Bee-Lightful Botanicals

08/30/2026

✨📚 thank you to the Foley Community Library for hosting yesterdays Harry Potter Day!

✨📚We will be back at the library Sept 21 for “A good Thyme” will be discussing herbs, how to grow and use them. We will also be planting a small herb to take home. Register on the library website!

08/29/2026

Market haul!
Sam’s Sourdough
Mushroom Man Tan
Lillian Cattle Company
Coastal Alabama Farmers and Fishermens Market
Foley Community Library
The Foley Market
I couldn’t get Facebook to tag everyone!

08/28/2026

✨🍃Are you interested in crafting your own herbal remedies? If so join us Sept. 12 at 9am for our Elderberry Workshop!

✨🍃We will take a short walk around the homestead and identify elderberry, wild lettuce, goldenrod, passionflower and many other edible and medicinal plants.

✨🍃 We will then head into the apothecary and craft an elderberry syrup, elderberry tincture and discuss all the great ways to incorporate herbs into your daily wellness routine.

✨🍃 Everyone will leave with the knowledge to craft your own herbal syrups and tinctures. Along with a recipe packet and a sample of the syrup we make in the workshop and an elderberry syrup kit to take home!

✨🍃 This workshop will last about 2 hours and is located in the Fish River area of Baldwin County Alabama. $50 per person. Register online at bee-lightfulbotanicals.square.site

08/27/2026

08/27/2026

The fritillary caterpillars are tearing up the passionflower vine!

08/26/2026

Elderberry Workshop only has 3 spots remaining! Register soon to reserve your spot. New workshop dates will be released soon.

08/25/2026

✨ Fresh batch of Elderberry syrup ready!

Our famous Elderberry & Rose Hip Syrup is a tasty way to support your family's wellness. Don't get caught without it with school starting and the cold and flu season around the corner!

Our recipe includes Filtered water, locally grown and harvested elderberry, organic rose hip, organic fresh ginger and local raw treatment free honey. We use honey from local beekeeper Honey Hill. Two sizes to choose from half pint for $15 and full pints for $28.

Elderberry is most commonly known for its immune boosting properties. It is also full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and heart healthy compounds. Rose hip is a great source of vitamin c and contain bioflavonoids that increase absorption of vitamins and minerals. Ginger is a great addition that holds a wealth of benefits including anti-inflammatory, aiding digestion, pain relief, and germ fighting compounds. Local raw honey is another ingredient that holds a host of benefits in your wellness routine. Honey may reduce seasonal allergies, fight inflammation, fight bacteria and many more benefits!

Our recipe is a tasty soothing syrup that I infused with a lot of love! From berry harvest to bottling I craft with care for you and our environment.

Local pickup or delivery. Pickup will be scheduled upon purchase. Pickup location is in the Fish River/Marlow area of Baldwin County Alabama. Delivery available within 20 miles. Delivery fee will apply. Delivery date will be scheduled upon purchase. Also meet locations in Silverhill, Robertsdale, Summerdale, Foley. Text 251-223-6879 for questions or to arrange meetup. Order on our website or message to order.

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08/25/2026

✨📚 Our first workshop at our new location!

Join us on September 12 at 9:00 AM for a hands-on Elderberry Workshop!

We’ll begin with a short foraging walk to identify elderberry, wild lettuce, goldenrod, and other edible and medicinal plants along the way. Then we’ll dive into the many uses of elderberry and make our own elderberry syrup and tincture together in the workshop.

A great morning for anyone curious about foraging, herbal preparations and working with plants in a practical, welcoming way. Be prepared for the upcoming cold and flu season! You will leave with the knowledge to craft your own elderberry products along with a sample of the syrup we will make in the workshop. All participants will also receive a sample sized elderberry syrup kit to craft at home and an info packet with recipes.

Workshop will be held at Bee-Lightful Botanicals in our apothecary. We will take a short walk to view the elder trees and discuss any edible and medicinal plants we encounter. We will then head back to the apothecary to discuss the wonders of elder and craft a delicious elderberry syrup that's packed with immune boosting vitamins, minerals and antioxidants! We will discuss other herbs that are commonly used with elder and how to incorporate them into your preparations. We will also discuss other extraction methods such as tinctures, infused honeys and vinegars. Along with how to source quality elderberries.

Workshop will last about 2 hours. $50 per person. Class sizes are very limited! Be prepared for a short walk (comfortable closed toed shoes, water bottle) Visit our website to register - bee-lightfulbotanicals.square.site

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08/14/2026

Goldenrod gets blamed every August because it is impossible to miss. The real troublemaker is usually blooming quietly right beside it.

Goldenrod pollen is heavy and sticky. Insects carry it from flower to flower. Ragweed pollen is light enough to ride the wind — exactly how it reaches our noses.

So before pulling every yellow bloom, look for the plain green ragweed spikes nearby. Goldenrod is feeding bees and butterflies when many summer flowers are already fading.

Save the yellow. Learn the green.

💬 Did you grow up blaming goldenrod too?

08/10/2026

This is going to be a great mix of local makers!