What Are You Doing For National Farmers Market Week?

Bill's Bees joins the nation in celebrating National Farmers Market Week. The week of August 2 through 8, 2015 was declared “National Farmers Market Week” by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

Come celebrate your local farmers market. If you've never been to a farmers market - or you haven't been in a while, National Farmers Market Week is a perfect time to take a leisurely stroll through one of our Los Angeles County Farmers Markets.  

You'll find an abundance of the freshest California fruits, herbs, nuts, and vegetables locally grown and brought to market by farmers who care about their product. Take the opportunity to talk to some of the vendors and find out where and how their produce is grown. Perhaps they'll share with you some of their health benefits, cooking tips, or recipes.

Check out the homemade baked goods, jams, jellies, oils and vinegars, fresh eggs and cheeses, nursery plants and flowers.  

Buzz by Bill's Bees at these Los Angeles County Farmers Markets and pick up California's finest honey. Bill's Bees honey is 100% pure raw local honey; unfiltered, unprocessed. We harvest, extract, and bottle our honey right here on Bill's Bees Bee Farm. Our honey varietals: Alfalfa, Avocado, Buckwheat, Orange Blossom, and Wildflower are Just the Way the Bees Made It! Honey- Direct from the Beekeeper to You! Be sure to try Bill's Bees Caramelized Honey. And the Wildflower Honeycomb, ummm, is out of this world delicious. Pick up sticks - Bill's Bees honeystix, that is! If you're in a hurry, you can order Bill's Bees honey online and pick up at these Farmers Market. 

As you explore the market, see if you can identify the many ways honey bees are responsible for most of what you see. 

Did you know:

• Bees pollinate 80% of the world's plants including 90 different food crops.
• 1 out of every 3 or 4 bites of food you eat is thanks to bees.
• The honey bee is responsible for $15 billion in U.S. agricultural crops each year.
• Honey is the only food that does not spoil (bacteria can’t grow in it, and because of it’s low moisture content and low pH – honey can last indefinitely).
• Bees maintain a temperature of 92-93 degrees Fahrenheit in their central brood nest regardless of whether the outside temperature is 110 or -40 degrees.
• The honey bee is the only insect that produces food eaten by man.
• Man’s first alcoholic beverage, mead, is a wine made with honey.

By shopping at local farmers markets you'll get to support local farmers, you'll get to know the people who produce your food, you'll get to enjoy food that's truly fresh and delicious. You'll maybe get to dance a jig with one of the local bands. Our Los Angeles County Farmers Markets are truly fun for the whole family. Enjoy!

Thanks,

Bill & Clyde

Bill's Bees

Bill Lewis previously served two terms and Clyde Steese is currently on the California State Certified Farmers Market Advisory Committee. Bill Lewis is on the board of the Ventura County Certified Farmers Market Association.  Bill Lewis and Clyde Steese are long-time members and past presidents of the Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association. They are long time members of the California State Beekeepers Association. Bill Lewis was the 2014 President and is currently on the board of the California State Beekeepers Association. Bill and Clyde are both members of the American Beekeeping Federation.