From the homepage at
www.HoneyAcres.com:
A ROMANCE WITH HONEY
Now in its 5th generation, Honey Acres began in 1852 when C.F. Diehnelt arrived in Milwaukee from his native Germany with his beekeeping talents.
Today, Honey Acres is located on a 40-acre property in rural Ashippun, Wisconsin; midway between Milwaukee and Madison.
Combining more than 150 years of beekeeping experience and our passion for honey, Honey Acres offers a complete variety of gourmet honey, honey cremes, honey mustards, honey confections and a variety of gift presentations, available for you to order online.
We cordially invite you to tour our factory and our nationally-acclaimed, professionally designed "Honey of a Museum".
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I've made day trips to Honey Acres at least a half dozen times in the last 20 years. It really is a sweet little "honey of a museum". The owner's been there some Saturdays. A small, perhaps 20 seat theatre shows a nifty little movie on beekeeping. A live hive is shown behind glass. Bee-keeping artifacts from many ages are on display.
Bring a bag lunch with you to Honey Acres. Take the nature trail out back about a fourth of a mile to a meadow with knee- to waist-high grass. There's a little elevated gazebo in the middle of this setting. The views of the valley from this platform are idyllic, dotted with red barns and Wisconsin cows that are happier than California cows ever dreamed of being.
I go out of my way to buy Honey Acres honey whenever I shop. I learned that the different kinds of honey are based on the main plants from which bees collect their nectar.
There's no pressure of any kind on this trip. Makes for a wonderful date, a great family date, or a simple getaway (bring a book) for a day.
Regards,
Keith
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