Golden Honey Jars on a Sunny Counter in Sweetwater

the spoon. “It doesn’t drip like the syrup we bought last month.”

“That’s the clover,” David said. “We don’t stretch it with water.”

“And we don’t cook it down to speed up the bottling,” I added. “We let it run slow, the way nature intended.”

I watched him talk to her, explaining how the bees seal the combs when the moisture is just right.

He didn’t look continue reading …