honey

Visit at the UJ Botanical Gardens

is bee on ground? is bee not moving much?? is bee tired??? help sick bee!!!

use paper to pick up bee! slide slowly under little bumbly legs and little bumbly body until bee is fully on paper

bring bee inside to open window or open door!!! when bee is better, bee will fly out!

make sugar water for bee! mix two (2) to three (3) tablespoons of sugar (can be normal sugar or organic sugar! no artificial, no diet sweetener, no sweetener, just sugar!!!!! no honey either!!!!!!) with one (1) tablespoon of water! stir until sugar dissolves!!!!

put sugar water on plate or spoon for bee! give to bee! put bee on clean parts of plate or hold spoon near bee! if bee gets stuck in sugar water, use paper to help them get unstuck!

let bee drink and rest!!!!!

hello, all~! 

I just wanted to share a few things you can do to help our little friends! bees are so important, and they need our love. 💛

🏠build a bee hotel🏠 

you can use recycled materials you have on hand to create them. ( hollowed bamboo sticks, toilet paper rolls, planks of wood, etc. ) it’s also a good craft for the kiddos. get creative & have fun with it!~

hang your bee hotel on a tree, or a high up spot where nothing can disturb it.

💧make a watering station💧

it’s super duper easy to do, and all you need is a shallow dish and some pretty stones! bees get thirsty, and you’ll be helping them out. especially when it gets real hot out!

🌱plant flowers and herbs🌱

not only is gardening fun & therapeutic for you, but the bees appreciate it too. also, you can use the flowers & herbs grown for your craft! bonus!!

here are just a few of their favorite plants:                                          

basil

mint/catmint

rosemary

sage

yarrow

lavender

sunflowers

poppies

asters

zinnias

salvias

marigolds

cosmos

…and there’s waaay more! garden to your heart’s content, and watch the magic happen~

🚫don’t use pesticides or harmful chemicals on your lawn or garden🚫

this one is pretty self explanatory. if you want a safe environment for your bee friends, try not to use any harsh chemicals on your plants. if you have issues with destructive bugs, use organic methods to shoo the pests away. 

here are a few organic alternatives to using pesticide!: 

eggshells

hot peppers

tumeric

banana and orange peels

here’s a great site if you’d like to read more about it!:

https://gardening-guide.wonderhowto.com/how-to/get-rid-plant-eating-pests-using-100-natural-solutions-from-your-home-and-garden-0146809/

✨sponsor a hive✨

last but not least, help out & sponsor a hive! this helps beekeepers, helps teach others about bees, and so much more!

here’s a site if you’re interested and would like to read up on it.: 

http://thehoneybeeconservancy.org/sponsor-a-hive/

thank you all for reading! let’s do our best to help these precious babies.

with love,

🌼spread some on your lips for sweet words all day or to resolve an argument

🌼put a small dab behind your ear to attract a lover

🌼rub some on your eyelid to give you a more optimistic view of the world

🌼take a spoonful before bed for sweet dreams

🌼add some to a spell to give it extra power

🌼mix some in with tea or water when you’re feeling down for a happiness boost

🌼add a teaspoon to your bath to make it a healing bath

🌼anoint a penny in honey and then wrap it in a mint leaf and put it in your wallet or by your door to bring in money and prosperity

since i cant do much for Ostara this year i figured the least i could do is come up with a nice tea recipe in celebration for it, i came up with this from what herbs i have on hand here at school. 

Materials 

¼th lavender 

1part rose 

1 part lemon balm

1/2 chamomile 

¼th rosemary 

a pinch of cinnamon 

a healthy splash or two of milk

a good spoonful of honey (preferably local) 

boil water,  then steep herbs mixture for  5-10 minutes once steeped strain/ remove the herbs. then add the honey and milk. Serve in your favorite mug and enjoy.

Also dont forget to leave some outside as an offering. (i usually pour it onto the roots of one of my favorite trees) 

-HoneyCoyote-

Ingredients:

4 cups dandelion petals 4 cups water 3 (¼-inch) thick slices lemon ½ vanilla bean, split in half 2-1/8 cups granulated white sugar

Pick dandelion flowers during the daylight while in full bloom, remove petals, then measure petals only. Place petals in a heavy saucepan along with the water, lemon slices, and vanilla bean. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and let steep for 6 hours. Strain dandelion tea through cheesecloth and discard solids. Place in a heavy saucepan and bring to a low boil. Gradually add sugar while stirring until sugar is dissolved. Lower heat and let simmer to desired syrupy thickness (may take up to 4 hours). Dandelion Honey is great on toast, muffins, pancakes, and biscuits. Yield: about 1 cup

Hi lovelies! I hope you are having a beautiful day/night! Okay, so, Spring is almost upon us, this means warmth, sunshine, and Ostara! This is again, another recipe that you can use for Ostara, and you can also use it throughout spring and summer. This is super, super easy! And, you can customize it any way you want! If u guys give this a shot, let me know! Tell me what you think! Onto the recipe!

🍶Ingredients:

🍋A large pitcher that can hold everything 🍋A small pot 🍋8 Cups water 🍋1&½ Cup sugar 🍋1&½ Tbs honey 🍋1&½ Cup lemon juice 🍋Lavender to your taste, I use a few Tbs dried

🍶Instructions:

🍋Take 1 of your cups of water and all of your sugar and put it in the pot, bring to boil, stir until the sugar had dissolved and at the end add honey and Lavender then incorporate. 🍋Take off heat and let cool. 🍋While that’s cooling juice your lemons. 🍋In your large pitcher add your other 7 cups of water, the lemon juice, and your lavender simple syrup. 🍋Mix together and let chill together

That’s it! Pour a glass and enjoy!

For when you need some soothing energy to calm your frayed nerves.

Items

Lemon(health)

Honey(harmony)

Cinnamon(power)

Mint(protection)

Apple(love)

Clean jar

Cast

Fill the bottom of the jar with enough honey to cover it evenly

Cut the lemon and apple into a few quarter inch slices(the amount depends on the size of the jar and how much you want to make)

Place lemon slice down on the honey(you might need to cut it in half and place it in one half at a time)

Place an apple slice on top of the lemon

Sprinkle cinnamon on the apple

Cover with honey

Repeat steps 3-6 as many times as you like

Place a few mint leaves on top

Cover with honey

Seal the jar and store it in the fridge for two days before use

Uses

Put into tea or warm milk to dispel negative energy and bring healing, protection, and harmony into your life.

Add to a sugar or salt scrub (salt/sugar, olive oil, rosemary, rose petals) to get rid of icky feelings.

🍰 Cakebox mix (vanilla or butter)

🍵 Replace water in recipe with milk

🍯 Add ¼ to ½ cup honey

🎂 Follow normal cakebox mix instructions

🍓 Decorate with fruit, flowers, and powdered sugar when you’re done

prepare using 1 cup of unsweetened applesauce

use 1 cup of plant-based milk

swap out honey for agave nectar or bee-free honee

that’s it. the apple sauce, plant milk, and agave/bee-free. ignore the rest of the ingredients.

bake it based on directions