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K Brothers Pollination And Honey West Richland, Washington
The K Brothers' alfalfa-wildflower raw honey
is a deeply flavorful honey that combines the smooth taste of alfalfa with the piquant, spicy taste of the desert plants
that lie beyond the irrigated fields in south-central Washington. "The bees flew into the rabbitbrush", beekeeper
Stan Kolensnikov explains. Rabbitbrush, also known as chamisa, can be found in arid areas from British Columbia to northern
Mexico. Native Americans have used the plant for centuries to improve concentration. Some
people believe that rabbitbrush honey holds the same properties. Regardless of its healing powers, rabbitbrush
honey is a robust, spicy flavor that gives a wonderous depth to the smooth flavor of alfalfa. Stan’s
Alfalfa-Wildflower Raw Honey is a delightfully unique taste treat.
No pesticides are ever used in the hives. Fumadil
B is never used when the bees are producing honey which people will eat. Fumadil B is the primary
treatment used against both types of Nosema (apis and ceranae): microscopic, fungal parasites
that kill many bees throughout the world.
K
Brothers Pollination and Honey is truly a family company, lead by Stan
Kolesnikov (thus K Brothers). Stan, his brother and his bother-in-law work with the bees. His sister oversees
the accounting. Stan's and his siblings are
second generation beekeepers : their father and uncle both kept honeybees in Uzbekistan . When Stan
was in his 20’s he started keeping bees here in the U.S. while working with Lynn Haitt, of Haitt and Son’s Honey
Company. K Brothers manage their bees without any hard chemicals.
Instead he uses an oil-based essential oil patty to help the bees keep their immune systems up to speed and battle
varroa mites. Stan's got a great success rate, and admits that he “enjoys the challenges of keeping
the bees healthy and alive. |
