Local, sustainable, seasonal. Buzz words in the food industry. For quite some time hotel and restaurant chefs have been growing their own herbs and veggies and now the newest rage – Honey Bee Hives! Yes, yes, yes, I love this! I’ve known about these rooftop hives for quite some time and in fact am working with […]
“Unique among all God’s creatures, only the honeybee improves the environment and preys not on any other species.” ~ Royden Brown Did you know that the sweet honey bee is the only insect that produces food consumed by man? Now that spring weather has finally arrived in most of the U.S. fruit orchards are beginning […]
In the natural world honeybees forage wherever they can, taking advantage of local abundances of particular flowers and trees. Flowering plants produce nectar and pollen and in the wild honeybees visit a vast array of plants, gathering nectar and pollinating the plants they visit. The true worth of honeybees to the environment and to the […]
Today is the first day of spring 2014! Hurray! In honor of this most important day I thought I needed to share this adorable and delicious cake recipe with you once again. It fits the bill for a recipe using honey and it says “spring” like nobody’s business. This cake is without a doubt the […]
I admit this post may cause me to look a bit lazy. I did not take these photos nor create the recipes. I did borrow the photos and recipes from my March issue of Southern Living magazine. Let me defend myself – I am not lazy, but once again dinner was served long after the […]
Honey has been known for it’s healing benefits for thousands of years. Ancient Greeks, Egyptians and Mayans used it and in recent years it’s medicinal value has been confirmed as research demonstrates that the enzymes in honey do indeed have antiseptic and antibacterial properties. Honey absorbs moisture and discourages the growth of bacteria and other […]
I recently traveled to Rhode Island and New Hampshire for a week of fun with a girlfriend. We ate, drank, shopped, skied, drank more, watched chick flicks, ate more, shopped more and slept enough. It was a great time for me. My adoring hubby on the other hand suffered the effects of eating out most […]
Honey is a precious commodity to me. I am selfish in choosing who will or won’t be the lucky recipient of the honey my bees make. If I know a person is honestly interested in the well-being of bees and truly enjoys a spoonful of the liquid golden elixir I am happy to sell or give […]
One of the cool things about picking up and moving across the country is the adventure of meeting new people. We live in a neighborhood now, totally unlike our home in Texas, which was “out” in the country. We made a conscious decision to live in a neighborhood where we would be forced to meet […]
Friday night has become our “date ” night. My man Dan and I choose a new place more often than not. If you are a regular reader you know we recently moved to Greensboro and so I admit most restaurants are new to us. There are many to try and a few we’ve already discovered […]
