Tag Archives: Callens honey farm

~Cold, Damp, Muddy, Minnesota Farm~

  Despite the dreary weather, these 75 bred ewes and ewe lambs remain happy and with good appetite. They are due to start lambing April 1.   Hope I didn’t make you too cold seeing all these dreary photos! Work … Continue reading

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~Hog Heaven~

Here we are, down on the Callens Honey Farm.  Our farm life in photos!  Hope you enjoy our busy life which just became a bit harder with these cold temperatures that could freeze an ocean!  I apologize for not having … Continue reading

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~Bees~

The honey harvest this year was good!  We were blessed with a good crop.  Our honey is now being sold in three local stores here in Minnesota…..  Brad’s Market in Minneota, Jim’s Super Value and Moberg Meats in Canby, MN.  We … Continue reading

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~Certified Organic~

  I can’t take any credit for the paper work, time and effort that it has taken to get this certification completed.  I’m so proud of our girls,  for their patience and persistence.  We proudly display on Fred’s old Ford … Continue reading

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~Two Became One~

It’s been a while since I’ve posted on here.  So much has been happening and life somehow passes by so fast.  We now have a beautiful daughter, Angelica.  Her family put on a wonderful wedding which will go down in … Continue reading

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~Spring…… Chicks ~

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~

  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~

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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