Welcome to Sun Mountain Apiary 2025
We will be open as normal 9- 5pm on December 24 but closed Christmas Day, December 25.
Sun Mountain Honey Store will be closing for the season on Wednesday, 12/31/25 at 5pm While our own honey stock is getting depleted, Honeys of the Valley still has many unique flavors of honey to try and our candles and lotion bars are still in stock. Thank you SO MUCH for your support this past year. As usual we anticipate reopening on July 1, 2026. In the meantime, all the best in 2026 and we will reach out on occasion with the latest goings on at the apiary. Be well and bee safe over the holiday. With great appreciation to you all, Bob & Linda Bob Muller Cornell Certified Master Beekeeper Sun Mountain Apiary A "NY Grown and Certified" Honey Producer 127 Marcus Road, Delanson NY [email protected] Visit us at www.sunmountainapiary.com Rate us on Google at https://g.page/r/CfCJvoWkPQbTEAI/review anzac_biscuits.pdf 
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Speaking of items that are popular this time of year, if you get chapped hands and finger “splits,” then you should try Linda’s very popular lotion bars. These all natural beeswax based bars will heal your hands faster than most over-the-counter remedies. They are available in both unscented and lavender. I keep one in my pickup and one on my nightstand and use them regularly. They make great stocking stuffers too at only $6 each.
"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
Several folks wanted to know who the others were….
Captain J.E. Hetherington was from Cherry Valley, NY. He started beekeeping at a very young age, but joined the Union Army as a sharpshooter. He was severely wounded twice and mustered out as Captain. After a couple year recovery from his wounds, he resumed beekeeping. At his peak he oversaw between 2,500 and 3,000 colonies. Interestingly, most of his honey was exported to England which was unheard of up until that time. He was also friends with and a neighbor of Moses Quimby (inventor of the bee smoker and a multitude of bee equipment still used today). Hetherington was also an inventor and developed the concept of wired foundation and using comb beeswax foundation both of which are commonly used today.
Moving further west, we have William Coggshell of Groton in Tompkins County. He also ran about 3,000 colonies and pioneered the use of “out yards” where bees were placed where the crops were rather than in one large apiary near his home. This not only helped the crops, but the bees had plentiful nectar just outside the yard so had minimal flying to do to get it. The most common crop he had "out yards" in? Buckwheat.
All three of these men were hardworking, smart and talented beekeepers, but there were other beekeepers around the country that also shared these talents. What do you think was the one thing that they also had in common that allowed these three here in NY to be the world’s largest?? Shoot us an email with your ideas! We will answer in the next email.
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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.
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Sun Mountain Apiary
127 Marcus Road Delanson, NY 12053 Bob Muller Cornell Certified Master Beekeeper [email protected] |
