I rarely watch or listen to the news. I know this is bad, but the thing is, it depresses me. This week however, while in the car with Hubby, I overheard this thing about a “bee crisis.” Basically, all over Europe, little honey bees are dying. Why is this important? Well not only do bees make delicious honey, but they are vital to tree pollination which is important for products such as almonds, coffee, and soft fruits. According to an article I read, between 2007-2008 the bee population in England had dropped 30%. That’s massive! In some countries, however, its even worse. Scientists are not totally sure what is causing this problem, but its results could be very serious to many areas of food production.
What kind of things can you do to help? One of the solutions is easy and beautiful: plant small patches of wild flowers in your garden and encourage others to do the same. This offers bees a suitable and healthy habitat. The bigger the wild flower patches, the better for the bees.
I think bees are cool. Here is one wearing a fabulous fur!
Okay, its recipe time. To celebrate the bee, today I am making Honey Cornbread. Its a recipe I found on foodnetwork.com. It got great reviews by the people who tried it out. Using the suggestions in the comments, I decided to make it in a 9×9 baking tray, rather than as individual muffins.
This corn bread was super easy to put together and Hubby loved it. After he ate it he told me what a good wife I am 
, so as far as I’m concerned, its a total keeper!
, so as far as I’m concerned, its a total keeper!Here is the recipe is exactly as it appears from the Food Network website.
Ingredients
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 stick butter, melted
- 1/4 cup honey
- Special equipment: paper muffin cups and a 12-cup muffin tin
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Into a large bowl, mix the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. In another bowl, whisk together the whole milk, eggs, butter, and honey. Add the wet to the dry ingredients and stir until just mixed.
Place muffin paper liners in a 12-cup muffin tin. Evenly divide the cornbread mixture into the papers. Bake for 15 minutes, until golden.
p.s. check out this cool and funny video sent to me from Jamie at Life’s a Feast about the honey bees.
