We all tried that melting, gooey delight at least once in our lives. Commonly, we put it in herbal tea, devour it during a bad cough, and use it as a substitution for sugar. However, not only is this humble substance rich in antioxidants and nutrients, but it does wonders for the body, such asContinueContinue reading “Sweet Like Medicine: Honey!”
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Homemade Honey Granola Recipe
Granola is high packed in antioxidants, fibers, and nutrients. It supports us on long trail walks, hikes, or even a day in the park. It’s an easy snack to carry on the go, but also to make. This recipe will not only provide the basics of a an amazing homemade-granola, but also suit your wild,ContinueContinue reading “Homemade Honey Granola Recipe”
Bee Field Day- My First Time!
Today, although it was a cold, cloudy day, and the temperatures were in the 40 degree Fahrenheit zone, I was determined to go on this honeybee journey, and officially become a beekeeper. To help my local community, I established a honeybee hive in the town’s community garden, aiming to make more yield crops while informingContinueContinue reading “Bee Field Day- My First Time!”
The Way Through the Woods
By: Rudyard Kipling THEY shut the road through the woodsSeventy years ago. Weather and rain have undone it again, And now you would never know There was once a road through the woods Before they planted the trees. It is underneath the coppice and heath, And the thin anemones.Only the keeper sees That, where the ring-dove broods,And the badgers roll at ease, ThereContinueContinue reading “The Way Through the Woods”
Dance, Dance, While the Hive Collapses
BY TIFFANY HIGGIN September 2016 Oh my, oh my, I lose myselfI study atlases and cirrus pathsin search of traces of it, of you Of that thing, of that song I keep pressing my ear to the current of air to hear … I hear it and it disappears It was all I wanted to doContinueContinue reading “Dance, Dance, While the Hive Collapses”
Emily Dickinson’s Bee Treasury of Poems
In the name of the bee,
And of the butterfly,
And the breeze
Amen!
-Emily Dickinson
A narrow Fellow in the Grass (1865)
“There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.” – Socrates
Nature’s Law –
Environmental Ocean Poem by Pistol: One of my favorite poems that captures the imagery, symbolism of life, and our purpose. We have a choice to watch the destruction of the waves or a chance to fight the pouring force of it all. Forever more, forever more.
How to use honey
Of course we can always drizzle that sugary substance into our tea. But there are many other ways you can and should use honey. The Ancient Egyptians didn’t just use honey in their tea. But it was incorporated into their lifestyle. Support healing: For wounds, cuts, leg ulcers, burns, and bed sores. Estimate the woundContinueContinue reading “How to use honey”