Sweet Pure Honey Blog
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All businesses start with some kind of spark, the idea that you can fill a gap that isn’t being filled. BottomLine’s Founder, Lisa Genovese, is fascinated by the do-or-die mentality of bootstrapped entrepreneurs who are building their own visions through grit and determination. This month, she sat down with Stella Sehn, Founder and Innovator with Sweet Pure […]
Changing with the times Read More »
It is just about dawn on the Canadian prairies. The cool air of a mid-July night has settled into the earth as dew forms on the grass. The dark night sky shifts into hues of indigo, burnt orange and gold as the first rays of sun stretch across expansive fields of green and yellow crops.
Honey Money and Canadian Beekeepers Read More »
A close friend shared a link for FREEBRUARY with me last month in a message. https://www.freebruary.ca/ When you have a friend you trust share content with you, it is usually relevant. I clicked the link and watched the one minute video. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBn_C3sL-JjnR0U-woH8uPg I instantly knew I wanted to be a part of this.
Our FREEBRUARY Promotion Read More »
After two years of pandemic instability and a spring season described as one of the worst on record, we remain focused on recovery for our bee hives and honey business. Our commitment to our family heritage farm and small business we built from it has come full circle this year. This spring’s abnormally long-lasting cold
Sweet Pure Honey UPDATE! We made it another year! Read More »
I am finally at a point where I can begin sharing again. The past few years farming has seen Sweet Pure Honey having to develop new ways of doing things. Through fighting to save our bee farm I was reminded why we started our business in those early years with young babies. In having to
*Previously Published by Prairie Post – February 17/2021 Many people in southeast Alberta know Stella Sehn, the hardworking and engaging face of Sweet Pure Honey. Besides making a lot of the natural honey home-based products such as soaps, cosmetics and spreads, Sehn is constantly marketing, shipping and finding new customers all over the world for
As 2020 finishes, I have optimism for the future. It has simultaneously brought me to my knees and lifted me up to the heavens by the lessons learned during the pandemic. Six months before the pandemic had started, I lost my winter job. I was well into panic mode long before the worst of it
Embracing Possibilities Read More »
To celebrate and raise awareness for EARTH DAY we offered our Bee Beeswax Food Wraps at 50% OFF the retail price. Sales from the beeswax food wraps will go directly to feeding our baby bees and supporting our hives this spring. My hope is to offer a substantial discount during this challenging time so clients and
Beeswax Food Wraps Our Earth Day Gift to You! Read More »
The recent news from the Alberta Beekeepers Commission reporting the honey crop in Alberta was down by as much as 50%, did not come as a shock to me. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/honey-bees-beekeepers-environment-1.5488447 Friends in the beekeeping industry in Alberta had already shared that information with us last summer. We were slightly better at 33% less than average,
2019 Alberta Honey Crop Down by 50% Read More »
One of the questions over the years I have been asked many times is what made you decide to become a beekeeper. I wish I could give an answer like it always was my dream from a child to a beekeeper. Honestly, I just fell into it. My introduction into bees started during summer breaks
The Summer Romance That Stayed Read More »
