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With a collection of 42 honey bee hives and counting, the message of ‘Beezer’s Honey’ is getting traction across the Northwest.
From businesses, to clubs and schools, self taught Dryden Honey Bee keeper Regan Breeze is educating people on the vital role honey bees play in our every day lives.
Breeze was the latest guest with the Rotary Club of Dryden on Wednesday to talk about his business and we can all help declining honey bee population this spring.
“I know people are meticulous about their yard but without weeds and dandelions, it’s like a dessert for the honey bees,” said Breeze. “Don’t rake your yard until it’s a solid 10 degrees outside because a lot of native butterflies and pollinators are hibernating underneath your leaf covers. So when you take that away you’re basically killing them. I you want to plant anything to help them, plant a sunflower. They love sunflowers, it’s a big plant and they get to do their business, they get a lot of pollen and a lot of nectar.”
Honey Bees are a dying breed responsible for the pollination of three quarters of the plants that produce 90 percent of the world’s food.
“I started approaching municipal electives last spring and challenging them in a positive way,” explains Breeze. “I asked for changes to by-laws for Honey Bee Appreciation months for April and May, some have got on board for May and June. So far to date, I almost have everyone under the 807 area code municipalities accepted the proclamation.”
The City of Dryden will recognize Honey Bee Appreciation months in April and May.
This summer, Breeze is launching his first Junior Honey Bee Keeper course for kids ages 4-12.
“I have 170 people registered in Dryden and 210 in Kenora. It’s beautiful thing, to see young people want to get engaged with Honey Bees and get educated.”
‘Beezer’s Honey’ was established in 1996 and offers a variety of honey made products, education, honey bee removal and more.
