Bees Are 'In'

Three posts ago I shared photos from the recent spring tea I coordinated for the ladies of my church where the theme was 'Bee All That You Can Bee'.  The tablescape color scheme was yellow and black and all the table accessories were bee themed [scroll back to see photos].  

You can find bee accessories [for table and home decor] at almost all home decor stores and online businesses.  I purchased several things for my recent tea at Hobby Lobby and Oriental Trading Co.  But the first place I encountered beautiful bee dishware was in 2024 at Stonecliff Inn on Mackinac Island.  They set their tables with Williams - Sonoma's Honeycomb Collection.

Their bee-themed collection is beautiful and extensive from china to glassware to cutlery to cookware to linens.  Go to Williams - Sonoma website and type in Honeycomb Collection and scroll through all the beautiful things.   Sadly, it's out of my price range, so I just admire it.

I ordered a bee/honeycomb teapot by Certified International from Macy's for the ladies' tea at church and that began my bee tea collection.  One thing always leads to another!

After the church tea I went online to Amazon and purchased the coordinating sugar & creamer, teacups, and luncheon plates [service for 4], all very reasonably priced.  Of course, I needed napkins [which still haven't arrived yet] napkin rings, and a table runner!  It's such a cheerful tablescape that says spring and summer.

During a quick stop at Dollar Store recently I noticed they joined the bee bandwagon.  On a display right by the front door were bee themed dinner plates, salad plates, cereal bowls, mugs, glassware and linens.

I couldn't resist getting the placemats.  At $1 each how could I go wrong?

Initially I purchased four water tumblers [pictured above] but decided I liked the shorter wine glasses better [they weren't as busy with printing only on one side], so I exchanged them. They'll be perfectly fine holding beverages other than wine.

Bee clothing and jewelry are popular too.  Belk has some beautiful Napier bee brooches, earrings, and necklaces.   A Google search of bee jewelry brings up many beautiful things.

A few years ago I put together an outfit for a bee-themed tea that I'm still waiting to wear!  ;-) It seemed too formal to wear to the ladies' church tea this year because it was outdoor/picnic oriented.   

So I wore this informal bee top instead...

Have you been stung by the bee craze yet?