Tuesday, April 15, 2008

CHI Bite: Sweet Nothings


Sweet Nothings


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Apr 15, 2008





Sweet Nothings


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If 10,000 Chicago Biters burn a beeswax candle instead of a conventional one every month, in a year we’ll keep the weight of 300 beekeepers in oil-based waxes out of production.

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Bees fly 15 mi per hr, but stop to visit 50 to 100 flowers on each pollination trip.

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Wanna sugar up your honey? The Chicago Honey Co-op is the bee’s knees when it comes to its main prized product (used by chefs around the city – and by us, on wedges of stinky blue…mmm), but don’t overlook other golden gifts from the HC’s 3 mil bees, including bath scrubs, lip balm, and unscented candles. We’re abuzz right now about the votives and tealights, crafted with organic beeswax, which burns clean (no soot) and lasts up to five times longer than petroleum-based paraffin. Founded three years ago by birds-and-bees expert Michael Thompson, HC’s a sustainable operation too - mentoring beekeepers and selling its products through local vendors and online. A real honey, if you ask us.

Wanna Try?
Chicago Honey Chicago Co-op, available online or at the Goddess and Grocer, Marion Street Cheese, and Chicago Green City Market. Votives, $10/4; tealights, $11/12.

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