So great to see this, this Father’s Day Weekend! Please give your dad a big hug, and tell him Happy Fathers Day (and Go Army, Beat Navy!). One day a year, but together we are one. I have his 6 and know that he has mine!
Lavender Dad and Lass ! (Lass is Scottish for Daughter. 😄) Saying Hi from Sunny Scotland 🏴 . . . Wow we are having the best Summer Temps ever ! OK it's mid to upper 20s C (75+F) that's Hot for us. . . 🌞 Mind you its great Lavender growing conditions for those beautiful fragrant Flowers. I have lots of Lavender in my Garden : English varieties, and the French Papillion 'butterfly' type too. . . Just lovely. 🤗 My Bees really love those Lavender Flowers and the Nectar from them. Yes it makes wonderful Honey. Tip : Beekeeping If you have any young Transplant Trimmings, off Cuts. Or Harvest Stalks, Debris after the Flower Cutting : Keep a little to add to your Bee Smoker. 👍 You will have the best and calmest Bee Hive Inspection ever. And the Beek will be chilled out as well. 😉 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 Happy Beekeeping 2023 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 Do you Sell Homestead Items ? Tip : Baking Don't know if you like Shortbread : (Cookies.) Its one of Scotlands Nations Food favourites. It's amazing if you make "Lavender Shortbread" ! The True Scottish Recipe takes the " 2, 4, 6" level of Ingredients List. Easy to remember. x2 Ounces of White Sugar. x4 Ounces of Chilled Butter. x6 Ounces of Plain White Flour (not bread flour !) And a Sprinkling of Dried Lavender Flower Buds. Yes for you Guys at the Lavender Farm. Others : Try Lemon Zest, or Orange Zest instead. Recipe : Add Sugar and Sifted Flour to a Bowl. Then Cube that Chilled Butter into small pieces. With your Finger Tips (or in brief episodes Blitz in a Food Processer : You want crumbly Dough ! Not a combined sticky mess.) 'Cool' is key here. If your Hands or Kitchen is really warm. Add the Bowl to a Fridge and Cool your hands under Cold Water. : You want a light Crumbly pressable smooth Dough (not oily, because the butter got 'warmed up' to much !) Roll out Dough until 1/4 to 1/2 " (inch) thickness. A Marble Counter Top or Glass Cutting Board works too. Or if its just a Wooden Surface : Chilled the Dough well before rolling it out. If Cut Cookie Shapes it's:1/4 " Thickness. If Traditional Scottish style "Fingers" : its 1/2 " Re Fingers : Roll Dough out to a Rectangle : Cut with a Knife into x1 Inch Strips Long. And then Cut again, across so each Finger is approximately x3 Inches in size. (Think Fish Fingers !) 😄 Get a Fork and use those x4 Tines to indent a regular even imprint of x4 Dots down each Shortbread. This helps them bake evenly. And looks pretty in the end presentation. Add to a non Stick Cookie / Baking Tray, Sprinkle with some White Sugar and a few Lavender Flowers. Bake in a preheated Oven around 180 C for around x15 to x20 Minutes or so. You want them baked but still 'Pale' in colour. They should be Baked and Firm to the touch. While still warm : Sprinkle on more Lavender Sugar / or regular Sugar if doing Plain or other flavours. Allow to cool. Store in a Tin. And Enjoy ! They should 'Snap' and melt in your Mouth. Once you eat one. You will eat one they are gone. 😎 (Don't bother with any butter substitute it will not be nice. Shortbread needs to be buttery! For future Baking . . . If you have time to do so. [Prepare ahead of time.] Get a large Lidded Jar to store say x1lB (x16 oz) of your White Sugar. Add about x4 oz of your Dried Lavender Flowers to this Sugar, store in a dark Cool place. . . to get "Baking Lavender Sugar" in a few weeks and or months. The Lavender Flower 'essence' will steep into the Sugar to flavour it. Don't attempt to try and replicate this using Lavender Essential Oil : it's way to Strong and Pungent ! It's horrible to eat, so use that infused Sugar instead. No problem adding more Sugar and Lavender Flours to a New Jar, shake it up and add the original infused Sugar on top. That way you will have Lavender Sugar ready to make Lavender Shortbread all Season long. Sweet. 🙃
You bet! Feel naked without my pocket knife. Lost it for a day and couldn't function! I also always have a small flashlight in my pocket. Has come in handy many times. I was in a bathroom in a large building and the power went off. I could not have found my way out with my flashlight.
I love lavender-great job. A couple tips on the flow super. Don’t add it until the brood box is 95% full. And make sure you add some old beeswax onto each side of each flow frame. They will take to it much faster.
I sprouted a bunch of bee balm seeds, and will be planting them in a dedicated plot this weekend. I have an order for Lavender seeds which should arrive in a day or two. I believe the combination of the two plants will make some very good honey.
I just planted lavender near the mailbox on a bank for the bees to forage on, its a work in progress. Have several plants started from seed and growing them in pots. I ordered some liner plugs from a lavender farm to get different varieties, super easy to propagate cuttings.
Thank you! Will do! This is the second one I have made and I love making these "therapeutic" videos because we live in times that call for a "time out" and take a break video in our lives.
Great video, fun to have a "feild trip" with you! Im going to be checking out that link! My wife loves lavender! Thanks to everyone for sharing this! EDIT: I just hit up the store, bought several items
This is amazing... I have a full acre I wanted to plant plants for my bees but that I could also get use out of this was in the top 3 or 4 plants to use... this is an amazing interview that's so cool to see that your bees are the ones he spread to. Help the process!! Thats so amazing... seems the blue collar response to something like that is somethin like at... I use that daily so weird to think about things we say daily
@@starklavenderfields the land im using is family land so im using my honey money and other profits to fund a 20 acre property. I am a Texas vet so I have VLB loans I have access to once I find the right property.
I love Lavender!! I was wondering do you ever do discounts on your master bee keeping class? I really want to take it but I am a beginner and everything is adding up. We have a swarm in a old whiskey barrel and I have someone coming to help me move them to a hive tomorrow.
People thought it was too humid in illinois plus alot of people I talked to were buying Spanish lavender at the big retail stores saying it's a perennial when it's a zone 7 plant and we are zone 5b
That’s my DAD! So proud of what you have done! ❤
And there's my beautiful daughter. She helped plant this with me. Now she's away at college.
You've got a great dad Julia, I know you are proud of him.
So great to see this, this Father’s Day Weekend! Please give your dad a big hug, and tell him Happy Fathers Day (and Go Army, Beat Navy!). One day a year, but together we are one. I have his 6 and know that he has mine!
Lavender Dad and Lass ! (Lass is Scottish for Daughter. 😄)
Saying Hi from Sunny Scotland 🏴 . . .
Wow we are having the best Summer Temps ever ! OK it's mid to upper 20s C (75+F) that's Hot for us. . . 🌞
Mind you its great Lavender growing conditions for those beautiful fragrant Flowers.
I have lots of Lavender in my Garden : English varieties, and the French
Papillion 'butterfly' type too. . . Just lovely. 🤗
My Bees really love those Lavender Flowers and the Nectar from them. Yes it makes wonderful Honey.
Tip : Beekeeping
If you have any young Transplant Trimmings, off Cuts. Or Harvest Stalks, Debris after the Flower Cutting :
Keep a little to add to your Bee Smoker. 👍 You will have the best and calmest Bee Hive Inspection ever.
And the Beek will be chilled out as well. 😉
🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
Happy Beekeeping 2023
🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
Do you Sell Homestead Items ?
Tip : Baking
Don't know if you like Shortbread : (Cookies.) Its one of Scotlands Nations Food favourites.
It's amazing if you make "Lavender Shortbread" !
The True Scottish Recipe takes the " 2, 4, 6" level of Ingredients List. Easy to remember.
x2 Ounces of White Sugar. x4 Ounces of Chilled Butter. x6 Ounces of Plain White Flour (not bread flour !)
And a Sprinkling of Dried Lavender Flower Buds. Yes for you Guys at the Lavender Farm.
Others : Try Lemon Zest, or Orange Zest instead.
Recipe :
Add Sugar and Sifted Flour to a Bowl. Then Cube that Chilled Butter into small pieces.
With your Finger Tips (or in brief episodes Blitz in a Food Processer : You want crumbly Dough ! Not a combined sticky mess.)
'Cool' is key here.
If your Hands or Kitchen is really warm. Add the Bowl to a Fridge and Cool your hands under Cold Water. : You want a light Crumbly pressable smooth Dough (not oily, because the butter got 'warmed up' to much !)
Roll out Dough until 1/4 to 1/2 " (inch) thickness. A Marble Counter Top or Glass Cutting Board works too. Or if its just a Wooden Surface : Chilled the Dough well before rolling it out.
If Cut Cookie Shapes it's:1/4 " Thickness.
If Traditional Scottish style "Fingers" : its 1/2 "
Re Fingers : Roll Dough out to a Rectangle : Cut with a Knife into x1 Inch Strips Long. And then Cut again, across so each Finger is approximately x3 Inches in size. (Think Fish Fingers !) 😄
Get a Fork and use those x4 Tines to indent a regular even imprint of x4 Dots down each Shortbread. This helps them bake evenly. And looks pretty in the end presentation.
Add to a non Stick Cookie / Baking Tray,
Sprinkle with some White Sugar and a few Lavender Flowers.
Bake in a preheated Oven around 180 C for around x15 to x20 Minutes or so. You want them baked but still 'Pale' in colour.
They should be Baked and Firm to the touch.
While still warm : Sprinkle on more Lavender Sugar / or regular Sugar if doing Plain or other flavours.
Allow to cool. Store in a Tin. And Enjoy !
They should 'Snap' and melt in your Mouth.
Once you eat one. You will eat one they are gone. 😎
(Don't bother with any butter substitute it will not be nice. Shortbread needs to be buttery!
For future Baking . . .
If you have time to do so. [Prepare ahead of time.]
Get a large Lidded Jar to store say x1lB (x16 oz) of your White Sugar.
Add about x4 oz of your Dried Lavender Flowers to this Sugar, store in a dark Cool place. . . to get "Baking Lavender Sugar" in a few weeks and or months. The Lavender Flower 'essence' will steep into the Sugar to flavour it.
Don't attempt to try and replicate this using Lavender Essential Oil : it's way to Strong and Pungent ! It's horrible to eat, so use that infused Sugar instead. No problem adding more Sugar and Lavender Flours to a New Jar, shake it up and add the original infused Sugar on top. That way you will have Lavender Sugar ready to make Lavender Shortbread all Season long. Sweet. 🙃
Definitely worth a share on fb. 👍🏻
Great video and story. I will be buying some of your lavender items.
Wow 🤩 That’s amazing!
This is fantastic indeed. Maybe the IIF program would be of interest. Then I can invest in your business.
David prepared with the trusty pocket knife, true utility.
You bet! Feel naked without my pocket knife. Lost it for a day and couldn't function! I also always have a small flashlight in my pocket. Has come in handy many times. I was in a bathroom in a large building and the power went off. I could not have found my way out with my flashlight.
I catch the bees sleeping on the lavender this time of year in the evening time it's such a sweet picture!❤😊
Amazing… it’s my dream. Proud of your
This is so nice! I can only hope to grow as nice as you!
Beautiful lavender field!
Two of my most favorite things!! This is great!!!
Enjoyable video. Glad you brought Stark to us
Glad you liked it!
Wow, great video. Love it.
Great video, 👍 \\\
Semper Fi
Something a little out of the ordinary, like it.
Yup, Sheri and I talked about the video how it would be different, but we decided it's fun to take a different approach every now and again.
Beautiful 💕 enjoyed this video.
USMC Thank you! Your have a beautiful farm . all the best to you .
Thanks brother.
This is so wonderful! I love lavender, I only have two as well as Russian sage for my bees. Many other flowers for my bees. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome video! Love to see people living their dreams and helping bee's! Beautiful lavender.
Thank you. I love it.
Yay!! Your lavender looks great!
Thank you
I love Lavender!
Everyone does I think.
Yes i ordered lots of items to try. ❤❤
Thank you
Lol! Love that you immediately pull your knife! I always carry my pocket knife and don't know how others get through life without one.
Absolutely! That's a Hinderer knife from Ohio!
Wonderful
I love lavender-great job.
A couple tips on the flow super. Don’t add it until the brood box is 95% full. And make sure you add some old beeswax onto each side of each flow frame. They will take to it much faster.
Our honey probably won't be ready til August sometime we hope, as this is our first year for honey.
Are you using irrigation on any of your lavender, especially new plugs?
Awesome video!!!!
Thanks!!
Hello David. It looks like you found a new friend. Thank you for sharing your videos with us. 🇺🇸
Ryan is solid!
This was a very relaxing video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I sprouted a bunch of bee balm seeds, and will be planting them in a dedicated plot this weekend. I have an order for Lavender seeds which should arrive in a day or two. I believe the combination of the two plants will make some very good honey.
Another awesome video, David! Vera and I loved watching. Super informative! I’m going to have to buy some lavender honey for my tea!
Nice video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Awesome video David. Thanks for sharing a great story.
Glad you enjoyed it
Very interesting.
I think so too!
All good things come with a lot of work, and I'll bet an ex-marine can handle it just fine. Great video David!
I just planted lavender near the mailbox on a bank for the bees to forage on, its a work in progress. Have several plants started from seed and growing them in pots. I ordered some liner plugs from a lavender farm to get different varieties, super easy to propagate cuttings.
Thank you for sharing your experience. What a fun field trip with you both. ❤
What an inspirational and therapeutic video! Keep it coming! ❤
Thank you! Will do! This is the second one I have made and I love making these "therapeutic" videos because we live in times that call for a "time out" and take a break video in our lives.
Love it. My wife's birthday is coming up thank you for the great birthday idea. Ill be ordering her some lavender products from his website 💜.
Thank you
Good stuff. Good luck with the 🐝 Bees. Thanks for sharing David and Sheri 😊
Our pleasure!
Cool interview!
Glad you enjoyed it. We really need to support people with a passion like this!
@David Burns totally agree David...
Great video, fun to have a "feild trip" with you! Im going to be checking out that link! My wife loves lavender! Thanks to everyone for sharing this! EDIT: I just hit up the store, bought several items
Thank you
very cool!
This is amazing... I have a full acre I wanted to plant plants for my bees but that I could also get use out of this was in the top 3 or 4 plants to use... this is an amazing interview that's so cool to see that your bees are the ones he spread to. Help the process!! Thats so amazing... seems the blue collar response to something like that is somethin like at... I use that daily so weird to think about things we say daily
Ryan has a dream and it is a pleasure to talk with him and to see his passion for life.
Great content David! This was a good video. Semper Fidelis Ryan. I served in the Marine Corps 20 years and started keeping bees 1/2 way through.
Semper Fi
bro i’m watching it now
Looks like about 2 acres of Lavender. I have 12.5 and working to add more over time for my bees.
Close there's another area not in the video. About 3 to 4 acres planted now and a few more acres to go
The farm is actually 12 acres as well on the other side is our greenhouse with more potted lavender and plugs. Hope yours is doing well too.
@@starklavenderfields the land im using is family land so im using my honey money and other profits to fund a 20 acre property. I am a Texas vet so I have VLB loans I have access to once I find the right property.
😊
And wallabies don't eat lavender 😊👍 but they do eat rosemary and roses 😢🇦🇺
I love Lavender!! I was wondering do you ever do discounts on your master bee keeping class? I really want to take it but I am a beginner and everything is adding up. We have a swarm in a old whiskey barrel and I have someone coming to help me move them to a hive tomorrow.
A few livestreams ago we offered half price. Stay plugged in to the livestreams. We often give classes away there. www.honeybeesonline.com/live
i’m new at bee keeping
Welcome to the channel and to beekeeping.
Where did you get your plant from to start your planting
Is lavender deer resistant?
Thx
Yes most varieties are. Lots of deer next to us.
Why did people think it was gonna die
People thought it was too humid in illinois plus alot of people I talked to were buying Spanish lavender at the big retail stores saying it's a perennial when it's a zone 7 plant and we are zone 5b