POLLINATOR WEEK 2014
We celebrated the whole month of June for Pollinator Week 2014 by taking part in events that helped get the word out about saving the bees. Here is BeeSweet’s impact in action during the month:
20 Community service hours (or volunteer hours)
6 “The Buzz About Bees Workshops”
2 cities
Reached 110+ families
Planted 120 bee-friendly plants
Donated 6 beehives to families who will help boost income through the sale of honey, wax and pollen
It’s National Pollinator Week and I’m busy as a bee celebrating the contribution pollinators make to our world’s food supply. Did you know that one of every three bites of food we eat depends on the honey bee? I’m facilitating workshops throughout Texas during the entire month of June. Attend a free workshop, learn about pollination and take home a fun craft. WHEN The Buzz About Bees Workshops The entire month of June 2014 WHERE June 710:30 – 11:30 a.m.The Natural Gardener [get map] June 1412:00 – 3:00 p.m.Whole Foods Market – Katy (Houston) [get map] June 1512:00 – 1:00 p.m.Whole Foods Market – Gateway...
BEESWEET LEMONADE AND MARYE’S GOURMET PIZZA’S UN-BEE-LIEVABLE EVENT Just order the pizza-by-the-slice and BeeSweet Lemonade combo and 50% of all proceeds will go back to Sustainable Food Center. Offer includes dine-in and take out orders, and BeeSweet Lemonade cupcakes!! Meet nine-year old Mikaila Ulmer of BeeSweet Lemonade from 11-2 p.m. to learn about BeeSweet Lemonade and the importance of bees to our food system. WHEN Lemonade Day 2014May 4, 2014 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. WHERE Marye’s Gourmet Pizza3663 Bee Cave Rd., West Lake Hills(in the Breed’s shopping center next to Vom Fass)512.327.5222 BENEFITS Sustainable Food Center (SFC) cultivates a healthy community by strengthening the...
My great-granny Helen sent me her favorite flaxseed lemonade recipe from her 1940’s cookbook!
Flaxseed is a great source of fiber.
Flaxseed is a plant source of omega-3s
Flaxseed contains lignans which reduce risk of several different cancers.
Some call it one of the most powerful plant foods on the plant.
It’s a very pretty flower and you can grow it in all regions of North America (it’s cold winter and drought tolerant)
Flaxseed has been cultivated since ancient times. It’s mentioned in the Bible 6+ times.
In honor or Earth Day & National Poetry Month, I share with you a poem I wrote titled titled "Bees" Remember every day is Earth day when you are helping to save the bees. I hope you like my poemLove & Lemonade Mikaila
On November 15, Mikaila Ulmer, Owner of BeeSweet Lemonade and Lemonade Day Veteran will share her sweet story in Houston, Texas at National Lemonade Day’s City Director's Conference. The audience includes: National Lemonade Day City Directors, Founder of Lemonade Day, Michael Holthouse and Google Entrepreneurs organization. (a lemonade partner). Lemonade Day is a fun, free experiential learning program that teaches youth how to start, own and operate their own business…a lemonade stand! Each year, National Lemonade Day is observed on the first Sunday in May, when youth around the country take to the streets of their communities to open their Lemonade stands,...
Bees play a big role in nature, and it’s good to start teaching children about them early so they understand how important these little insects really are to the world we live in. I love learning and teaching about bees.
For a great overview of why we need bees, please download a PDF from my friends at the NRDC on how nature’s tiny workers put food on our tables.
Bee-informed. Read as much as you can about honeybees and other pollinators! Buy local honey. The backyard beekeeping movement is here to say! support local bee-keepers. Mix it up. Plant bee-friendly flowers with different colors, shapes and bloom times. Don’t spray it! Avoid using herbicides or pesticides in the garden. Ladybugs, spiders, and praying mantises will naturally keep pest populations in check. BeeSweet. Did you know that I donate money from the sale of my lemonade to organizations fighting hard to save the honeybees. Visit my Where to Buy page and Buy a Bottle, Save a Bee! Share the Buzz....
Let's have fun! Here is a puzzle we put together for you to download with all kinds of BeeSweet Lemonade related words to find...honeybees, lemonade, flaxseed. You get the idea. Can you find all the words? Happy buzzing!
