To Bee or not to Bee, that is the sticky question

As Eddie Izzard once famously proclaimed "I'm covered in bees..." Well some New Jersey resident DO spend the day covered in bees and for that we should be forever grateful. A lot has been written on the loss of so many bee hives around this continent. Is it pollution, is it cell phone towers as some suggest? Johnny doesn't know but like everyone he knows humankind needs bees to pollenate our plants or we don't have much of a chance to keep on living.

Luckily as the New York Times points out this morning, beekeeping is alive and well in the Garden State. The New Jersey Beekeepers Association has over 900 members here in New Jersey. That's lot of bees considering some hives have upwards of 50,000 bees each. Some of these apiaries are turning out flavored gourmet honey while one, Trapanis’ Trapper’s Honey has won awards.

This is fantastic news to know New Jersey's produce is well protected by the humble beekeeper. It's even better to know Johnny can now go get some flavored honeys for his waffles. And pancakes. And french toast. And regular toast. And tea. And, well, you get the idea.