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As you can see in this photo bees like honey too! If you look closely you will see their little brown proboscis engaged in retrieving honey from the section of this comb that was popped open. With scarcely any exceptions honey will crystallize sooner or later. Many of you are tempted to throw out your […]

Since moving to North Carolina I’ve found more time to visit my local farmer’s markets. One of my favorite booths belongs to the “Goat Lady Dairy“. I first discovered them when visiting the Piedmont Triad Farmers Market back in the summer while here on a visit. After we completed our move I ventured out to […]

Hello honey! Pecans might be my favorite nut. I suppose it’s got something to do with growing up in Texas where pecan trees are abundant and spending an afternoon shelling pecans is synonymous with canning tomatoes or pickling okra. It’s time consuming but well worth it. A delightful way to spend a fall afternoon! They […]

In the natural world honeybees forage wherever they can, taking advantage of local abundances of particular flowers and trees. Flowering plants produce nectar and pollen and in the wild honeybees visit a vast array of plants, gathering nectar and pollinating the plants they visit. The true worth of honeybees to the environment and to the […]

I can not go for long without sharing a dessert recipe. Using honey in all of my posts this year of course lends itself to lots of recipes for sweets. One of my goals in publishing honey recipes for twelve months is to substantiate the use of honey in all sorts of recipes. You’ve now […]

Did you ever try a recipe only to find the result disappointing? Such is the case with Smoky Brisket Chili. Don’t get me wrong, it’s good enough, just not up to Orange Bee standards. If you asked my man, Dan he’d say, “chili shouldn’t have beans”. This chili has two kinds of beans so I […]

Summer is around the corner and that signals vacation time! Many of you may already be planning exotic vacations, European excursions, mountain hikes, beach breaks, or visits to family and friends. Often times when we travel we incur tummy troubles. Public places such as airplanes, trains, ships, and rest stops are germ havens. I would venture […]

Today is the first day of spring 2014! Hurray! In honor of this most important day I thought I needed to share this adorable and delicious cake recipe with you once again. It fits the bill for a recipe using honey and it says “spring” like nobody’s business. This cake is without a doubt the […]

I admit this post may cause me to look a bit lazy. I did not take these photos nor create the recipes. I did borrow the photos and recipes from my March issue of Southern Living magazine. Let me defend myself – I am not lazy, but once again dinner was served long after the […]

I recently posted a recipe using a whole chicken seasoned with honey, ginger & garlic . I really like the ease of roasting the bird in its entirety. I really don’t like the part when dinner is over and there is meat to be pulled away from the carcass and bones. I guess I don’t […]

Honey has been known for it’s healing benefits for thousands of years. Ancient Greeks, Egyptians and Mayans used it and in recent years it’s medicinal value has been confirmed as research demonstrates that the enzymes in honey do indeed have antiseptic and antibacterial properties. Honey absorbs moisture and discourages the growth of bacteria and other […]

I recently traveled to Rhode Island and New Hampshire for a week of fun with a girlfriend. We ate, drank, shopped, skied, drank more, watched chick flicks, ate more, shopped more and slept enough. It was a great time for me. My adoring hubby on the other hand suffered the effects of eating out most […]

I love Southern Living magazine. During the move I missed receiving a few copies and looked with urgency daily for one to appear in my mail box. I finally received the February issue closely followed by the March issue. As fired up as I was to get a copy when the February issue came I […]

Honey is a precious commodity to me. I am selfish in choosing who will or won’t be the lucky recipient of the honey my bees make. If I know a person is honestly interested in the well-being of bees and truly enjoys a spoonful of the liquid golden elixir I am happy to sell or give […]

One of the cool things about picking up and moving across the country is the adventure of meeting new people. We live in a neighborhood now, totally unlike our home in Texas, which was “out” in the country. We made a conscious decision to live in a neighborhood where we would be forced to meet […]

I’ve recently been thinking about honey on a daily basis. My choice to post recipes using honey this year has much to do with my obsession of honey and it’s uses. I’ve a couple of thoughtful friends who consistently send me links to articles touting the benefits of honey, recipes and its many uses. Often […]

Friday night has become our “date ” night. My man Dan and I choose a new place more often than not. If you are a regular reader you know we recently moved to Greensboro and so I admit most restaurants are new to us. There are many to try and a few we’ve already discovered […]

I am beside myself intoxicated with this recipe. Honey alone is intoxicating, yet blending it with white balsamic and fennel pollen transforms it to an intoxicatingly, heavenly sauce that I drizzled over roasted red beets. Reduction concentrates the flavors and the thickens the sauce. The syrupy sauce, having a bit of body, drizzles nicely over […]

This past weekend I got my act together and managed to roast a chicken early in the morning, photograph it, refrigerate it and then serve steak for dinner. My mission was to be able to share this recipe with you but I wanted a photograph. Here are the reasons I worked it out this way. […]

They tell me these weather conditions are not normal for North Carolina. Snow, snow, snow and many freezing cold days. Yesterday we got 7″ in about 6 hours. I don’t mind the snowy, frigid temps and seeing my world blanketed in white. I’ve always wanted to live where the winters warranted wearing a coat. Before […]