Chef Carla Hall partners with National Honey Board for Honey Saves Hives Program
The National Honey Board is partnering with renowned chef and television personality Carla Hall for September's National Honey Month and the Honey Saves Hives educational program. This campaign continues to raise awareness about the significance of honeybees and their vital role in our ecosystem and global food supply.
"Top Chef" Carla Hall's cooking style incorporates whole ingredients that excite your taste buds, and honey is an ingredient she can always count on to elevate any dish. Exclusively made by honeybees, honey is the all-natural sweetener crafted in nature. Additionally, honeybees play a crucial role in the food system, pollinating over 90 crops including fruits, nuts, vegetables, herbs and spices, making them responsible for a substantial one-third of the foods we consume.
"For years, honey has been a staple ingredient in my kitchen because it is wholesome, pure and delicious," said Hall in a news release. "As a chef, I commit to using real honey wherever I can."
Hall said she encourages everyone to support nature's finest work, the honeybees and the beekeepers that work hard to take care of them.
Through interactive and educational moments like a pollinator-friendly dinner, hosted in collaboration with Justin's, a honey-centric evening for NYC media led by Chef Carla Hall with cooking demonstrations, honey flights and pollinator activities, and a partnership with registered dietitian nutritionist and lifestyle creator Samar Kullab, the National Honey Board has expanded its mission to celebrate National Honey Month, supporting awareness for honeybee welfare every day.
To celebrate its Honey Saves Hives initiative, the National Honey Board has joined forces with a variety of food and beverage brands.
This year's partners include Barr Hill by Caledonia Spirits, Frönen, Justin's, Kate's Real Food, Mary's Gone Crackers and Sprecher Brewery, who are sharing how consumers can help support honeybees on their social channels. Consumers are encouraged to participate by purchasing honey and made-with-honey products from these partners at retail stores nationwide.
"At the National Honey Board, we've continued to advance our commitment to educate consumers and chefs alike on the influential role honey bees play in our global food production," said Margaret Lombard, CEO of the National Honey Board, in the news release.
Lombard said the organization, in collaboration with partners, has funded nearly $4.5 million dollars for research dedicated to protecting honeybees.
Helping honeybees
- Buy honey: Purchasing honey helps promote the wellbeing of bees by supporting the beekeepers that take care of their hives. It's important to purchase the one product that keeps our ecosystem going.
- Buy made-with-honey products: When chefs and food manufacturers use honey, they support the honey industry's efforts to keep healthier bees.
- Plant native wildflowers: A lack of food is one of the greatest challenges facing bees. If you have a yard, dedicate a portion of it to growing native wildflowers that help feed honeybees.
- Pull weeds by hand: Gardening without chemicals helps protect pollinators. Better yet, let the dandelions grow – bees love them.
- Make a bee bath: Give these busy bees a place to drink. All you need is a shallow basin of fresh water with marbles or rocks in it for the bees to land on outside your home.
- Donate to protect bees: Give to an organization, such as Project Apis m., dedicated to helping protect and promote honeybees and other pollinators.
For more information on the Honey Saves Hives program and how to help honeybees all year long, visit http://honeysaveshives.com/.
About National Honey Board
The National Honey Board (NHB) is an industry-funded agriculture promotion group that works to educate consumers about the benefits and uses for honey and honey products through research, marketing and promotional programs. The Board's work, funded by an assessment on domestic and imported honey, is designed to increase the awareness and usage of honey by consumers, the foodservice industry and food manufacturers. The ten-member-Board, appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, represents producers (beekeepers), packers, importers, and a marketing cooperative. For more information, visit www.honey.com.
About Carla Hall
Carla Hall first won over audiences when she competed on Bravo's "Top Chef" and "Top Chef: All Stars" and shared her philosophy to always cook with love. Born in Nashville, TN, Carla grew up surrounded by soul food. After appearances on "Top Chef," Carla spent seven years co-hosting ABC's Emmy award winning, popular lifestyle series "The Chew," and is currently featured on the Food Network in shows such as "Thanksgiving, Holiday and Halloween Baking Championships," and "Worst Cooks in America." Her latest cookbook, "Carla Hall's Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration," was published in 2018, landing on annual "Best Cookbook" lists across the country and receiving an NAACP Image Awards nomination.
About Samar Kullab
Samar Kullab, MS, RDN, LDN, is a registered dietitian with several years of personal and professional experience working in hospitals around Chicago and northern suburbs in administration and nutrition. Her nutrition philosophy is one that involves intuitive eating: helping her patients become mindful eaters. She believes in a collaborative approach with other health care professionals to provide optimal nutrition therapy for her patients. Samar is a trusted expert appearing regularly in national media outlets and a content creator where she frequently shares meal ideas and tips for good health.
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