Honey the key to meadery's sweet success  Eric Gaertner | By
Eric Gaertner | Follow on Twitter on June 19, 2008 at 7:18 AM,
updated December 09, 2011 at 2:55 PM A frame from one of the bee
hives used by beekeeper Steve Haystead at a blueberry field in
Claybanks Township in Oceana County. Steve is a beekeeper and
operates Cherry Hill Honey. Some of the honey is used to make
mead produced at Bardic Wells Meadery, which is owned and
operated by Steve and his wife, Jan Haystead. Enlarge photo Like
their marriage of 17 years, the Haysteads' distinctive interests
also fit well together. Creating a buzz  Watch the movie after
the jump on Steve Haystead's beekeeping and meadery businesses.
Steve Haystead is passionate about bees. Jan Haystead is an avid
wine drinker with a background in chemistry.  The Montague-area
couple have combined their individual interests and started a
honey wine production business, called a meadery, that is
generating much interest in West Michigan and has potential to
branch out across th