Mayan Ruin Bees

I continue to look for and click on bees stories wherever I go. As the snow and worry get deeper here  I find myself looking to see what others are doing .   In our recent trip to Belize I was interested to read this article about bees  in the jungle and Mr Tun.   Belize is a beautiful but poor country , their weather and flowering appears to be good for bees, however they have other struggles including lack of infrastructure, aggressive African Bees and Ants.  I saw some Mr Tun organic Honey at a small grocery store .   I did not get a chance to taste it as we were traveling  but noticed its dark color and checked him out online.  He has an interesting story and web site with 2  short videos . I found Mr Tun’s system of water beneath the hives an ingenious way to keep out what he refers to as the marching army of ants  …..Check out his video and home page    www.tunshoneyhouse.co/

…. and in a very different part of the world ……

I heard a short interview with president Obama that he did  from the kitchen at the White House in which he mentioned White House honey ale made with honey from Michelle’s Garden.. what !!!?    The White house has bees? I did a little research and came across this lovely video  about the white house bees and of course fell in love  with the beautiful  engraved bottle and stopper  too. Check it out http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/inside-white-house-bees