It’s World Honey Bee Day! 
Hubster and I got into beekeeping about three years ago and just love it! It’s been a real learning experience, especially for me as I grew up being terrified of bees. Yep, I was that girl who would dash about, flailing and screaming if a honey bee even looked at me funny. Now, after having our hives for a few years and working with the girls up close and in person, I’m much more comfortable around them. Yes, I’ve been stung a time or two but I’m no longer living in fear of bumping into a bumbling bee!
GIVEAWAY!!
To bee entered to win a copy of The Christmas Rescue, a lovely MM holiday tale with bee hives situated on a farm high up in the mountains (I wonder where Vicki got the idea for that *wink*) leave a comment telling me what you love the most about honey, bees, or flowers. If you win and already own/have read the offered book I’ll bee happy to give you a different book from my backlist. Good luck ! Buzz-Buzz. That’s bee talk for you’re the sweetest!
If you’d like to get into beekeeping contact your local extension office for classes or information, or contact a local beekeeper. There are also some wonderful sites online that can guide you.
To help honey bees visit The Bee Conservancy website for lots of cool tips, info, and ways that you can help preserve these pretty pollinators!
I had to be really grown up to appreciate the honey they collect. I love bees and hope they are still around when mankind has gone.
I love that bees pollinate both food and flowers for we humans.
Bees are so important to our world! Thanks for commenting and good luck!
I have a couple of friends who are beekeepers. I always try to buy local honey. It’s just the best. My town recently remolded our downtown (you have to understand that my hometown is the home of the original creator or Monopoly, Lizzy Magie, so our downtown looks exactly like a Monopoly board. We actually have an online game called Macomb-opoly). We now have several green spaces planted with flowers to help bees and other pollinators.
Bees are so important. I’m always happy when I notice the bees buzzing in the lilac bushes.
Same here! I love to see them visiting all the flowers and veggies. Thanks for commenting and good luck!
Honey!
The healing qualities of honey just astound me. I wish more people knew about natural medicines. xxx