Those that know me, also know that my dad is a beekeeper – or apiarist, if you want to get technical. He started it out about 15 years ago as a hobby with just a couple hives in the garden and it has grown into a full time gig with 150+ hives. You can find his honey locally in Spokane at Main Market Co-op, Simply Northwest, Rusty’s Produce and others. Look for this label:
I have gotten the opportunity to help him out several times over the years. While my dad forgoes gloves and a suit, opting to only wear a veil, I suit up head to toe. He says wearing gloves restrict his fingers too much. Needless to say he gets stung several times a day, it just doesn’t bother him much.
Most years he ships some of his bee hives to farmers in warmer climates for the winter. Almond farmers are said to get triple the almond yield just by putting one hive per acre on their farm. Some apple farmers in Central Washington also use my dad’s bees on their farms. But from spring to fall he keeps his bees here locally in the Inland Northwest, producing some of the finest local honey available.
Joilyn Madsen says
My family LOVES this honey! We put it in our tea, yogurt, and on peanut butter sandwiches, of course! We received it as a gift, and have been hooked ever since.
Jake Douville says
Glad you like it! Sounds like I’ll have to get you some more soon!
Chanel Welsh says
Is the honey farm still in Ione? I saw a car with a decal on it a couple weeks ago with the Selkirk name on it that said it was in Nine Mile Falls. I live in NMF and would love to buy direct from the farm instead of paying the markup at the Main Market Coop.
Jake Douville says
Chanel,
My dad moved his operation to Nine Mile Falls about a year ago. I may be able to get you in touch with his distributor. I’ll email you the contact privately.
Rick Carmack says
I loved the honey for baking! Do you know if I can buy a bucket?
Layne Brown says
Love this honey, Where can I get a bucket of it? I can have someone pick it up?