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About Callens Honey Farm

We live on a small family farm located in S.W. Minnesota, near the South Dakota border. The source of our honey is from white and red clover. The honey appears as liquid gold in color. Our honey is extracted using a hand cranked centrifugal force extractor. Then the honey is screened once into a holding container from which we later fill the small honey bottles. We do not heat treat the honey nor add any other ingredients. Pure and natural is our Minnesota honey! What could taste better?

Raft Excursion~4th Of July Weekend!

Independence Day conjures up all kinds of thoughts and memories to many of us, for me mostly of fun.  It’s a day that causes us to reflect upon the fact that we enjoy many of our freedoms because of the … Continue reading

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~First Honey Super Added~

Yesterday we went to check the hives and add a third hive box to three of the 8 frame Minnesota Hygienic hives.  The bees were very busy bringing in their loads of pollen and nectar after having been put behind a bit because of … Continue reading

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~A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words~

Another busy week has flown by very quickly.  The following photos were taken at some time this week by either myself or one of the children.  As I looked the photos over, I  was thinking how lucky I, formerly a city … Continue reading

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Barn Dance 2011~ The making of a dance!

Some call it the social event of the year, but for us it is a gift to our friends and neighbors.  Getting ready for the barn dance takes a lot of time and planning.  A week before the dance we … Continue reading

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Fishing, Lambs and Bees…..

The days are flying by quickly and we have experienced some very hot and humid weather.  For those who do not live out here in Minnesota, you may not know what it feels like to get battered with hot winds.  It’s … Continue reading

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Callens Farm~Early June

June is usually great for growing an excellent crop of weeds.  The favorable weather helped to bring the weeds to the surface and now we are trying to stay on top of them.  It’s not very easy though with the rest of the chores … Continue reading

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Balancing Fun and Farm Work!

Part of being livestock farmers, a very large part, is that you are pretty much obligated through necessity to be here all of the time.  After all, there is livestock that count on us, pretty much like infants need their … Continue reading

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Thoughts and Accomplishments.

 Living on this farm is in a sense like living in a monastery.  It’s not that we are perfectly organized, far from it.  Everyone has his or her position on this farm and is heavily relied upon to complete certain … Continue reading

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