“Funny How Honey Ain’t Sweet Like Sugar...”

I called my friend J today to catch up with him and I mentioned that I had just returned from picking up my bees (more on than in a minute) and he actually mentioned that he had just opened MSN.com which had a featured article entitled: “Savoring the Sweet Taste of Honey.” I just had to visit the site so I could see for myself

Clicking on the article actually took me to a series of videos and articles on “The Art of Cooking with Honey”: from Honey Baked Ham and Honey Apple Cake to Honey-Roasted Peanuts and Pancakes with Buttered Honey Syrup. Out of the various videos available for you to see, I thought the video about Tupelo Honey was the most entertaining

I just can’t help noticing that a trail of bees and honey seems to be following me everywhere I go. Even today’s blog title comes from Little Wayne’s part on Drake’s new song “The Motto”

Seriously, is it me, or is everything just reminding me of bees these days? I guess the Honey Nut Cheerios on top of my refrigerator aren’t much help, now are they?

Warning! Guard Bees! No Trespassing!

So I was checking out news videos from around the country and I ran across this video from Houston, Texas where an organic vegetable farmer, Gus Nawara, actually got tired of people breaking into his house and stealing his stuff. And apparently, his dogs weren’t doing as good a job as he wanted them to be doing.

What did he do? He decided to get bees . . . Guard Bees, to be exact.

As funny as that may sound, it’s true. Mr. Nawara actually placed a call to a local “Bee Wrangler,” a Miss Jennifer Scott, who actually goes out and captures one to two wild swarms a day and then either sells them, gives them as gifts and sometimes, keeps them. This time, she decided to hand some over to Mr. Nawara who called her asking specifically for “Mean Bees” so he could protect his home with hundreds of teeny little creatures whose stings are worse than their bites.

And what really makes this a viable security option is the fact that Mr. Nawara actually got stung more than 50 times while moving his own lawn!

So let this be a lesson to all those who are reading this entry: Don’t mess with a man and his bees, because they will sting you. Just make sure you notice any posted signs that may be hanging at the entrance. They will most likely look a little like this:

That is, of course, minus the menacing guard dog

The Adventures of Zaina and Nahoul

So I thought it would be cool to see just how much Bees show up within the world of art: you know, pictures, paintings, drawings, logos, designs and mascots. Turns out, Bees are really quite popular in the various art forms I decided to look up.

Eventually, I got to thinking and began to wonder if there was ever a Bee cartoon, one that perhaps I never saw growing up. To my surprise, there actually is! And lucky for me, it was in a language I could understand: Arabic!

I would really be remiss if I didn’t include this clip of “The Adventures of Zaina and Nahoul,” an old Arabic cartoon about a small little bee named Zaina (Arabic for “Full of Beauty and Grace”), her little friend Nahoul and all the trouble they get into.

Apparently there are about 30 episodes to the entire show, each episode lasting a normal 20+ minutes. If you speak and/or understand Arabic, this may bring up some childhood memories. Or if you’re a dedicated learner of the language, these episodes can definitely help you build you listening and vocab skills

Hope you enjoy!

Hello Bold . . . Hello Adorable?

I just finished watching the Season 5 Premiere of MadMen on AMC and this Old Navy ad came on during one of the commercial breaks. Since I did a little work preparing the “Beehive Corner” for the arrival of her royal highness and her 20,000 attendants this Friday, I just had to include this commercial on the blog before the day was over

Come Fun, Come All! I think the look on this beekeeper’s face says it all.