Gifts 2012 Would you Bee mine

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weeks before Valentines Day for y grandmother seemed perfect gifts for those we love and to set the tone for much care about. of our holiday celebraWith the approval of beekeeptions. Her giving naing in Oak Park, it seemed approture, her ability to find priate to choose the bee and honey quirky humor in the everyday, as a theme for our Valentines and her welcoming heart set the section this year. Valentines Day example for the rest of us. Honey, which sits on the cusp of spring as everyone called her, had a parseems perfectly positioned as a ticular approach to Valentines reminder that gardens are soon to Day that made an impact. SARAH CORBIN be in bloom. I have to say a special Over the years on Valentines Shopping Editor thanks to our own Debbie Becker Day, I have always appreciated the for helping to connect the dots a hugs from my mom or the simple bit for us. Shes written a wonderful piece candy my dad would bring home from his about bees, beekeeping and St. Valentine. school fundraiser. In college, my mom would In the spirit of the day, I hope we can all send cookies, or popcorn, or flowers to cheer carry an extra bee like flutter in our hearts. my day, they always did. And my family alMy grandmother, Honey, would tell us to be ways does their best to keep up the magic of extra sweet and caring to our friends and Valentines Day with plenty of love notes. neighbors. She would urge us to spare some We try and follow Honeys example every extra space in our hearts to embrace everyone year by treating co-workers and friends to and their uniqueness. Me personally, I think heart candies and cupcakes or humorous she had it right. And the bees, well they work trinkets. My children and I prepare for the pretty hard to do some beautiful things in the day with homemade valentines made generworld, their labor of love so to speak. ously with red glitter and doilies. We look for

We are abuzz with Valentines gift ideas

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Shopping Editor and Photographer Sarah Corbin Manager of Internet and Technology Graham Johnston Web Content Manager Evan OBrien Digital Editor Meghan Power Sta Photographer J. Geil Editorial Designers Claire Innes, Mark Tatara Advertising Production Manager Philip Soell Advertising Design Manager Andrew Mead Advertising Designers Elisha-Rio Apilado, Debbie Becker Display Advertising Manager Marc Stopeck Display Advertising Sales Dawn Ferencak, Missy Laurell Display Advertising Coordinator Carrie Bankes Circulation Manager Kathy Hansen Distribution Coordinator Alan Majeski Circulation Associates Mike Braam Publisher Dan Haley VP/Director of Operations Andrew Johnston Published by Wednesday Journal, Inc., 141 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302 Phone: 708/524-8300

Bee Ring, 18k .70 carat diamond with emerald eyes. $1650, Arcade Jewelers, Riverside

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LaBeLLa

1103 South Blvd. Oak Park www.LabellaPasteria.com

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Let your little bugs create their own valentines for friends and family. Papersource, Oak Park

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For your little blue bird. Little Flu y Organic Cotton onesie, $28, Chameleon, Oak Park

For your little cupid

Maple Hill Soap handcrafted from goats milk to soothe 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 Flu y hugs for your little one, Les Joles Pas beaux, $26.99, Flybird, Oak Park Whoo whooos your valentine? Get them cupcakes. Whole Foods, River Forest

They look as pretty as a present with these adorable hair bows. Pink and Green polka dot hair bow. $7.99, Geppettos Toy Box, Oak Park

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Maria has moved to Effigy salon

Maria, formerly a stylist at Pagani, wants to invite you to her new salon, Effigy. Just a few stops west on the Metra.

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A beautiful way to present a promise. Petite Bee Trinket Box $26 Druzy & gold vermeil ring $195 Careful Peach, Oak Park

DEBBIE BECKER

Sugar Keeper, $12.00, Ten Thousand Villages, Oak Park

12 oz of Bee Love, $12.00, Marion Street Cheese Market, Oak Park

How about giving your honey bear a bear of cocoa honey. $11.25 Marion Street Cheese Market, Oak Park

Bumble bee inspired tart decor! Prices vary, Whole Foods, River Forest.

Tarima made with Organic Grapes, Include candles and a romantic dinner with a bee inspired bottle. Whole Foods, River Forest

Give simple comfort, Natural Life Pillow, $30 or 150 points, Sugar Cup Traders, Oak Park

Vintage Brooch c 1950, assorted styles $30-$50. Arcade Jewelers, Riverside

Vita, the bee is a symbol of life and creativity by Pyrrha $15 Muse, Oak Park

Glass on Copper art collectibles, Easily shelf or wall worthy. $110. by [houston llew], spiritiles availble at Filoni, Oak Park

eekeepers, like gardeners, spend winters dreaming of spring and all its possibilities. Now that beekeeping is 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 beeswax, 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 3rdcentury 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 honeycombs. The bees add enzymes to the nectar, which is then fanned by their wings to bring the water content down to 18%, the consistency 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

For the love of bees

mate with the queen from another hive. (Odd fact: drones come from unfertilized eggs and have no father.) The industrious female worker bees hold down a variety of jobs; nursemaid, housecleaner, lady-in-waiting, and comb-builder, before moving on to foragingcollecting 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 looking 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 plentiful and varied than in the country due to the miles and miles of monoculturethe genetically-modified corn and soybeans fields of corporate farms True, 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 sweetened by honey, in honor of these wonderful, fuzzy little creatures.

Floral Bakelite Bracelet, prices range from $25 - $250 many styles and colors available. Arcade Jewelers, Riverside.

Gifts
Vintage Brooch c 1950, assorted styles $30-$50. Arcade Jewelers, Riverside Floral Hair Sticks, $50 , Filoni, Oak Park

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Kenyan Heart Stones, $5 each. Ten Thousand Villages, Oak Park

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Promise to take your love around the world...on a long board. $175, Gravity Dropkick longboard, Modest Inc., Forest Park

Whole Trade Roses Bouquets available with Valentine wrap. Prices Vary. Whole Foods, River Forest

Want to get Fresh with me? $48, Art Gecko, Oak Park Give Green Apple Earth Friendly Valentines this year. Green Home Experts, Oak Park $19.99 Wooden Treasure Box, Hand Inlaid with mother of pearl from Syria. $19.95, Taja, Oak Park - these imported boxes are being o ered with the addition of chocolates. Call Taja for pricing.

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My funny valentine
Look up in the sky! Its a bird its a plane its my Valentine! $17.89, Shirtworks, Oak Park Even good Girls Get Dirty, Olive and Fig bath salts, $7.95, Bramble, Oak Park

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Dahling you look fabulous! Mirror , $28. Other romantic sundries available at Girlicious, Forest Park.

Love Beyond Measure, $44, Art Gecko, Oak Park

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Mirror mirror in my pocket. Give this treasure to your fairest one of all. $24, Team Blonde, Forest Park

Better than a boyfriend soap Use it up then move on. $8, Pumpkin Moon, Oak Park

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SHOPPING DIRECTORY
ARCADE JEWELERS 51 E. Burlington Riverside 708-442-8110 ART GECKO 21 Harrison St. Oak Park 708-358-1950 BRAMBLE 115 N. Oak Park Ave Oak Park 708-306-6800 CAREFUL PEACH BOUTIQUE 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 STREET CHEESE MARKET 100 S. Marion St. Oak Park 708-725-7200 MODEST INC. 7416 W. Madison St Forest Park 708-771-6600 MUSE 106 N. Marion Oak Park 708-948-7052 PAPER SOURCE 1109 W. Lake Street Oak Park 708-445-7700

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PUMPKIN MOON 1028 W. North Blvd Oak Park 708-524-8144 SHIRTWORKS 127 N. Marion St Oak Park 708-383-4100 SUGARCUP TRADING CO. 110 N. Marion St Oak Park 708-524-5336 TAJA 212 S. Marion St. Oak Park 708-386-4060 TEAM BLONDE 7442 Madison St Forest Park 708-771-5590 Harrison Art Center, Oak Park - $68

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