A Few Beers, A Lot of Honey & One Long Friendship

A wildflower honey question at Junkstock turned into years of friendship, brew days, barrel swaps, bee costumes, and more than a few strange ideas. Now the story comes full circle with our newest Jukes Ale Works collaboration: Stout Barrel Aged Honey.

behind the scenes, collaborations, farm storiesKathy SuchanSeptember 28, 2026

Why We Call Them "Hope Boxes"

Every August, we send hundreds of empty honey boxes back into our bee yards with nothing but hope they'll return full. Around here, we call them Hope Boxes—a simple nickname that has come to represent faith in the bees, the seasons, and the harvest still to come.

canning, beekeeping, farm stories, homesteadingKathy SuchanAugust 1, 2026honey harvest, raw honey, beekeeping, honey bees, honey supers, farm life, nebraska farm, fat head honey, hope boxes, behind the scenes