My intentions are good, have been good, yet I haven’t been able to bring myself to sit down and write for several months. Life can get messy and foul up the best of intentions. Would you agree? The post that went up this week I have been working on for months, or not. I’m embarrassed […]
Oil & Honey Edition It’s honey harvest time. Does the sight of this beautiful, golden nectar make your mouth water? It makes me want to open the jar, stick my finger in and relish the sweet honey inside. While extracting honey I usually end up overdosing on the pure, ambrosial liquid running out of the honey gates. […]
I would like to introduce you to the Science Center Honey Bees! Because of the role a honey bee plays in producing the food we eat, berries, peaches, almonds, beans, peppers, tomatoes….the list goes on and on, I feel lucky to be at the forefront of educating the kids, parents, teachers, grandparents and care givers that visit […]
Before Pi Day is over I am sharing an old post with one of my favorite pies. Just could’t bear to miss out on this unique day. Also there is an interesting story about bees. It’s just about that time of year when we will see honey bees buzzing about and pollinating all our favorite […]
Most people I know are a bit afraid of bee stings even if not fearful of bees. As a beekeeper I’ve been stung only 3 times and always while not wearing my beekeeper gear. I don’t enjoy being stung but am not particularly panicky about a bee sting. For centuries bee venom has been used to treat arthritis. […]
Did you know that the sweet worker bee has two stomachs? One for nectar storage and one for her own digestive purposes. Field bees collect nectar using their proboscis and store it in their “honey stomach”.
The earliest form of organized beekeeping took place in ancient Egypt. With the flooding of the Nile delta plain, an area of rich silt was created and proved ideal for agricultural development. Crops and wild flowers such as chamomile, clover, cornflowers, flax, wild celery and roses flourished beside the river, an ideal area for bees. […]
“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 […]
As you can see in this photo bees like honey too! If you look closely you will see their little brown proboscis engaged in retrieving honey from the section of this comb that was popped open. With scarcely any exceptions honey will crystallize sooner or later. Many of you are tempted to throw out your […]
Hello honey! Pecans might be my favorite nut. I suppose it’s got something to do with growing up in Texas where pecan trees are abundant and spending an afternoon shelling pecans is synonymous with canning tomatoes or pickling okra. It’s time consuming but well worth it. A delightful way to spend a fall afternoon! They […]
