Honey Tasting Contest

Last year I had my bees on a field about a mile from my house. I had a great time and learned a lot of new things about my bees and bee keeping in general. The farmer who let me place my hives on their field sent me this wonderful email and I would like to share parts of it:

Stan,

Just double checking to see if you still wanted to put your hives on our property. We would still love to have you. My two sons would also like to start beekeeping. Would it be possible for you to be their mentor? I am not going to have the other beekeepers on the property this year...

Also I wanted you to know that your honey won a tasting contest at the State Tax Commission. The instructor is a beekeeper and every year he has a tasting contest during a course that he teaches for all the county assessors. Yours won hands down!!!

WOW!!! what a great compliment! That made my day.