Call me miss bee haven or maybe aunt bee – just purchased my
beekeeping kit package from Beech Mountain Beekeeping Supplies & Honey, a great new
establishment that opened in 2010. Not only do they keep beekeeping merchandise, but also raw honey
is uncapped, spun, bottled, and placed on the shelves for sale. I was fitted for my beekeeping clothes with jacket and veil and gloves as shown in the picture below.
The bee yard at Beech Mountain
Beekeeping Supplies & Honey is surrounded by fence to keep out honey-loving bears. As I was standing outside waiting for my purchases to be loaded, bees were circling around me. As a hopeful bee charmer, I took this as a good omen. Bees will arrive May 11th.
My interest in beekeeping stems from the need to replenish the vanishing bees to help in the pollination of our vegetable garden and apple orchard as well as helping the environment. During January and February, I took the Davie County Beekeepers Association's course "How to Get Started in Beekeeping". I am now a member of that association and am finding it fascinating learning about insects that live together in a complex society in a man-made box.
It is
amazing what goodies that can be found at Goodwill. My friend's holiday pattern is Winterberry by Pfaltzgraff and I found a new in the box 8-Inch Stoneware Trivet and
eight 7” plates that could be used as a ‘bread', 'dessert', 'piece of fruit', or the
'sneaking a snack' plate.
Pfaltzgraff’s
Winterberry has been a holiday classic for over 20 years with it’s bright holly
berries, embossed accents and tree-green banding, on glossy white. One nice
feature about the Winterberry collection is that although holiday related it
can be used before and after Christmas since it doesn't have a Christmas tree
on it. Winterberry is a beautiful design and possibly the best-loved holiday pattern and
makes a festive companion to any holiday table.