We love honey in all forms, and melted with copious amounts of garlic and butter and drizzled all over soft pretzels is no exception. This garlicky honey butter is super easy to put together and won’t last long after you glaze it all over your breads, seafood, roasted vegetables…the list goes on. Ingredients (makes 1/2 cup sauce) 1/4 cup unsalted butter melted 1/4 cup honey 4 cloves garlic minced 2 tablespoons fresh-squeezed lemon juice (or 1 tablespoon white vinegar) salt to taste Directions (Recipe adapted from Cafe Delites): Combine all the butter, honey, and garlic into a smal ..read more

This is an easy and flavourful way to showcase your fresh summer cucumber bounty. The addition of honey balances the savory-sourness of the dish without making it taste sweet. Ingredients: 10 small or 2 large cucumbers 1 tsp kosher salt 2 tsp honey 2 tbsp rice vinegar (can be substituted with balsamic vinegar) 1.5 tbsp sesame oil 1 tbsp soy sauce 2 garlic cloves, minced pinch of red pepper flakes toasted white sesame seeds (optional) Directions: Wash cucumbers thoroughly. If using small or pickling cucumbers, press the blade of a large knife on top of the cucumber and smas ..read more

My mom is the queen bee of Cantonese cooking, and she can always find a way to use honey to add that sweet-and-savory balance to her dishes. When my brother’s partner successfully reproduced one of mom’s char siu (BBQ pork) rib recipes after the first try, we knew it was too good not to share. The honey glaze at the end is an important step to create that caramelized, sweet coating that makes this dish so satisfying. It might be a competition for who gets the juiciest piece. This recipe can be made in the oven or air fryer. You can also use this recipe to make regular Char Siu using pork butt ..read more

Every year leading up to the holidays, as a part of creating the holiday magic, our mom spoils us by making batches and batches of sugar cookies, festive chocolates, Danish kransekake, and our favourite: Almond Roca - a decadent and addictive combination of toffee, crunchy almonds, and chocolate. It can be easily whipped up with staples that you can usually find in your pantry. Here is our take on one of our favourite holiday treats, made with honey instead of refined sugars! Holiday Honey Almond Roca Ingredients: 340 g (1 cup) honey 227 g (1 cup) butter 150 g (1.5 cup) roasted unsalte ..read more

???Happy World Bee Day!??? Today is a day we reflect on the important role that native pollinators and honeybees play in our natural and agricultural food ecosystems. Remember that not only honeybees but so many native bugs and critters are involved in pollinating our landscapes. Ways you can help include leaving your dandelions alone for an early spring food source, providing a shallow source of water for visiting critters, and planting native flowers and plants in your garden. We are so happy to get to be directly involved in this relationship and be a part of the process that gets food to g ..read more

A beautiful arbutus, just about ready to bud, on the beach near our Vancouver Island apiary. Happy Earth Day! Live green, eat wild! As beekeepers, we pay special attention to many details that surround us: are those trees budding yet? When will those bushes bloom? How close are we to the nectar flow? And constantly - weather, weather, weather. Some years we get too much rain, or smoke from far away forest fires, or not enough clear, sunny days for bees to fly out and work. Other years we get lucky and the rain comes at the right time and goes away at the right time too, and the bees are ..read more

At Three Foragers, we like to keep things simple. All it takes is one taste of our honey caramel treats to know that our products are a labour of love, made with wholesome ingredients. It takes patience to get each small batch just right, and we wanted to open up our farm to you and share how we create these sweet treats.  We currently make our honey caramels in three flavours: original, sea salt, and lemon. All are made with natural ingredients (Canadian-sourced when possible!) for a treat you can feel good about.  To start, we take our own raw honey made from alfalfa, sweet clov ..read more

The next time you reach for a sweetener to put in your morning coffee, consider using raw honey.  After comparing these products side by side, we see that raw honey has several benefits over its refined counterpart. You can also substitute raw honey in your baked goods, and use it to make a natural homemade body scrub!  To understand why raw honey is a superior sweetener, we must first understand how these products are processed.  Processing Differences White sugar comes from the sugar cane plant. This plant is grown, harvested, and transported to a sugar mill where it is wash ..read more

Honeybees are one of the most collaborative insects in the world. It’s almost unbelievable to think about thousands of bees working together in harmonious unison for the survival of the colony. But it’s true! On our honey farm, we get to witness these amazing creatures thrive every day. Each bee has a specific job to tackle, and it’s important that the colony has a balance of workers fulfilling all the roles inside and outside the hive.  This begs the question, with a brain the size of a sesame seed, how do bees know which job to perform and when? Is there some sort of honeybee HR departm ..read more

Bees are amazing creatures. They nourish the environment and produce delicious raw honey. Our honey farm loves bees so much that we’ve put together ten undeniable reasons you should love them too! Let’s start with the obvious: 1. They Make Amazing Honey We all know that honey is delicious, but there are so many benefits that go beyond its yummy taste. Raw honey contains nutrients like antioxidants, amino acids, and a plethora of vitamins. So, spread some on your morning toast and feel good about it!  Raw honey is also an environmentally friendly sweetener. Unlike products like corn syrup ..read more