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Would you Bee mineGifts 2012
VA L E N T I N E S D A Y
JOURNALW E D N E S D A Y
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Bee Ring, 18k .70 caratdiamond with emerald eyes. $1650, Arcade Jewelers, Riverside
We are abuzz with
Valentines gift ideasM
y grandmother seemed
to set the tone for much
of our holiday celebra-
tions. Her giving na-
ture, her ability to find
quirky humor in the everyday,
and her welcoming heart set the
example for the rest of us. Honey,
as everyone called her, had a par-
ticular approach to Valentines
Day that made an impact.Over the years on Valentines
Day, I have always appreciated the
hugs from my mom or the simple
candy my dad would bring home from his
school fundraiser. In college, my mom would
send cookies, or popcorn, or flowers to cheer
my day, they always did. And my family al-
ways does their best to keep up the magic of
Valentines Day with plenty of love notes.
We try and follow Honeys example every
year by treating co-workers and friends to
heart candies and cupcakes or humorous
trinkets. My children and I prepare for the
day with homemade valentines made gener-
ously with red glitter and doilies. We look for
weeks before Valentines Day for
perfect gifts for those we love and
care about.
With the approval of beekeep-
ing in Oak Park, it seemed appro-
priate to choose the bee and honey
as a theme for our Valentines
section this year. Valentines Day
which sits on the cusp of spring
seems perfectly positioned as a
reminder that gardens are soon tobe in bloom. I have to say a special
thanks to our own Debbie Becker
for helping to connect the dots a
bit for us. Shes written a wonderful piece
about bees, beekeeping and St. Valentine.
In the spirit of the day, I hope we can all
carry an extra bee like flutter in our hearts.
My grandmother, Honey, would tell us to be
extra sweet and caring to our friends and
neighbors. She would urge us to spare some
extra space in our hearts to embrace everyone
and their uniqueness. Me personally, I think
she had it right. And the bees, well they work
pretty hard to do some beautiful things in the
world, their labor of love so to speak.
SARAH CORBIN
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Whoo whooosyour valentine? Get them cupcakes. Whole Foods,River Forest
Let your little bugs cre-ate their own valentinesfor friends and family. Papersource, Oak Park
For your little cupidMaple Hill Soap hand-
crafted from goats milk tosoothe your little kiddos
skin, $8, Filoni, Oak Park
For your busy baby bumble bee.Bugs by Numbers, 19.99, 100 points; Busy Bugs Puzzle, 20.00,
100 points; Sugarcup Trading Company, Oak Park
Fluy hugs for yourlittle one, Les JolesPasbeaux, $26.99, Flybird, Oak Park
They look as prettyas a present with theseadorable hair bows. Pinkand Green polkadot hair bow. $7.99,Geppettos Toy Box,Oak Park
For your little blue bird.Little Fluy Organic Cotton
onesie, $28,Chameleon, Oak Park
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For the
love of bees GiftsB
eekeepers, like gardeners,
spend winters dreaming of
spring and all its possibili-
ties. Now that beekeepingis allowed in Oak Park for
the first time in over 70 years, Ive
bought hives, which have to be
built and painted, and Ive ordered
ordered bees to be delivered in
April or May. Until then, my fancy
turns to honey and b eeswax, just
in time for Valentines Day.
Bees and Valentines Day have
a long history together, going
all the way back to
young Cupid. Cupid
lay down in a bed of
roses, only to be stung
by a bee hiding among
the petals. Cupid
later picked up his
quiver, and dipped his
arrowheads in honey
to lessen their sting
while delivering his
dose of romance.
Valentine, another
Roman and a 3rd-
century physician,used honey to sweeten
his bitter medicines.
Now, that physician
is known to us as St. Valentine,
the patron saint of both love and
beekeepers.
After harvesting pollen and
nectar, honeybees pack pollen in
pockets on their back legs. Their
second stomach stores nectar for
the flight home, where the plunder
is stored in cells, called honey-
combs. The bees add enzymes to
the nectar, which is then fanned
by their wings to bring the water
content down to 18%, the consis-
tency of honey. The honey cell is
then capped with wax, and saved
for later consumption.
A healthy hive may consist of
50,000 bees: one queen, a handful
of drones, the rest female worker
bees. The queen leaves the hive
only onceto mate. She spends
most of her time laying up to 2,000
eggs a day. A drones only job is to
mate with the queen from another
hive. (Odd fact: drones come from
unfertilized eggs and have no
father.) The industrious femaleworker bees hold down a variety
of jobs; nursemaid, housecleaner,
lady-in-waiting, and comb-builder,
before moving on to foragingcol-
lecting pollen and nectar. Those
female worker bees may fly more
than five miles away from the
hive, at 15 miles per hour, to find
the type of flowers they are look-
ing for.
With all of that being
said, urban bees these
days are having a field
day! Having beehives
on a small city lot may
seem counterintuitive,
but flowers in cities
are now more plenti-
ful and varied than
in the country due to
the miles and miles of
monoculturethe ge-
netically-modified corn
and soybeans fields of
corporate farmsTrue, relationships
with bees can be
painful. I am not just
talking about the stings here.
Its also about unrequited love.
They dont need us or even really
know we exist, but boy do we need
them. Bees pollinate all across
our country from almond trees
in Northern California, apple
blossoms in Washington State,
cranberry bogs in Cape Cod and
blueberries in Maine. We enjoy
our most brightly-colored fruits
and vegetables, roses and many
other flowers because of the hard
work of bees. And while we could
celebrate Valentines Day without
bees, it would be a lot less colorful
and tasty.
I think Ill spend Valentines
Day painting hearts on my hives
and raise a glass of mead (honey
wine), honey beer, or tea sweet-
ened by honey, in honor of these
wonderful, fuzzy little creatures.
DEBBIE
BECKER
Tarimamadewith OrganicGrapes,Includecandlesandaro-mantic dinnerwitha beeinspiredbottle. Whole Foods, RiverForest
12ozofBee Love,$12.00,
Marion StreetCheese Market,Oak Park
Howabout givingyour honey bear
abearof cocoahoney. $11.25 MarionStreetCheese Market, Oak Park
GlassonCopperartcollectibles, Easily shelforwallworthy.$110.by[houstonllew],spiritilesavailbleat Filoni,OakPark
FloralHair Sticks,$50 , Filoni, OakPark
Givesimple comfort,NaturalLife Pillow,$30 or150 points, SugarCup Traders,OakPark
Vintage Broochc1950,assortedstyles$30-$50. Arcade
Jewelers, Riverside
Vintage Broochc 1950,assortedstyles$30-$50.Arcade Jewelers,Riverside
Floral BakeliteBracelet,pricesrange from$25 -$250 many stylesand colorsavail-able. Arcade Jewelers, Riverside.
Abeautifulwaytopresent apromise. PetiteBeeTrinket Box $26 Druzy&goldvermeilring$195Careful Peach,OakPark
Vita,thebeeis asymbolof lifeand creativitybyPyrrha$15Muse,OakPark
SugarKeeper, $12.00,Ten Thousand Villages,OakPark
Bumblebee inspiredtart decor!Prices vary,Whole Foods, RiverForest.
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Kenyan HeartStones, $5 each. TenThousand Villages,Oak Park
I D EL E N T I N E S G U
Give Green AppleEarth FriendlyValentines thisyear. Green HomeExperts, Oak Park$19.99
Promise to takeyour love around theworld...on a longboard. $175, GravityDropkick longboard,
Modest Inc.,Forest Park
Whole TradeRoses Bouquetsavailable with
Valentine wrap. Prices Vary. WholeFoods, River Forest
Love
makesthe worldgo round
WoodenTreasure Box,Hand Inlaid withmother of pearlfrom Syria. $19.95,Taja, Oak Park - theseimported boxes are be-ing oered with the ad-dition of chocolates. CallTaja for pricing.
Want to get Fresh with me? $48, Art Gecko, Oak Park
Gar andFlowers
137 S. Oak Park Ave.,Oak Park, IL
708-848-2777 or 1-877-244-3181
www.garlandfowers.netWorldwide Delivery - Major Credit Cards Accepted
Also Szechwan & American Menu
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Delivery: from Narragansett west to 19thLake St. north to Belmont
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Finger Size Shrimp Spring Rolls (8) .......... $5.25
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My funny valentine
Even good Girls Get Dirty, Olive and Fig
bath salts, $7.95,Bramble, Oak Park
Better than a boyfriend soap Use it upthen move on. $8, Pumpkin Moon, Oak Park
Look up in the sky!Its a bird its a plane itsmy Valentine! $17.89, Shirtworks, Oak Park
Dahling you lookfabulous! Mirror , $28.
Other romantic sundriesavailable at Girlicious,Forest Park.
Mirror mirror in my pocket. Give this
treasure to your fairest one of all.$24,Team Blonde, Forest Park
Love Beyond Measure, $44, Art Gecko, Oak Park
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145 S. Oak Park Ave.
Oak Park, IL 60302
Ph: 708.848.4949
Cell: 847.708.1727
Your Hosts: George & John
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ARCADEJEWELERS
51 E. Burlington
Riverside708-442-8110
ART GECKO
21 Harrison St.
Oak Park
708-358-1950
BRAMBLE
115 N. Oak Park Ave
Oak Park708-306-6800
CAREFUL PEACHBOUTIQUE
1024 North Blvd
Oak Park
708-383-3066
CHAMELEON
130 N. Oak Park Ave.Oak Park
708-445-1175
FILONI
131 N. Oak Park Ave
Oak Park
708-445-9360
FLY BIRD
719 Lake
Oak Park
708-383-3330
GEPPETTOS TOY BOX
730 Lake
Oak Park
708-445-9906
GIRLICIOUS
7508 Madison Street
Forest Park
708-366-6931
GREEN HOME EXPERTS
811 South Blvd
Oak Park
708-660-1443
HARRISON WORKS
17 W. Harrison St
Oak Park
708-308-4602
MARION STREETCHEESE MARKET
100 S. Marion St.
Oak Park
708-725-7200
MODEST INC.
7416 W. Madison St
Forest Park708-771-6600
MUSE
106 N. Marion
Oak Park
708-948-7052
PAPER SOURCE
1109 W. Lake Street
Oak Park708-445-7700
PUMPKIN MOON
1028 W. North Blvd
Oak Park
708-524-8144
SHIRTWORKS
127 N. Marion St
Oak Park
708-383-4100
SUGARCUPTRADING CO.
110 N. Marion St
Oak Park708-524-5336
TAJA
212 S. Marion St.
Oak Park
708-386-4060
TEAM BLONDE
7442 Madison St
Forest Park708-771-5590
SHOPPING DIRECTORY
Harrison Art Center, Oak Park - $68
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Amore(love)
Whats moreromanticothan
(romantic)
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This Valentines Day,bring youradorato
(beloved)
for an especiallyappassionatomenu
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