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Here I would love to share with you our travels and adventures as international mushroom consultants. MEMOIRS about husband Pieter Vedder, who was a SCIENTIFIC PIONEER in Commercial Mushroom Cultivation Education. His practical handbook is in 9 languages and is called the MUSHROOM BIBLE: https://mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com/2020/08/modern-mushroom-growing-2020-harvesting.html

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Blue Ridge Honey Company in Blueridge Mountains, Northeast of Georgia

 When on Sunday, October 4, we drove to Bryson City, North Carolina for riding the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, we passed the Blue Ridge Honey Company - CLOSED of course.


But I'd made up my mind, for stopping by, on our way back home on October 6!
For me a surprise for finding the above Rose Beeswax candles...
They smell so good!


Husband Pieter got himself an 11 lbs (5.1 kg) Wildflower Honey.
100% Pure, Raw & Natural


Raw Honey Glycemic Index 30 click link for comparing to other sweeteners


Blue Ridge Honey Company click through via link
They also do ship!


Very friendly people too!


COOKING WITH HONEY...


We so enjoyed watching this kind of LIFE MUSEUM style store, also lots of large photos!
Pieter was all smile, seeing the bees enter their hive, through a smart opening in the outside wall, via a pipe they flew in. 
We could watch them from behind the glass.
Later when going to the car, after placing the heavy honey purchase (Pieter's!) into the trunk, we went to the side of the store and saw the bees coming home.
Pieter was singing in the car when I drove away, old songs from those happy times that he still had his BELOVED BEES...
Felt happy for having stopped here!


Related link:

Great Smoky Mountains Railroad - Nantahala Gorge Excursion | previous post by me

Husband Pieter and his Beloved Honey Bees | previous post by me

31 comments:

  1. Dearest Mariette,
    Your rose beeswax candles look gorgeous. I am sure they smell very good!!! I am impressed with Pieter's large 5,1 kg. honey container!!! In Greece, we have very good thyme honey but also many different from conifers and wild flowers. Do enjoy your purchases! and thanks for posting the very interesting cooking with honey'' tips!
    I wish you both a very happy December!
    Many hugs,
    Marie-Anne

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    1. Dearest Marie-Anne,
      Thank you for your kind words and you bet that those candles smell good. They reminded me of the ones we recall from Church, always made from beeswax as well.
      Pieter was in heaven with such a choice of honey and in different sizes. Honey is a healthy way of sweetening.
      Happy December to you and yours as well.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  2. How wonderful. Honey is such a good source of energy.

    God bless.

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    1. Dearest Victor,
      Yes it sure is and Pieter uses a lot of it.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  3. Hello Mariette, I cannot imagine what you are going to do with a gallon of honey. A friend here whose uncle keeps bees gave me a half-gallon of longan (longyan) honey, but I have barely used any. Somehow it is not my go-to sweetener. My grandmother used to make old-fashioned honey cake, which was the one thing she baked that I did not appreciate--I guess it was the combination of the moistness and the honey flavor.
    --Jim

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    1. Dearest Jim,
      Guess that Pieter is somehow genetically related to the honey bear as he LOVES it and he uses it in his tea and yogurt and don't worry about this amount.
      Certain chocolates that I make also call for some honey and I love the taste in it.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  4. I think that was a fortuitous visit Mariette, both for the honey and candle treasures you took home with you but also for the happy memories your husband enjoyed while driving home 💙

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    1. Dearest Grace,
      Yes, it sure was and I only wish it would be closer to home for a more frequent stop for going back to memory lane for Pieter.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  5. Are those roses made of beeswax! How beautiful!

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    1. Dearest Anne,
      Yes, those roses are PURE beeswax!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  6. Hello! The candles are exquisite, can only imagine the heavenly fragrance. We keep good honey in our home, but two diabetics must use it sparingly. Tell me more about upcoming surgery ... cataracts? Stay well,
    Love Helen

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    1. Dearest Helen,
      Yes, Pieter no doubt is lucky for not being diabetic! I too have to be sparingly with its use. Yes, in November of 2019 got told I needed cataract surgery but I wanted to finish the book first. Then COVID came and all appointments got cancelled, rescheduled and finally on December 17 I will have it done.
      Those candles are heaven indeed!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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    2. Helen, I've now added above also the Glycemic Index info with link, it is far better than sugar and even less than that of Coconut Palm Sugar. We must adapt recipes as with pure raw honey we can use about half less, since it is sweet.

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    3. Thanks for the Index update. My neighbor just had both eyes done, piece of cake.

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    4. You're quite welcome Helen! Hope it IS, my worry is because I have only one good eye... don't want to become legally blind.

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  7. I adore honey but I have never know anyone to buy such a large jug of it. Interesting instructions on how to cook with it. Bees are fascinating little characters.

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    1. Dearest Janey,
      Well, this is the reveal of my very sweet husband!
      This is the Pure, Raw and Natural Honey, that makes a huge difference in its use.
      Yes, even for diabetes it is rather safe to use and it takes only a litte for reaching the same sweetness.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  8. The rosette candles are lovely.

    Don't know why the video in my post didn't work so I just deleted it. :/

    Take care.

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    1. Dearest Tammy,
      Those rosette candles are absolutely lovely by looks and by smell.
      I happen to have to replace some of my videos too, didn't even know they quit working. Blogger has all kind of tricks.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  9. Liebe Mariette,

    in Amerika ist alles größer. Da wird der Honig gleich als Gallone verkauft. Bei uns werden diese in 500g (1 lb) Gläsern verkauft :-)

    LG Bernhard

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    1. Lieber Bernhard,
      Nicht ganz so aber diese Imker produzieren es selbst und verkaufen es in jeder Größe. Da es etwa drei Stunden und 23 Minuten, oder 301 Km fahren ist hat der Pieter es gewählt. Er mag es ja auch sehr.
      Lieber Gruß,
      Mariette

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    1. Dearest Jo-Anne,
      Yes the pure honey is nice for many uses!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  11. The rose beewax candles are so beautiful, Mariette! And wow, that’s a big bottle of honey :-) I use honey for sweetener instead of sugar. I will check out this company! Sounds like your husband Pieter really enjoyed the visit. It must have brought lots of fond memories of the time he was a bee keeper :-)

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    1. Dearest Tamago,
      Yes, they sure are and I fell immediately in love with them!
      Oh, you bet that it made me feel happy for having done him a huge favor.
      Pieter never requests anything, so I have to be persistent but he admitted this was for him so valuable and so good to be back at.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  12. Georgia ... entschuldige ... da muß ich gerade an die Wahlen denken ... ich bin wirklich gespannt, was dabei herauskommen wird. Die Rede habe ich auf meinem aktuellen Post verlinkt. Hoffentlich wird alles gut!

    Die Rosen-Bienenwachskerzen sind ein einziger Traum!

    Liebe Grüße auch hier
    Sara

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    1. Liebe Sara,
      Ja, mit dir und vielen in der ganzen Welt hoffen wir das alles gut wird!
      Oh, ich war so froh diese Rosen-Bienenwachskerzen zu finden. Pieter war wieder mal zurück zu seinem lieben Hobby von 1944 (voriger Posten).
      Lieber Gruß,
      Mariette

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    2. Liebe Mariette,
      hoffen wir das Beste! Denn sonst befinden wir uns wohl in der biblischen Endzeit der Offenbarung. Viele lesen in diesen Tagen die Bibel, die sich nie darum gekümmert haben. Ein Zeichen?

      Aber Du siehst sicher, was manche zu Präsident Trump schreiben in meinem Blog. Sie lesen nur das, was sie wollen. Traurig, aber wahr! Und dann noch anonym kommentieren.

      Die Kerzen sind wunderhübsch! So etwas habe ich hier noch nie gesehen oder gibt es sie bei uns auch oder kann man sie online von hier aus auch beziehen? Manches ist ja sehr schwierig oder zu teuer aus Übersee, daher meine Frage.

      Ich wünsche Dir schon mal alles Liebe und Gute für Deine Augen-OP und werde zu dem Zeitpunkt mit meinen Gedanken und Gebeten bei Dir sein! Ich wünsche und hoffe, dass wir noch sehr lange miteinander bloggen können. Auch wenn ich in letzter Zeit nicht mehr so oft hier war, aber die Umstände ... das wird sicher auch wieder besser....
      Dennoch verliere ich Dich/Deinen Blog nie aus den Augen.

      Von Herzen alles Liebe, auch für Deinen lieben Mann!
      Sara

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    3. Liebe Sara,
      Ja wir hoffen es mit unserem ganzen Herzen!
      Es ist oh so feige um anonym zu kommentieren aber es gibt halt viele Menschen die so sind, die verstecken sich und wagen nur böses zu schreiben ohne sich zu zeigen. Die publiziere ich ohne weiteres nie! Auch ist es oft das Menschen einfach nur einander blind folgen, ohne selber tiefer nach zu forschen. Eine Feigheit und Faulheit Combination wohl.
      Die Kerzen wird es bestimmt irgendwo auch auf eure Seite geben. Den Versand ist ja heut zu Tage gar nicht bezahlbar, wirklich schlimm geworden.
      Bin gespannt auf die kommenden Wochen und hoffe das es mit der OP gut geht.
      Ganz lieber Gruß,
      Mariette

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    4. Das ist wirklich wahr, liebe Mariette.
      Ich habe schon so ähnliche Kerzen gesehen, auch zum Selbermachen, aber dafür fehlt mir eben die Zeit. Irgendwann werde ich schon mal welche finden. Zur Zeit sieht vieles schlecht aus, da beschränkt man sich auf das Notwendigste.

      Bestimmt wird alles gut! Bekommst Du eine neue Linse? Meine Mutti hatte leider 3 Augenerkrankungen und ging zu spät in die Augenklinik, als sie schon 3 Tage lang an einer Einblutung litt. Das war eindeutig zu spät! Sonst hätte man ihr noch helfen können. Die Linse hat nur gegen den Grauen Star geholfen. Wenn sie die Einblutung nicht gehabt hätte, hätte sie wieder klar sehen können. Wirklich schade. Man sollte immer sofort, wenn man ein akutes Augenproblem hat, Hilfe suchen.
      Allerdings sind jetzt schwierige Zeiten angebrochen. Wer weiß, ob man dann immer sofortige Hilfe bekommt. ;-(

      Alles erdenklich Gute für Dich!
      Sara

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    5. Liebe Sara,
      Ja, meine OP ist ja auch über ein Jahr vorausgeschoben worden. Ich wollte im März eigentlich aber ja, alles ist wegen COVID entweder abgesagt worden oder vorausgeschoben. Wer weiss wieviele Leben schon von wegen verloren gegangen sind?!
      Meine Nieren waren Gott sei Dank stabil geblieben, bin oh so froh darüber.
      Lieber Gruß,
      Mariette

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