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NorCal Nectar

NorCal Nectar Journal

Raw honey, honey sticks & beekeeping

Buying guides, serving maths, recipes and hive management — written to answer one question at a time, with the sources shown.

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Each hub collects the articles for one subject and links to the product they are about.

Raw Honey

What raw honey actually is, how to tell it apart from filtered supermarket honey, and how Northern California wildflower honey tastes through the season.

Honey Sticks

Serving sizes, pack maths, age safety, and how honey sticks work for tea, lunchboxes, events and businesses.

Recipes

Cooking, baking, drinks and infusions that use raw honey as an ingredient rather than a garnish.

Beekeeping

Hive management, seasonal timing, pests, equipment and California regulations — written for first- and second-year beekeepers.

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Beekeeping & Sustainability

Neonicotinoids and Bees: What Every Beekeeper Should Know About Pesticide Exposure

Beekeeping & Sustainability

Neonicotinoids and Bees: What Every Beekeeper Should Know About Pesticide Exposure

Neonicotinoids are the most widely used insecticides on the planet, and they are quietly devastating bee colonies even at doses too low to kill outright. This guide breaks down exactly how these pesticides affect honey bees, where global bans stand heading into 2026, and what beekeepers and gardeners can do to protect pollinators.

15 min read

Beekeeping & Sustainability

How Do Beekeepers Harvest Honey? A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Responsible Extraction

Beekeeping & Sustainability

How Do Beekeepers Harvest Honey? A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Responsible Extraction

Honey harvest is the most rewarding day in a beekeeper's year -- and the most consequential. How you take honey determines whether your colony thrives or starves. This behind-the-scenes guide walks through the entire process our family uses, from checking moisture content to bottling raw honey without heat.

14 min read

Beekeeping & Sustainability

Sustainable Beekeeping: Practices That Protect Bees

Beekeeping & Sustainability

Sustainable Beekeeping: Practices That Protect Bees

Sustainable beekeeping prioritizes colony health over maximum honey yields. This guide covers chemical-free management, genetic diversity, habitat preservation, and how to identify responsibly sourced honey from beekeepers who put bees first.

12 min read

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Every guide above points at one of these.

Raw California Honey

Unfiltered wildflower honey in 16, 32 and 64 oz.

Pure Honey Sticks

One teaspoon of raw honey per sealed straw. Seven pack sizes, 10 to 1000.

The Complete Beekeeper Course

Eight written modules on Northern California beekeeping.

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