Lavender is one of the most fragrant herbs in your garden and its benefits have been enjoyed for thousands of years. A member of the mint family, the versatile herb is used in the kitchen, medicinally and in essential oils and aromatherapy. Egyptians used lavender in their burial techniques and Romans used it to scent
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The Hive Is Buzzing This Summer
Summer is here and our bee hives and bee charmer hive are both abuzz with activity. Here’s an update on what we’ve been up to at Asheville Bee Charmer. Honey + Hops = Delightful Brews The hive teamed up with two local breweries this summer to create some unique honey beers. Catawba Brewing, on the
Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe – Bee Charmer Style
On Fried Green Tomatoes, Movie Memories, and Why We’re Just a Bunch of Bee Charmers
One day, a man named Doug Whitley finished reading an article about Asheville Bee Charmer in Our State Magazine and called our shop. He wanted to know if we named our honey store after a scene from the movie Fried Green Tomatoes. The truth is–we did. Our name, Asheville Bee Charmer, was inspired by a
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Why Does Honey Taste Sweet?
The short and sweet answer to what makes honey taste the way it does is that honey contains sugar that comes from nectar. No, not that stuff they call the nectar of the gods—it’s the nectar of the plants. Bees gather nectar from plants for their food supply and then transform that nectar into sweet