I guess it's been a while ....sorry I have been negligent with this blogging thing! Life has a way of dragging it's own "stuff" into the middle of my plans. In fact it is kind of a fluke that I am here today. I was completing a little research for a friend of mine and … Continue reading Way Too Long
Wake Up To Honey, Enzymes and Eye Health
Why does it take something serious to wake us up? I went to my usual twelve month eye exam which includes acuity testing and eye health evaluation.....An easy, no fretting Doctor appointment turns into a nervous scenario. Apparently my left eye has the beginnings of "Macular Degeneration." A thin layer of plaque on the retina.has begun to form. Ouch! I … Continue reading Wake Up To Honey, Enzymes and Eye Health
To Bee Or Not To Bee
Christmas is "right around the corner" and I have wrestled for months with the prospects of asking Santa for beehives this 2011 Christmas. I have read articles about bee foraging, land usage, land restriction, bee health, hive variety and city regulations. Bees as livestock has even been questioned and considered. However, as I reevaluated my … Continue reading To Bee Or Not To Bee
Honey Bee Products at the Clinton County, Ohio Farmers’ Market
Getting Started with Local Honey Saturday, June 21, 2011 began as a beautiful morning with blue skies and a crisp breeze.....a perfect day for the opening of the Clinton County Farmers Market. After negotiating a business plan with local beekeeper and apitherapist, Jim Higgins of Hillsboro, Ohio, I had his and my honey bee products ready to go. I nervously loaded my … Continue reading Honey Bee Products at the Clinton County, Ohio Farmers’ Market
Honey Bees and The Invisible Legacy of Life
Legacy is a noun that rings with the ethereal tune of an adjective. It conjures up thoughts, feelings and descriptions of our childhood intimate relationships. Smells, visions, sounds and stories summarize our lives with the thread of legacy weaving the pattern that often defines our mission. The dictionary states it simply as the following: "Body of persons sent on a mission," … Continue reading Honey Bees and The Invisible Legacy of Life