The Vogues’ hit 1966 hit The Land of Milk and Honey reached no. 29 in the charts. Eddie Fisher and other artists sang The Land of Milk and Honey from Jerry Herman’s Broadway Musical Milk and Honey which opened at The Martin Beck Theater in 1961 and ran for almost two years. “The Land of […]
Intellectual Honey Bees live in Redwood City Public Library
Redwood City Public Library’s honey bees have lived in three hives on the roof of the Downtown Library since 2018. Approximately 60,000 bees live in each hive and produce several hundred pounds of honey which are sold to benefit the library. The hives are cared for by beekeeper, Kendal Sager, a UC Davis Master Beekeeper. The library’s […]
A, Bee, Cs of BeeCampus USA and BeeCity USA
Bee Campus and Bee City USA are an initiative of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation to educate students and the public about bees and pollinators. Today there are more than 400 campus and city affiliates of this initiative. This initiative grew because of the concerning decline of insect pollinators in the USA. Other USA […]
Chestnut Honey Madeleines at the Ritz, Paris
For the Ritz’s famous Chestnut Honey Madeleines. In his recipe, Pastry Chef François Perret uses chestnut honey caramel. These madeleines have rave reviews due to the woody nuances of the taste of chestnut honey. If you would like to try making the madeleines, here is a recipe from Saveur.