Thanks, Honey!

On It, 5x7, oil, panel, © June Rollins

Thanks, Honey, for all you do! We wouldn’t make it without you. Literally.

Here’s a brief list of some of the foods we would lose if not for our honey bees: apples, plums, peaches, pears, okra, strawberries, onions, green beans, cherries, celery, carrots, cantaloupe, and tomatoes. I can't imagine a summer without homegrown tomato sandwiches.

In addition to pollinating our much loved summer fruits and vegetables, there's also the honey production.

Some of the amazing benefits from consuming a daily spoonful of raw, local honey are:

Alleviating allergies

Boosting energy

Brain health

Wound and burn treatment

Treating acough

Relieving ahangover

Getting agood night's sleep

Clearing your complexion

Scalp and dandruff treatment

It’s a Bee’s Life, 5x7, oil, panel, © June Rollins

And most of all, thank you for the inspiration on how to bee :)

I never did a day’s work in my life. It was all fun. -Thomas A. Edison

(The above paintings will be available at John C. Campbell School Craft Shop in February. To inquire, phone: 828.837.2775 ext. 125).

Let’s keep on buzzing,

June