Farm Timeline - See what goes on all year!
Checking Honeybee Colonies
Checking Honeybee Colonies
Vineyard Pruning
Around Easter is when we prune the vines.
Spring Inspection of honeybees
Spring Inspection of honeybees
Installing Package Bees
During mid-April to mid-May is when we install package bees.
Swarm Season
Swarm Season
Honey Supers Added to Bee Colonies
Honey Supers Added to Bee Colonies
Mid June to Mid August Summer Disease Control
Cultivating, weeds & disease control, fertilizing
Starting Comb Honey Harvest
Starting Comb Honey Harvest
Bird Protection Starts in the Vineyard
Bird Protection Starts in the Vineyard
Week 1 of 6 Vineyard Open
Week 1 of 6 Around Labor Day each year is when we start picking grapes and our Annual Wholesale Honey Sale starts
Week 2 of 6 Vineyard Open
Week 2 of 6 Vineyard Open More grapes ripe
THE MORE YOU PURCHASE, THE CHEAPER IT IS!
THE MORE HONEY YOU PURCHASETHE CHEAPER IT IS!
Week 3 of 6 Vineyard Open
Week 3 of 6 Vineyard Open
Week 4 of 6 Vineyard Open
Week 4 of 6 Vineyard Open
Honey Sale Ending Soon
Honey Sale Ending Soon Pick up you Quarts, Gallons & Pails Now!
Week 5 of 6 Vineyard Open
Week 5 of 6 Vineyard Open
Week 6 of 6 Vineyard Open
Week 6 of 6 Vineyard Open THIS MAY BE THE LAST WEEKEND OPEN! We Still have Concord left - Better get it now!
Optional Extra Week Open
Optional Extra Week Open SOMETIMES WE ARE OPEN AN EXTRA WEEK IF THE CROP CONDITION ARE GOOD.
Finishing the Honeybee Harvest and Winterizing
Finishing the Honeybee Harvest
Cleanup in the Vineyard
Cleanup in the Vineyard
Preparing for Holiday Candle Sales
Preparing for Holiday Candle Sales
Christmas Season Begins
Christmas Season Begins Lots of great pricing on shipping, free Christmas Tree Decorations and more.
Watch the SlideShow below to see typical activities in September
Welcome to our Farm! The first thing you see when turning in is our sign.
We are open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only from September to Mid-October.
Click here for directions
Start the "Farm Tour" Slideshow
We do not have a fancy parking lot, people just park on the side of the drive.
Please do not block the drive and watch for children
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Stop
Most people come to our rustice sales stand first for information.
The two people shown above are the owners, Bill (myself) & Pat Schnute. (Pat is the good looking one on the right!)
We may not always be down at the stand, but we are usually available for questions about winemaking, beekeeping and candlemaking.
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Stop
Many groups of people come out to visit us in the fall. We do not offer tours, but people bring friends, have picnics and fun.
We only specialize in three kinds of products, Grapes, Honey and Beeswax Candles.
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Stop
Most people come to the sales stand first for information.
Sometimes they have already printed out a grape ripening update sheet from our website and brought it with them.
Customers will bring all sorts of bushels, baskets, pails, garbage cans (clean) to pick their grapes into. Pruning shears work well for picking grapes. We also have 1/2 bushel bags and grape harvest knives available at the vineyard.
Click here for ripening info.
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We grow more than 20 varieties of grapes.
*Grapes for Red Wine!
*Grapes for Juice and Jelly!
*Red and green Seedless Grapes for fresh eating!
*Grapes for White Wine!
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Stop
This picture shows our vineyard from above. The image shows where the "Concord" vines are located in the vineyard.
Every variety has a map and an information page. Below are pages with details about every grape.
*Grapes for Red Wine
*Grapes for White Wine
*Table & Jelly Grapes
Resume Slideshow
Stop
After picking up information from our sale stand it is time to head out into the vineyard. Some people wander all over the place and some go right to the rows they want and get to work.
You pick the grapes in the vineyard and then bring them to the sales stand to get them weighed and check out.
Resume Slideshow
Stop
Some winemakers are very sophisticated and use a refractometer to measure the sugar levels for winemaking. Most people ask us which are ripe and then taste them themselves.
Resume Slideshow
Stop
We always say, taste them first & if you don't like them, don't pick them.
We no longer have frozen winemaking juice available, however we do have a stemmer-crusher facility ready for you to use and mesh strainer bags available. You can pick and pay for your grapes and then use our crusher-destemmer to crush (not press) your grapes.
Resume Slideshow
Stop
Make sure you bring enough pails to bring your must home in. A 5 gallon pail will almost hold about a 40 lb bushel of crushed grapes.
Our customers will bring all sorts of bushels, baskets, plastic lug, pails, garbage cans (clean) to pick their grapes into and load in their vehicles.
Resume Slideshow
Stop
Make sure they are not too heavy to carry when filled (large 30+ gallon containers can hold hundreds of pounds of grapes) since you must be able to bring them to and lift them on the scale at our stand to be weighed.
No - We do not sell wine! However since most of our customers are home winemakers we always appreciate it when they bring in samples of their craft for us to taste.
Resume Slideshow
Stop
All of these wines are from grapes grown in our vineyard and processed by homewinemakers. Join us in this exciting and fruitful craft.
A few years ago we stopped using our Bulk Tank, due to leaks and insects.
Resume Slideshow
Stop
Now when our Sales Stand is open in the fall, our quarts, gallons and pails are sold wholesale to the public.
Customers can pick up their honey on any Friday, Saturday or Sunday in September to Mid-October.
Resume Slideshow
Stop
The price on quarts and gallons decreases when you purchase many at a time.
Our honey comes from clovers, starthistle and wildflower blossoms in the Southeast Michigan area.
Resume Slideshow
Stop
We set up an observation hive every year. You can safely watch the honeybees at work. Try to find the queen!
Resume Slideshow
Stop
Some people have asked us if this hive produces all the honey. This is just a very small miniature hive that is just for viewing.
Click here for more beekeeping pictures.
We sell hundreds of styles of pure beeswax candles. This picture show just a few of the tapers we have available. We usually have our tapers, some votives, tea lites and a few popular sizes of pillars at our small sales stand.
Resume Slideshow
Stop
Please go to our on line Candleshop to see everything available. If you want to order something just email us and we will make sure it is made and ready for you to pick up when you come out for grapes and honey.
You can also order on line and we will ship it directly to you. See you at the Farm!
Welcome to our Farm! The first thing you see when turning in is our sign.
We are open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only from September to Mid-October.
Click here for directions
Start the "Farm Tour" Slideshow
We do not have a fancy parking lot, people just park on the side of the drive.
Please do not block the drive and watch for children
Resume Slideshow
Stop
Most people come to our rustice sales stand first for information.
The two people shown above are the owners, Bill (myself) & Pat Schnute. (Pat is the good looking one on the right!)
We may not always be down at the stand, but we are usually available for questions about winemaking, beekeeping and candlemaking.
Resume Slideshow
Stop
Many groups of people come out to visit us in the fall. We do not offer tours, but people bring friends, have picnics and fun.
We only specialize in three kinds of products, Grapes, Honey and Beeswax Candles.
Resume Slideshow
Stop
Most people come to the sales stand first for information.
Sometimes they have already printed out a grape ripening update sheet from our website and brought it with them.
Customers will bring all sorts of bushels, baskets, pails, garbage cans (clean) to pick their grapes into. Pruning shears work well for picking grapes. We also have 1/2 bushel bags and grape harvest knives available at the vineyard.
Click here for ripening info.
Resume Slideshow
Stop
We grow more than 20 varieties of grapes.
*Grapes for Red Wine!
*Grapes for Juice and Jelly!
*Red and green Seedless Grapes for fresh eating!
*Grapes for White Wine!
Resume Slideshow
Stop
This picture shows our vineyard from above. The image shows where the "Concord" vines are located in the vineyard.
Every variety has a map and an information page. Below are pages with details about every grape.
*Grapes for Red Wine
*Grapes for White Wine
*Table & Jelly Grapes
Resume Slideshow
Stop
After picking up information from our sale stand it is time to head out into the vineyard. Some people wander all over the place and some go right to the rows they want and get to work.
You pick the grapes in the vineyard and then bring them to the sales stand to get them weighed and check out.
Resume Slideshow
Stop
Some winemakers are very sophisticated and use a refractometer to measure the sugar levels for winemaking. Most people ask us which are ripe and then taste them themselves.
Resume Slideshow
Stop
We always say, taste them first & if you don't like them, don't pick them.
We no longer have frozen winemaking juice available, however we do have a stemmer-crusher facility ready for you to use and mesh strainer bags available. You can pick and pay for your grapes and then use our crusher-destemmer to crush (not press) your grapes.
Resume Slideshow
Stop
Make sure you bring enough pails to bring your must home in. A 5 gallon pail will almost hold about a 40 lb bushel of crushed grapes.
Our customers will bring all sorts of bushels, baskets, plastic lug, pails, garbage cans (clean) to pick their grapes into and load in their vehicles.
Resume Slideshow
Stop
Make sure they are not too heavy to carry when filled (large 30+ gallon containers can hold hundreds of pounds of grapes) since you must be able to bring them to and lift them on the scale at our stand to be weighed.
No - We do not sell wine! However since most of our customers are home winemakers we always appreciate it when they bring in samples of their craft for us to taste.
Resume Slideshow
Stop
All of these wines are from grapes grown in our vineyard and processed by homewinemakers. Join us in this exciting and fruitful craft.
A few years ago we stopped using our Bulk Tank, due to leaks and insects.
Resume Slideshow
Stop
Now when our Sales Stand is open in the fall, our quarts, gallons and pails are sold wholesale to the public.
Customers can pick up their honey on any Friday, Saturday or Sunday in September to Mid-October.
Resume Slideshow
Stop
The price on quarts and gallons decreases when you purchase many at a time.
Our honey comes from clovers, starthistle and wildflower blossoms in the Southeast Michigan area.
Resume Slideshow
Stop
We set up an observation hive every year. You can safely watch the honeybees at work. Try to find the queen!
Resume Slideshow
Stop
Some people have asked us if this hive produces all the honey. This is just a very small miniature hive that is just for viewing.
Click here for more beekeeping pictures.
We sell hundreds of styles of pure beeswax candles. This picture show just a few of the tapers we have available. We usually have our tapers, some votives, tea lites and a few popular sizes of pillars at our small sales stand.
Resume Slideshow
Stop
Please go to our on line Candleshop to see everything available. If you want to order something just email us and we will make sure it is made and ready for you to pick up when you come out for grapes and honey.
You can also order on line and we will ship it directly to you. See you at the Farm!
