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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?

~ Bumper Crop of Cherries ~

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Callens Honey Farm

The honey bees are responsible for a bumper crop of cherries this year!  So far we froze enough for 28 pies or desserts.   Tomorrow we are bound and determined to finish the job!   The cherries make the most delicious pies ever.  It … Continue reading →

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~Barn Dance Friday June 5~

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Callens Honey Farm

  It’s that time of year again!  We have been busy getting ready for Friday night.  The dance will be on rain or shine.  Join us if you can.  Bring pot luck snacks and finger foods…….cups and your favorite chair.  … Continue reading →

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~Feed My Sheep….Feed My Lambs~

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Callens Honey Farm

    We are almost finished with the lambing season.  As of this morning we have 79 live lambs.  There would have been 5 more lambs but we lost them, two born dead, three failure to thrive.  All in all … Continue reading →

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~Spring…… Chicks ~

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Callens Honey Farm

Meat birds and replacement layers have been here for a couple of weeks.  One night I was in a deep sleep, around 1:00 a.m. when something woke me up……..must have been my Guardian Angel.  The dogs were barking and the … Continue reading →

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~Ice Fishing In Minnesota~

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Callens Honey Farm

  So what if the fish didn’t bite that day!  It wasn’t for lack of effort on our part.  This particular trip was made on March 8 of this year. I was pretty nervous driving on the lake as I followed our … Continue reading →

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~Bees In March~

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Callens Honey Farm

We took advantage of a lovely day, March 10, to feed sugar cakes infused with essential oils to our bees.  The hives were weighed going into the winter.  In order to survive a Minnesota winter, the bees need at least … Continue reading →

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~Our Son, Clayton, Shears 72 Ewes~

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Callens Honey Farm

Yesterday was sheep shearing day.  I haven’t seen Clayty shear any sheep since this time last year and I have to say I was pretty impressed!! He’s gotten really fast.   He worked his tail end off because our sheep are large … Continue reading →

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~It’s A Girl!!!!~

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Callens Honey Farm

Even the coldest of weather can’t stop the natural cycles of birth! The kids found this fresh born heifer in the barn, wet and shivering.  She was carried into the basement to be warmed up.  After a good morning in … Continue reading →

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