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Tuesday 14 September 2010

Honey, Honey, how you thrill me...

So say the words of the famous ABBA song. Now its your turn. Bees are declining and they are so important. the National Trust has started a campaign to save the honey bee - help them out. There are simple things to do. Buy local honey (when ever you see it), plant bee friendly plants, cut down on pesticides, don't kill them - say hello instead.

There are 45 sites on National Trust properties supporting bees with hives and local radio stations are giving away seeds. Local honey is always far superior and tastes different. At the moment we have Isle of Wight honey - but I have some in reserve - Samos (Greece) - fab with Greek yoghurt) and some Sussex gold - bought nearer to home. The subtlety in taste from region to region in the UK is amazing. go on - love a bee.

Some BEE facts:
  • Honey bees have five eyes
  • Honey bees can carry half their weight in pollen
  • One honey bee would need to fly the equivalent of twice around the world to produce a jar of honey
  • Bees live in colonies of up to 70,000, with just one queen (imagine if they were gay)
  • Honey bees do a waggle dance to show the other bees where food is
  • Bees have two pairs of wings, which can beat at over 180 times per second
  • Forty per cent of the food we eat depends on plants being pollinated by insects, including bees
  • One in three mouthfuls of food is produced with the help of bees
HUG A BEE TODAY - PLANT THESE!
  • Bee-friendly flowers include foxgloves, lavender, forget-me-nots, heather and thyme
  • Bee-friendly fruit and veg include apples, raspberries, pears, courgettes, runner beans and squash
The picture is of bees at the National Trust property - Standen in Surrey

Saturday 4 September 2010

you can't beat a barbeque shape

Arnott's Barbeque Shapes (and the rest of the range) have arrived in ASDA (or poo ASDA as  we call it). I squealed with excitement and clapped my hands - true! Then purchased a pile of them. I ate a whole box on the way home in the car. 1000 calories thanks for coming. I am still in heaven. I introduced them to Stef and she loves them too - especially Chicken Drumsticks. they don't really taste of chicken and look nothing like a drumstick - but they are very moorish. Prior to this development they cost over 3 quid in Harvey Nichols. £1.57 - get them while they last. Here's Stef with some Shapes from Oz. You love it.
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