WORLD HONEY BEE DAY

World Honey Bee Day on the third Saturday in August brings a buzzing celebration for beekeepers, honey lovers, and all blooming things.

World Honey Bee Day on the third Saturday in August brings a buzzing celebration for beekeepers, honey lovers, and all blooming things.

The day recognizes both the honey bee and the beekeepers who tend the hives. It also encourages everyone to enjoy and buy locally grown honey.

Another important part of the day includes learning about honey bees and providing them with a supportive environment. When we plant wildflowers, orchards, and other flowering plants, we support pollinators such as honey bees. They depend on the nectar of a variety of plants for their survival. Conversely, we depend on honeybees for our survival, too! Without their pollinating abilities, many nutritious plants wouldn’t reproduce.

Besides, their delicious honey is an added bonus. We enjoy it in our baking, teas, and confections.

HOW TO OBSERVE WORLD HONEY BEE DAY

·        Collect and spread local wildflower seeds to promote honey bee pollination.

·        Flavors of honey vary depending on the variety of flowers and nectar available to the bees.

·        Clover, alfalfa, lavender, orange, and chestnut are just a few to choose from.

·        Replace your usual sweetener with honey for the day. Taste the difference!

·        Give the gift of honey to a friend, neighbor, co-worker or family member.