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Welcome to the Orange Bee!
Hi. I’m Linda and I’m the boss of this blog. Let me state the obvious, I love food. I love to look at food, read about food, look at photos of food, prepare food, cook food and of course, eat food. I also have a mad passion for honeybees. I blame my enthusiasm for bees on my understanding of the important role they play in so much of the food I love.
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How to Celebrate With A Home Cooked Meal For A Fraction Of The Cost
My man Dan and I celebrated our anniversary last night at home with a scrumptious home cooked meal for a fraction of the cost of a restaurant dinner. We’ve never had more fun nor a more delicious meal. Originally my wonderful husband made reservations at a fancy restaurant where we’ve celebrated in years past. After […]
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5 Restaurants You Shouldn’t Miss When Visiting Quebec City and Montreal
The 5 restaurants you shouldn’t miss when visiting Quebec City and Montreal may or may not be ones you’ve heard of. I am a foodie and aren’t we all to some degree? My goal is to always eat the best food. One thing that is certain, in the time we spent in both cities there […]
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The Best Blueberry Pie You’ll Ever Bake
Blueberries are everywhere and blueberry pie is on my kitchen counter! When I found these tiny blueberries I knew I needed to scoop them up and get busy baking a blueberry pie for the weekend. Blueberries are not always small, often we find big, plump berries when shopping for summer fruits. In Maine they say […]
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The Best of Montreal in 2 Days ~ On and Off The Beaten Path
With only 2 days in Montreal we wanted to find the best sites, sounds and tastes of this popular Canadian destination. After the first half of our trip to Canada, (Quebec City) was slightly tainted by a ginormous heat wave, massive numbers of cruise ship passengers and cancelled flights we were ready to take on […]
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A Revelation From Our Trip To Canada
We recently returned home from our Canadian vacation and I brought home a revelation as my souvenir. Traveling is critical to my happiness and on this trip I realized how I am awarded this happiness. When you travel are there certain events that make or break how you rate your trip? I need to tell […]
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Life and Another Bee Adventure
Life happens, doesn’t it? Sometimes it’s smooth sailing but at times it’s a rough and rocky road. One thing I can always count on is the respite from day to day life when I step into the bee yard. The focus and concentration necessary when inspecting my bee hives leaves no room for straying thoughts. […]
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How I Spent My Saturday With The Bees – A Beekeeping Adventure
If you’ve been following my beekeeping adventure posts you know that once again the bees at the Greensboro Science Center where I am volunteer beekeeper, disappeared. I am not capable of expressing how much this situation saddens me. What I can express is the passion I have for these sweet, valuable little creatures by starting […]
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Spice Up Your Life – Za’Atar Crusted Chicken with Lemon Parsley Salad
This! Za’Atar crusted chicken with lemon parsley salad is my new favorite chicken dish. If you try the recipe it might become your chicken crush too! Have you tried the spice Za’atar? Here’s a little info in case you aren’t familiar with Za’atar. Za’atar is a generic name for a family of related Middle Eastern […]
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Feeling The Pull Of Wanderlust
The first full day of spring brought snow to N.C. and wanderlust to me – not sure why. Do you ever get the itch? You know, to pack a bag and hit the road – an escape – if you will! An adventure, a respite, maybe an interlude! Considering I won’t be able to take […]
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Extracting Honey – A Day In The Life Of A Beekeeper
Have you ever wondered exactly how beekeepers get honey from the hive to the jar? I hadn’t given it much thought until, of course, I became a beekeeper. This past weekend I extracted honey from my lost hive as well as some from the “Miracle” hive. Don’t worry – I left plenty of honey inside […]