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9. The Secret Life of Bees

Beginner Level

• Watch the trailer of the movie at www.vanishingbees.com
• Plant bee-friendly flowers in your garden.
• Read Sue Monk Kidd’s “Secret Life of Bees.”

Intermediate Level

• Research the health difference between raw honey and processed honey.
• Find a local honey vendor.
• Read “Bees: Nature’s Little Wonders,“ by Candace Savage.

Expert Level

• Raise your own bees and harvest the honey, sharing with others.
• Visit a local beekeeper and help harvest the honey.
• Share your experience with your local farmgirl chapter.

January, 2009 Edition

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