Last spring, Bees moved into the exterior wall of our house. I just can't bring myself to kill them. There's lots of reasons I can't get behind beeocide such as; Colony Collapse Disorder, I love honey, they are simply fascinating, we need them to pollinate our gardens both big and small, and I admire them.
Here is a great article about why I can't kill them. And
here is an article about a group of scientists that are making some headway with understanding Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD).
Highlights of Living with Bee's- Some days the bee's are more active than others.
- Hive cleaning seems to take place about once a week wherein the weaker Bees are kicked out of the hive and not allowed back in. These Bees die clinging to my door,on my door step, or just inside the door where they have crawled in an attempt to keep warm. Or something.
- Zeke, having been traumatize as a pup when I stepped on a Yellow Jacket nest sending N., Zeke and I running for our lives, has a significant fear of all things that go buzz in the day or night (even flies - we all were stung pretty badly!). Beehive cleaning days make Zeke run really fast through the door. Sometimes he even shoots me a look of frustration just before he runs for his life through the door. Our Bees are helping him get over his fear of all things that buzz.
- I now sweep out my entry and doorstep WAY WAY more often than I ever have.
- Bees like it when I sing to them. And they really like drumming.
- We still have never been stung. Our bees are very happy, healthy bees.
- Everyone that visits can't help but comment on the bees and stare at them as they come and go.
- I am slightly pissed about the undoubtedly FABULOUS Spearmint Honey that is somewhere in the depths of my house THAT I CAN'T GET TO!
Perhaps it is a tad bohemian, but I kind of like living with bees. Now for the Giveaway! 
My dear and talented friend Candice over at Madra Design has provided a set of her HONEY BEES stamps for this giveaway. She has a blog *collection of my life* where you can keep up with her ever cool and hip stamp designs.
The rules are simple. - Leave a comment below telling me one example of something you just can't bring yourself to do.(I can't kill bees).
- All comments must be received by Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 4:00pm Pacific Time.
- You must provide your name and an email address to contact you at.
- I will use the Random Number Generator at www.random.org to select a winner from qualified comments.
- Earn an extra entry by blogging about this giveaway. Post a link to your blog by adding another comment here.
- Earn an extra entry by Tweeting about this giveaway. Add your Twitter ID in another comment here.
- That's a potential for 3 entries for you!
Update: Please Note: This Giveaway is now closed. Thanks for stopping by. Feel free to take a look around.
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Highlights of Living with Bee's
My dear and talented friend Candice over at Madra Design has provided a set of her HONEY BEES stamps for this giveaway. She has a blog *collection of my life* where you can keep up with her ever cool and hip stamp designs.
