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who’s the sacred bee?
The Sacred Bee is me, Kate Ferry, the author of this blog. I am a beekeeper in Custer, Washington. My family lives about 10 miles south of the Canadian border and right smack dab next to the Pacific Ocean, in beautiful Custer!
I am the wife of my husband, Jacob, and the mother to three children; my young daughters, Beckett and Camden, and our dog, Tucker, who is 11 years old.
Where's the name ‘Sacred Bee’ come from?
Honeybees are incredible insects. They are responsible for the pollination of over half of the food that makes it onto your table and the chief pollinators for many foods, including almonds and raspberries.I became fascinated with honeybees while studying anthropology in college and learned more about these amazing creatures after taking an intense six-week course on beekeeping in Surrey, B.C., Canada.
My love and respect for the sacred bee has grown and intensified as I have watched my own two hives bear hundreds of pounds of honey, my garden flourish with the bees' pollination, and through the trials and tribulations of watching my girls (a.k.a. the honeybees) live and die.
Sacred Bee. Honoring the honeybee, one of nature’s gardeners, and practicing beekeeping in Whatcom County, Washington.
Category Archives: book nook
a bit of reading: bees, slow-cookers and circuses (review & giveaway)
Reading is a favorite pastime of mine. The operative word there being “past”. I spend my time reading the bills, the occasional blog from my reader and creatively illustrated children’s books each night at bedtime. I used to be a … Continue reading
check these out: chickens, bees & a good read (giveaway)
I am kind of a hodge-podge reader when it comes to my genre of choice. You are as likely to find a mystery novel next to a memoir on top of a sports documentary. If it strikes my fancy, I’m … Continue reading
live it up
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” ~Dr. Seuss
How small?
“A person’s a person, no matter how small.” ~Dr. Suess from “Horton Hears a Who”
Check ’em out!
Before having a child, I was a self-described bibliophile. I could read an entire novel in a single afternoon or burn the midnight oil engrossed in a fascinating book. The public library is still one of my favorite stomping grounds … Continue reading
Wise words from The Lorax
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” ~Dr. Seuss from The Lorax
Be who you are
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Wise words from my favorite author and resident doctor. “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” ~Dr. Seuss
Merry Christmas
“Christmas doesn’t come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more….” ~Dr. Seuss from the “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”
Time flies
An apt description of December… “How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?” ~Dr. … Continue reading
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