Beekeeping Classes Starting Soon

Growing Gardens will offer a series of beekeeping classes to start next Saturday the 12th, and taking you with monthly classes through your journey into the fall. Costs and details found here.

Bees And Our Food

NPR (via Colorado Public Radio) today broadcast two back-to-back fascinating features on bees, particularly as they relate to our food. Click to hear or read the transcript for the first and the second. I sure didn't know honey bees are essentially our food slaves, living in man-made constructions and trucked around the country to pollinate various crops. No wonder they're dying off.

Bees Are So Crucial To Us

And as pollinators, especially to our food supply. The current crisis in bee colony collapse should be of concern to everybody. We're lucky to be participants in a CU study cleverly called The Bees' Needs, where we're tracking nesting activity in a "bee block" by our garage. Meanwhile Whole Foods is throwing its weight into the discussion with a Human Bee-In tomorrow. Here's what they say:

The Human Bee-In – Saturday, June 21

Ready to learn more about the link between bees and the future of food? On Saturday, June 21 all of our US stores are hosting a “Human Bee-In,” an event which will feature family-friendly  activities and tips for pollinator gardens. See your local store calendar for details.

Honey Bee Awareness Day Celebration

In honor of our friends, the bees, on which we depend for so much of our food, the Pearl Street Whole Foods will host a celebration this Saturday evening, the 23rd, including info, food, and a film screening.  Here's what they say:

Saturday, June 23rd

Honey Bee Awareness Day and Movie Screening: "Queen of the Sun"

5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
FREE

2905 Pearl Street Boulder, Co. 80301

In recognition of National Pollinator Week, June 18 to 24, Whole Foods Market Pearl Street will host an event to raise awareness of the importance of pollinators. We’ll host informational booths, have yummy food, kid’s activities and a screening of the film “Queen of the Sun” beginning at 8:30pm.

For more information about the film, please visit: http://www.queenofthesun.com/.

One-Day Sale At Whole Foods Tomorrow

For tomorrow only, the 20th, our local Whole Foods stores will offer us a duo of special sales, both of which look pretty darned good to me (and kudos to Mrs. Meyers for the pollinators donation).  Here are the details from Whole Foods:

On Sale Wednesday, June 20th only:
Mrs. Meyers - 16oz.
Dish Soap
2 for $6
(save $1.69/ea)
For every bottle sold, Mrs. Meyers will donate $0.25 to the Xerces Society to protect pollinators.

Jason - 4oz.
Sport Sunblock & Kids
2 for $8
(save $5.99/ea)