George Washington ate hoecakes with honey almost every day for breakfast, but where did he get the honey? The only mention of Washington's bees comes from an entry on July 28, 1787, which states three hundred nails were given out at the Circle Storehouse to an indentured English joiner named Matthew Baldridge, “to make a bee house.” Washington is also known to have purchased honey and other foodstuffs from his enslaved workers.
George Washington raised bees at Mount Vernon and enjoyed honey and hoecakes almost daily at breakfast. Add rustic charm to your home with our swee...
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Buzzing Bees, their favorite flowers, and a busy beehive adorn this challenging 1000-piece puzzle. Inspired by the Bees & Honey No. 2 Decorativ...
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Enjoy this delicious variety of pure Virginia raw honey. Berry flavor is the result of pollination of raspberry bushes. Honey is unheated, unpasteu...
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The floral taste of this variety of raw wildflower honey is derived from a variety of wildflowers and plants which bloom during the summer months. ...
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Drizzle this honey on fresh strawberries or fruit of choice for a delightful naturally sweet treat! Raw honey is unheated, unpasteurized and unproc...
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Drizzle this honey on oatmeal or ice-cream for a delightful naturally sweet treat! Terrific when used as a glaze for meats, poultry or fish. Raw ho...
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Enjoy this delicious variety of pure Virginia raw honey. Alfalfa honey has a delicate light flower aroma and a not-so overpowering flavor of vanill...
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Drizzle this honey in your tea or on your grilled salmon. Terrific when used as a glaze for meats, poultry, or fish. Raw honey is unheated, unpaste...
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Liberty blend is an historically accurate recreation of the honey enjoyed throughout the colonies in the 18th century. It is an artisanal product h...
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The charming design on this potholder features botanical cherries, bee skep, a honey bee, and a quote from George Washington: "Cherries, plumbs, pe...
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Liberty blend is an historically accurate recreation of the honey enjoyed throughout the colonies in the 18th century. It is an artisanal product h...
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Peanuts were a staple of the colonial diet. In the archives at Mount Vernon, there is a letter dated 1798 from George Washington to his buying age...
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This charming wood beehive ornament was created by Doug Dill, master wood crafter in Lanexa, Virginia. Wood for the ornament was sourced from a pec...
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The pair of pure beeswax candles are hand-dipped using an antique revolving candle stand and traditional early American methods. The candle stand, ...
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The pair of pure beeswax candles are hand-dipped using an antique revolving candle stand and traditional early American methods. The candle stand, ...
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