Sun Mountain Aviary 518-810-6224

Welcome to Sun Mountain Apiary

It is hard to believe we are just a couple weeks from the holiday season when the temperatures are in the 70's. I felt very foolish this weekend putting the snow plow on the tractor! Don't fear, I hear cold weather and our first flurries are heading our next week.

Good news though is we have you covered. Linda has been working away to stock the store with a variety of candles, including new colors and molds. Many have also asked when our famous all natural beeswax lotion bars and honey ointment might be available. The wait is over! We are stocked with both unscented and lavender lotion bars as well as honey ointment.

This Saturday, November 12, we will be participating in the Craft Show and Farm Market at the "Galllupville House" on Rt 443 in the center of Gallupville. The show runs from 11am to 4pm and offers a wide range of crafts, baked goods and gifts.
As I have mentioned our fall harvest was very light due to the drought. We are on our last 4 and 12# sizes and getting limited on 5#. Right now we still have a good stock of 1, 1.5, and 3 lb sizes. I do expect we will run out by Christmas.

"I tried absolutely everything to help with my chronic chapped fingers. Your lotion bars have been the BEST BY FAR and one of the few products which actually helps! Thank you!" - K. Abbate, Colonie

Today's Bee Fact:
Did you know Ukraine was historically the third largest honey producer in the world behind only China and Argentina? There are virtually no corporate beekeepers and instead nearly 400,000 independent beekeepers harvest their average 76,000 tons of honey per year (much of it sunflower as you would guess). Beekeeping is deeply ingrained in their culture to a degree unknown here in the US. The bulk of their honey production is based in eastern Ukraine around the Donbas Region. They were the top supplier to the EU and in the top 10 importers to the US. Unfortunately, the war has taken a terrible toll. While exact numbers are hard to come by, it is estimated that over 50% of these beekeepers have joined the service to help defend their country. Those with hives outside of the war zone may have their hives survive albeit without honey production. Many in the east though have been destroyed by fire, bombing and actual targeted destruction by the Russians. They are no longer able to meet the EU's demand for honey with production cratering. War is horrible under any circumstances and impacts so many facets of life like this that we can't even conceive the impacts. There is some good news in that war can often also bring out the best of some when tested. The Brotherhood of Ukrainian Beekeepers has launched the "Help on Bee Wings" program. It helps beekeepers restore their apiaries if needed, supports the families of beekeepers who are fighting in the war, and will provide humanitarian supplies (ex. first aid kits) to the soldiers fighting. Want to learn more and help? Go to https://veterans-and-bees.com/ for more information about this great initiative.

Bee well and stay safe!
Bob

“This has become my go-to gift store for a unique gift that everyone seems to love. It is convenient and I LOVE the honey!” Jan H, Delanson, NY

In 2020 we went through the testing and inspection process to become a “NY Grown and Certified Honey Producer.” While all claim their honey is pure, and bees are the best, we decided to back the claims up with the documentation and inspections that prove we have healthy hives, excellent sanitation in extraction, and nothing but pure, raw NY local honey.

Pure - Natural- Raw

Sun Mountain Apiary
127 Marcus Road
Delanson, NY 12053

Bob Muller
sunmountainapiary@gmail.com