To Bee or Not to Bee?

David is getting my hives ready as you can see from the pictures. I am really getting quite excited about this adventure. I am a nature lover, so this is right down my alley. April 30th is the big day. I think my girls (bees) will be happy in pink.

There are many good reasons to keep bees. Certainly at the top of the list is that honey bees enhance the productivity of our gardens, our farms, and the wild plants everywhere due to their pollinating behaviors. There's a conspiracy between plants and bees-where bees gather a flower's nectar and pollen for food and in the process share one flower's pollen with the next flower they visit.

Eating local honey every day can relieve the symptoms of pollen-related allergies, if the honey is harvested from within a 50-mile radius of where you live or from an area where the vegetation is similar to what grows in your community. Allergy relief is only a sweet tablespoon away!