Bee Spit

17.02.09 - Tuesday

Today, I would merely like to share my love for bee spit, better known as honey.

This along with my love for using it as a sweetener, a cooking agent, a sore throat soother, and more often than not, a snack. Yup. I eat this delicious bee byproduct by the spoonfuls. This, I believe, is not primarily triggered by the deliciousness of the honey in itself, but by the container I have chosen to store it in & the serving utensil that has been bestowed upon me to use in order to retrieve the sweet nectar.

You see, when you live in Colorado, you tend to collect particular treasures from the oddities of the places & people constantly surrounding you, such as, the oddities that come from a wonderful, magical land known as Boulder. Boulder is not only the home to the University of Colorado, year-round, bare-foot hippies, an astonishing amount of an astonishing array of “herbs,” giant wind turbines & brilliant restaurants who serve 99¢ Bloody Marys during the weekends, but also a marvelous company known as Celestial Seasonings. Mmmm…. tea…

Now, to tie this little tangent into my honey obsession, it is fairly well known that people enjoy the golden liquid with their teas in order to sweeten the otherwise slightly bitter or bland beverages. Sometimes little, plastic containers in the shapes of bears & beehives decorate tea trays, spice cabinets & office kitchens, but myself, I prefer to store my honey in an old jar obtained from my grandparents. While having a solid, glass container prevents me from squeezing the delightful honey into my teas, this is not a concern to me, because I have a splendid utensil to help me retrieve my sweet nectar. It is a special, beautiful honey spoon. You just use this baby to scoop out some honey & then park it right there on side of your steaming cup of brewed magnificence to let it slowly flow into the hot liquid. Well, either that, or bypass the cup entirely & obtain immediate satisfaction by directing that spoon directly into your mouth, such as I do.

Alright, well, there you have it.


I love honey.





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