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The jar's origin sticker: Maury County, Tennessee, goldenrod.

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Arrow & Mt Joy

Maury County, Tennessee · 2026 season

Maury County

Here.

Maury County, Tennessee: the bees' home this season

This site is Located in Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, 60 miles south of Nashville. The Arrow project includes five connected project areas that together form a diverse landscape of restoration and regeneration. The site features sections dedicated to natural regeneration, multiple managed lawns, and a prime habitat restoration zone that extends toward a central pond. This site is sits within the gently rolling terrain of Maury County, part of the wider Interior Low Plateaus region of central Tennessee.

An apiary was installed near the center of the property to support pollinator activity and monitor ecosystem health across the surrounding habitats. The combination of open lawns, wetland edges, and restored vegetation provides ideal conditions for native plants and pollinators to thrive. This multi-use design allows the Arrow Site to serve as both a renewable energy landscape and a living example of ecological restoration in progress.

One season, visit by visit.

Every time someone walked the land, they wrote down what was blooming.

Bees on this land since July 2025.

  1. Apr26

    Visited

    nothing in bloom recorded

  2. May3

    Visited

    • giant goldenrod Solidago gigantea
    • Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis
  3. May17

    Visited

    • white clover Trifolium repens
  4. May24

    Visited

    nothing in bloom recorded

  5. Jun29

    Visited

    • white clover Trifolium repens
    • Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis
    • wild carrot Daucus carota
  6. Jul9

    Visited

    • white clover Trifolium repens
    • Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis
    • eastern daisy fleabane Erigeron annuus
  7. Sep6

    Visited

    nothing in bloom recorded

  8. collected

    Honey harvested

    [PLACEHOLDER: 2026 harvest date not in the beekeepers' records yet]

    About 150 lb from the two yards [VERIFY: estimate, Joe to confirm]

7 visits125 plants recorded14 of them bee flowers44 kinds of insects, birds and other animals

[VERIFY: species to be checked by a botanist]

goldenrodwhite clover

What the bees were working.

Main forage: Sumac and Clover

Nestled within a restored landscape of young hardwoods and open greens, the Mt. Pleasant apiary draws nectar from resilient late-blooming species that thrive on disturbed soils. Goldenrods, asters, and sumac dominate the fall canopy, while scattered clovers and native vines edge the forest margins. The result is a varied nectar mosaic that reflects ecological renewal in progress.

When we saw them in bloom
AprMayJunJulAugSep
white cloverTrifolium repens
Canada goldenrodSolidago canadensis
eastern daisy fleabaneErigeron annuus
musk thistleCarduus nutans
giant goldenrodSolidago gigantea
strawberry cloverTrifolium fragiferum
A jar of wildflower honey.

Wildflower honey.

Mt. Pleasant honey is a dark color and warmly aromatic, carrying the essence of autumn’s last bloom. The flavor begins with a gentle floral sweetness before deepening into notes of spice, dried herbs, and faint citrus. Its complexity speaks to the resilience of a landscape healing itself—bold yet balanced, with a lingering warmth that evokes Tennessee’s late-season sun.

Tasting notes

  • goldenrod
  • aster
  • clover
  • sumac
  • amber
  • floral
  • warm
  • complex

Harvested[PLACEHOLDER: 2026 harvest date not in the beekeepers' records yet]About 150 lb from the two yards [VERIFY: estimate, Joe to confirm]

Snapshots from the season.

What the beekeepers saw out there, between the records.

A taste of place.

Maury County, Tennessee. This season.

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