found such brave defenders.

George W. Bush (1946 - )

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Toll Free Hotline Number
1-888-372-3730
Fall 2011

Honeyflow Tattler
4939 Mill Road - Dryden, Michigan 48428
888-372-3730 (Message)
810-796-3253 (Residence)
Visit our Picking Update Page for weekly ripening conditions.

Click here for more directions.....

Farm Opens Friday, September 2
Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays Only
9:00 to 6:00

Excellent Crop This Year!

Check back for up-dates!

Click here for our weekly Up-Date on Picking conditions
Directions to our Farm

The farm will open Friday, September 2 this year. Dust out your baskets, pails and crushers!

There is a great crop of grapes this year - picking should be very good this year.

We have over 20 varieties of grapes to choose from when you come to our farm to pick.

There has been many problems with honey bees the last few years in the US and we only have about 1/3 of our normal colony count available. However thanks to a good crop and many other local beekeepers we will have plenty of honey available at our Sales Stand.

Bring your pails and jars & we will fill them - $3.00/lb. Please do not bring containers with a small opening such as milk jugs, it is very hard to safely fill them.

Observation Hive Tells Secrets …
The magical world of the honeybee is now yours to see through our observation hive. Let your children find the queen and see what’s happening in the honeybees unique home.

Picking Tips ...
Small pruning shears are ideal for picking grapes. You may bring your own or we will provide grape knives along with bags. Our grape knives are for adult use only. Heavy dew on the grass will make rubber boots useful for morning picking.

 

 

Hotline Information Updates:

Telephone: Honeyflow Farm will maintain a 24 hour Hotline (recorded telephone message) throughout the growing season.
1-888-372-3730

On-Line:Visit our Picking Update Page for weekly ripening conditions.

 

 

The Vineyard pages on our website have had a major revision!

Please visit our website and view the new “Grape Pages”. Every variety has it’s own page with info on winemaking, jelly making, crop conditions and lots more.

Our e-mail newsletter will keep you up to date about all farm activities. Did you ever wonder what really happens each month at a "Vineyard," a "Honey Farm," or a "Candle Shop"? Our newsletter describes all of these activities. Each issue is also on our farm website at www.honeyflowfarm.com where you can subscribe to the newsletter and instructions will be sent to you on how to download our free candle catalog.

In September we send out an email with “Current Harvest Up Dates”, there are only four of them and our “Up Dates” subscribers can also win a bushel of grapes from a weekly drawing. All newsletters are FREE! Go on line and subscribe!

 

 

Convenient Hours
Open Friday, September 2
to mid October
every Friday, Saturday
& Sunday
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m

VISA - MASTERCARD
AMEX - DISCOVER
WELCOME

COMMODITY PRICES
U-Pick Grapes
1-199 lbs    .85/lb.
5 bu (200 lbs.) or more .80/lb.
10 bu. (400 lbs.) or more .70/lb.
1000 lbs. or more - .65/lb

 

 

Remember! Our season is very short - only 6 weekends - mark your calendars & visit us!

PREMIUM SEEDLESS TABLE GRAPES
Marquis - New white seedless grape - Rows 8 & 9
Canadice - A red seedless grape - Rows 16 to 19
Himrod Seedless - White table grape - Rows 20 & 21
Reliance - A Highly flavoured red seedless - Rows 13 & 14
Suffolk Red Seedless - Rows 22 to 26
Lakemont Seedless - A white table grape - Rows 11 & 12
Einset Seedless - A red table grape - Rows 27, 28 & 36

SEEDED TABLE AND JELLY GRAPES
Price - Blue table grape - Rows 6 & 7
Buffalo - Large blue grape - Rows 3, 4 & 47
New York Muscat - Excellent blue grape - Rows 10 & 50
Concord - Blue jelly grape - Rows 1, 2, 48, 49, 83 to 86
Steuben - A late ripening blue grape - Row 5

WHITE WINE GRAPES
St. Pepin - White - Germanic style wine - Rows 61 to 63
Seyval Blanc - Popular white grape - Rows 31 & 32
Vignoles - White - In high demand - Rows 38 & 39
GW-5 - Aromatic German style wine - Row 15
Cayuga White - Fruity white wine - Rows 33 & 34
Horizon - A fruity, clean wine - Rows 35 & 41
Niagara - Fruity white wine - Rows 58, 59, 71 & 72
Delaware - A pink Champagne grape - Rows 68 to 70

RED WINE GRAPES
Foch - Burgundy red wine - Rows 42 to 46
Baco Noir - Excellent fruity red wine - Rows 55 & 56
Rows 51 to 54 & 64 to 67 have Frontenac in the back half
& Dechaunac (a solid, popular red wine) in the front half
Frontenac - A new red wine variety - Rows 73 to 75

 

 

Visit our online Candle Shop.

You may now purchase more than 100 types of candles, wax items or gift boxes and have them shipped directly to your house - ALL YEAR!

Visit us on line & see what we have available. Our website has expanded dramatically and we have been shipping candles to people all over the US.

We will not be able to have everything at our sales stand - so if you are coming out for grapes & honey, you may want to e-mail us a candle order & I will have it ready for you. to pick up at our sales stand.

Extra Value - When you pick up
candles at our sales stand, we will
pay the sales tax!

 

 

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Honeyflow Farm
4939 Mill Rd.    PO Box 275
Dryden, Michigan 48428
(888) 372-3730 (Phone & Fax)

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