J & M Orchards

J & M Orchards A small town Orchard with big ideas

Good thing I was home today. We had a swarm & was able to catch em. That puts us at 4 hives this season. These Italian b...
05/09/2026

Good thing I was home today. We had a swarm & was able to catch em. That puts us at 4 hives this season.

These Italian bees have been with us for 6 seasons. Swarming has many meanings and 1 is, they’re healthy/ need propagate the bloodline.

They're in the new home and will be moved to the bee yard in a couple days after they settle down. 🐝🐝🍯

04/26/2026

Egg production will be delayed. We lost 10 laying hens over the weekend due to a mink. 🫠😪

We still have stock for this week!

Things are a buzz around here. 2 new hives installed last week and theyre already building honeycomb. If mother nature p...
04/25/2026

Things are a buzz around here. 2 new hives installed last week and theyre already building honeycomb. If mother nature permits we should have the Cloverfield planted within the next week for some really good honey. 🐝

04/22/2026

They're here! Nice surprise to wake up to 🐣

🌄 Morning Everyone 🌄 We have movement! Two chicks may make their grand entrance today 🐣Going old-school with their names...
04/21/2026

🌄 Morning Everyone 🌄

We have movement! Two chicks may make their grand entrance today 🐣

Going old-school with their names. Help ‼️ with boys, incase of 🐓

Maybel, Ethel, Winifred, Myrtle, Blanche, Opal ect....

Well, mother nature's roller-coaster caused some damage to our early buds. This is an example of how to gauge cold/frost...
04/08/2026

Well, mother nature's roller-coaster caused some damage to our early buds. This is an example of how to gauge cold/frost damage on buds. Even though they haven't bloomed yet we have some over achievers that have pushed out pink buds early and its looking like we lost about 30% in the early morning hours when temps hit 23°F. The still green younger flower buds seem to be fairly Ok. Unfortunately we wont know the extent until closer to mid-May to see if it will have any effect on our You-Picks and or variety availability.

04/06/2026

Looking to watch something fresh and new? We finished this up tonight. Truly opens up your eyes on how 🐝 make the world go round!

Anyone else watch and 🤢 over the Volture bees? Yes exactly what you think. We will pass on trying that Honey!!!

April brings along good signs. They've started to bud out. Not many yet but should be more showing signs in the next 2 w...
04/02/2026

April brings along good signs. They've started to bud out. Not many yet but should be more showing signs in the next 2 weeks! Fingers crossed 🤞🤞that late frost stay away like last year we can have a crop. Stay tuned for posts and updates.

🐣🌸 WE ARE EXPECTING! 🐣🌸We’ve got some exciting news happening at the orchard! Misty & the kids bought eggs to hatch sin...
03/31/2026

🐣🌸 WE ARE EXPECTING! 🐣🌸

We’ve got some exciting news happening at the orchard! Misty & the kids bought eggs to hatch since our rooster wasn’t quite the right breed to give us those beautiful colored eggs we’ve been dreaming of.

I mean Tiffany Blue eggs? Why not?

And yes… Misty is a little boujee like that
(Would you expect anything less) 💁‍♀️🥚✨

If all goes to plan, we’re expecting our new arrivals around mid-April, and we can’t wait to see those tiny fluff balls (and future colorful eggs)!

Stay tuned for updates, spring just got a whole lot cuter around here!

We have Fresh Free Range Eggs available once again. The flock has decided their winter hiatus is over and they're gearin...
03/21/2026

We have Fresh Free Range Eggs available once again. The flock has decided their winter hiatus is over and they're gearing back up. As long as we have em we'll keep the cooler stocked at the road. Stop on out. Still just $3/dozen. Unwashed.

We're officially starting on the 2026 season. Pruning begins on all 220-ish of our trees. Even though they look ugly & b...
02/08/2026

We're officially starting on the 2026 season. Pruning begins on all 220-ish of our trees. Even though they look ugly & butchered until the leaves come on, pruning helps control growth and quality of fruit production but getting rid of damaged branches, letting in sunlight and removing unnecessary woody growth that robs nutrients from the fruit. This process usually takes us between 50-60 man-hours per season. Here's to the start of a good 2026 harvest!

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42550 Smith Road
Wellington, OH
44090

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Saturday 12pm - 4pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm

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+13306366729

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