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🐝 World Honey Bee Day Challenge 🐝
Starts August 1, 2025
Open-Ended
Completed: 0/35


🐝 1. World Honey Bee Day is the third Saturday in August.
Read a book published in August of any year.


🐝 2. It brings a buzzing celebration for beekeepers, honey lovers, and all blooming things.
Read a book that starts with the letter B.


🐝 3. World Honey Bee Day is a day to learn about honey bees!
Read a book with the word HONEY found in the text.


🐝 4. The day recognizes both the honey bee and the beekeepers who tend the hives.
Read a book with all the letters of HIVES found in the title.


🐝 5. It also encourages everyone to enjoy and buy locally grown honey.
Read a book where a purchase is made.


🐝 6. When we plant wildflowers, orchards, and other flowering plants, we support pollinators such as honey bees. They depend on the nectar of a variety of plants for their survival.
Read a book with flowers on the cover.


🐝 7. Conversely, we depend on honey bees for our survival, too! Without their pollinating abilities, many nutritious plants wouldn't reproduce.
Read a book where someone's survival is a key plot element.


🐝 8. Honey bees do sting, but only if they perceive a threat - damage to their hive or being swatted at.
Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in THREAT.


🐝 9. Since they seek sweet nectar, sugary drinks and sweets will attract honey bees when flowers are not blooming yet. So, keep your beverages covered.
Read a book where a character has something sweet to drink or eat.


🐝 10. If a honey bee comes close, either hold still or move slowly away. The honey bee will fly along to the next sweet thing as long as it doesn't feel threatened.
Read a book that seems to move slowly in your opinion.


🐝 11. To celebrate World Honey Bee Day, collect and spread local wildflower seeds to promote honey bee pollination.
Read a book where the publisher's name starts with a letter in POLLINATION.


🐝 12. Flavors of honey vary depending on the variety of flowers and nectar available to the bees.
Read a book that you think has a variety of characters.


🐝 13. Clover, alfalfa, lavender, orange, and chestnut are just a few to choose from.
Read a book with a lavender or an orange cover.


🐝 14. You can also celebrate by replacing your usual sweetener with honey for the day. Taste the difference!
Read a book that you "replace" from your typical genres.


🐝 15. Give the gift of honey to a friend, neighbor, co-worker, or family member.
Read a book where someone gives or receives a gift.


🐝 16. Share your sweet honey stories on social media by tagging #WorldHoneyBeeDay.
Read a book that has its own hashtag on social media - many popular books do!


🐝 17. World Honey Bee Day began as National Honey Bee Day in 2009 with a proclamation issued by the Secretary of Agriculture, Thomas J. Vilsek.
Read a book published in 2009.


🐝 18. The day grew rapidly, bringing awareness to the benefits and environmental needs of honey bees.
Read a book where the environment is mentioned in any way, shape, or form. Be creative!


🐝 19. Also known as an Apiarist, a beekeeper is responsible for maintaining hives.
Read a book where the author's first initial is NOT found in APIARIST.


🐝 20. This may include inspecting for disease and other issues, replacing the queen bee if needed, providing forage or bee food, offering pollination services, and harvesting honey.
Read a book where a character has some type of disease.


🐝 21. One honey bee colony can have a population of 20,000 to 60,000 bees.
Read a book with between 20,000 and 60,000 Goodreads ratings.


🐝 22. How much honey a hive can produce depends on the availability of nectar and the health of the hive.
Read a book where the author's LAST initial is found in NECTAR.


🐝 23. Seasons of drought, rain, or disease will impact a hive.
Read a book where it rains.


🐝 24. When conditions are ideal, a healthy hive can produce up to 200 pounds of honey per year.
Read a book with less than 200 Goodreads reviews.


🐝 25. A honey bee colony has one queen bee. If the queen dies, the hive or the beekeeper will replace her.
Read a book where a character dies


🐝 26. The hive also consists of male bees called drones and female worker bees.
Read a book where there are major characters that are male and female.


🐝 Optional Spell-Out: Title, AFN, ALN, CFN, CLN 🐝

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🐝 World Honey Bee Day Challenge 🐝
Starts August 1, 2025
Open-Ended
Completed: 33/35


✅🐝 1. World Honey Bee Day is the third Saturday in August.
Read a book published in August of any year.
The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story by Ann Rule Read 02/08/2025 5 stars First published August 1, 1980


✅🐝 2. It brings a buzzing celebration for beekeepers, honey lovers, and all blooming things.
Read a book that starts with the letter B.
Bonded in Death Read 18/08/2025 5 stars


✅🐝 3. World Honey Bee Day is a day to learn about honey bees!
Read a book with the word HONEY found in the text.
Louisiana Hotshot by Julie Smith Read 03/08/2025 4 stars
How it fits: p 47 "Well, honey, you're a beautiful girl, you know that?"


🐝 4. The day recognizes both the honey bee and the beekeepers who tend the hives.
Read a book with all the letters of HIVES found in the title.


✅🐝 5. It also encourages everyone to enjoy and buy locally grown honey.
Read a book where a purchase is made.
Nearly Dead in Iowa by Wendy Byrne Read 12/08/2025 4 stars p173 "Derek insists on buying more of Ike T's stuff before the event starts tomorrow."



✅🐝 6. When we plant wildflowers, orchards, and other flowering plants, we support pollinators such as honey bees. They depend on the nectar of a variety of plants for their survival.
Read a book with flowers on the cover.
Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb Read 04/08/2025 5 stars

✅🐝 7. Conversely, we depend on honey bees for our survival, too! Without their pollinating abilities, many nutritious plants wouldn't reproduce.
Read a book where someone's survival is a key plot element.
36 Hours by Angela Marsons Date read: 08/08/2025 5 stars
How it fits: Paediatric heart surgeon Nazeera's survival after being kidnapped is a key plot element


✅🐝 8. Honey bees do sting, but only if they perceive a threat - damage to their hive or being swatted at.
Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in THREAT.
Wonderment in Death by J.D. Robb Read 11/08/2025 5 stars MC is Eve Dallas

✅🐝 9. Since they seek sweet nectar, sugary drinks and sweets will attract honey bees when flowers are not blooming yet. So, keep your beverages covered.
Read a book where a character has something sweet to drink or eat.
Ice Cream Murder by Leighann Dobbs Read 01/08/2025 5 stars
How it fits: Ice cream sundaes are served at the birthday celebration and Lexy own a bakery and is always providing sweet treats to her friends and customers


✅🐝 10. If a honey bee comes close, either hold still or move slowly away. The honey bee will fly along to the next sweet thing as long as it doesn't feel threatened.
Read a book that seems to move slowly in your opinion
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien Read -09/08/2025 3 stars


✅🐝 11. To celebrate World Honey Bee Day, collect and spread local wildflower seeds to promote honey bee pollination.
Read a book where the publisher's name starts with a letter in POLLINATION.
Eat Smarter: Use the Power of Food to Reboot Your Metabolism, Upgrade Your Brain, and Transform Your Life by Shawn Stevenson Read 08/08/2025 5 stars Published by Little, Brown Spark


✅🐝 12. Flavors of honey vary depending on the variety of flowers and nectar available to the bees.
Read a book that you think has a variety of characters.
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer Date read 04/08/2025 5 stars Variety of characters including victims, perpetrators, law enforcement, court personnel


✅🐝 13. Clover, alfalfa, lavender, orange, and chestnut are just a few to choose from.
Read a book with a lavender or an orange cover.
Charles Kingsford Smith and Those Magnificent Men by Peter FitzSimons Read 10/08/2025 5 stars Orange cover


✅🐝 14. You can also celebrate by replacing your usual sweetener with honey for the day. Taste the difference!
Read a book that you "replace" from your typical genres.
Alice With a Why: Return to Wonderland by Anna James Read 23/08/2025 5 stars Fantasy and I usually read Mystery


✅🐝 15. Give the gift of honey to a friend, neighbor, co-worker, or family member.
Read a book where someone gives or receives a gift.
Graves on the Fens by Joy Ellis Read 18/08/2025 5 stars Eve receives gift of flowers and a box of Belgian chocolates from Jacob Rush


✅🐝 16. Share your sweet honey stories on social media by tagging #WorldHoneyBeeDay.
Read a book that has its own hashtag on social media - many popular books do!
Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien Has # on Facebook Read 18/08/2025 4 stars


🐝 17. World Honey Bee Day began as National Honey Bee Day in 2009 with a proclamation issued by the Secretary of Agriculture, Thomas J. Vilsek.
Read a book published in 2009.


✅🐝 18. The day grew rapidly, bringing awareness to the benefits and environmental needs of honey bees.
Read a book where the environment is mentioned in any way, shape, or form. Be creative!
The Ninth Grave by Stefan Ahnhem Read 10/08/2025 4 stars Cover shows snowy blizzard


✅🐝 19. Also known as an Apiarist, a beekeeper is responsible for maintaining hives.
Read a book where the author's first initial is NOT found in APIARIST.
Apple Strudel Alibi by H.Y. Hanna Read 11/08/2025 5 stars


✅🐝 20. This may include inspecting for disease and other issues, replacing the queen bee if needed, providing forage or bee food, offering pollination services, and harvesting honey.
Read a book where a character has some type of disease.
Uncaged by John Sandford Read 11/07/2025 5 stars Odin is neurodivergent


✅🐝 21. One honey bee colony can have a population of 20,000 to 60,000 bees.
Read a book with between 20,000 and 60,000 Goodreads ratings.
Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb Read 24/08/2025 5 stars 35,675 ratings


✅🐝 22. How much honey a hive can produce depends on the availability of nectar and the health of the hive.
Read a book where the author's LAST initial is found in NECTAR.
Foreign Deceit by Jeff Carson Read 22/08/2025 3 stars How it fits: C in NECTAR



✅🐝 23. Seasons of drought, rain, or disease will impact a hive.
Read a book where it rains.
Lord Hale's Monster by Steve Higgs Read 04/09/2025 5 stars How it fits: p5 "The rain continued to lash down"


✅🐝 24. When conditions are ideal, a healthy hive can produce up to 200 pounds of honey per year.
Read a book with less than 200 Goodreads reviews.
Night Work by Steve Higgs Read 07/08/2025 5 stars 41 reviews


✅🐝 25. A honey bee colony has one queen bee. If the queen dies, the hive or the beekeeper will replace her.
Read a book where a character dies
The Director's Cut by Steve Higgs Read 22/08/2025 4 stars Actor is murdered


✅🐝 26. The hive also consists of male bees called drones and female worker bees.
Read a book where there are major characters that are male and female.
The 9th Girl by Tami Hoag Read 14/08/2025 5 stars Kovac and Liska are male and female


🐝 Optional Spell-Out: Title, AFN, ALN, CFN, CLN 🐝

✅🐝 27. H: Her Silent Bones by Pamela Fagan Hutchins Title Read 15/08/2025 5 stars

✅🐝 28. O: Only Murder by Rylie Dark Title Read 17/08/2025 3 stars

✅🐝 29. N: The Night Stalker by Robert Bryndza Title Read 05/09/2025 5 stars

✅🐝 30. E: The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog by Elizabeth Peters Author first name Read 16/08/2025 5 stars

✅🐝 31. Y: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Author surname Read 21/08/2025 5 stars

🐝 32. B: The Butter Did It by Phyllis C. Richman Title Read 01/09/2025 4 stars

✅🐝 33. E: Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander Author first name Read 19/08/2025 5 stars

✅🐝 34. E: High Five by Janet Evanovich Author surname Read 30/08/2025 5 stars

✅🐝 35. S: Jaw Breaker by Alex Smith Author surname Read 21/08/2025 5 stars

HOB - World Honey Bee Day Challenge

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🐝 1. Published - Aug

🐝 2. Title - starts with B

🐝 3. Text - 'honey'

🐝 4. Title - all letters of HIVES

🐝 5. Plot - a purchase is made

🐝 6. Cover - flowers

🐝 7. Plot - survival

🐝 8. MC - FN initial in THREAT

🐝 9. Plot - char has something sweet to drink or eat

🐝 10. Me - I think moves slowly

🐝 11. Publisher - starts with letter in POLLINATION

🐝 12. Chars - variety

🐝 13. Cover - lavender

🐝 14. Cover - orange

🐝 15. Genre - my fave: Psychology

🐝 16. Plot - char gives or receives a gift

🐝 17. Has its own hashtag on social media

🐝 18. Published - 2009

🐝 19. Plot - environment

🐝 20. Author - FN initial not in APIARIST

🐝 21. Plot - char has a disease

🐝 22. Ratings - 20,000-60,000

🐝 23. Author - LN initial in NECTAR

🐝 24. Plot - it rains

🐝 25. Reviews - less than 200

🐝 26. Plot - char dies

🐝 27. MCs - male & female

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🐝 World Honey Bee Day Challenge 🐝
Duration: August 1, 2025; Open-Ended

Completed: 22/35

🐝 ✅1. Published - Aug ▶ The Turn of the Key (Pub in Aug 2019)

🐝 2. Title - starts with B

🐝 ✅3. Text - 'honey' ▶ Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping On a Dead Man (Honey butter toast p.68)

🐝 4. Title - all letters of HIVES

🐝 5. Plot - a purchase is made

🐝 6. Cover - flowers

🐝 ✅7. Plot - survival ▶ Lalani of the Distant Sea (survival story)

🐝 ✅8. MC - FN initial in THREAT ▶ Marrow (Harriet)

🐝 ✅9. Plot - char has something sweet to drink or eat ▶ Ghost Squad (Lucely had eaten three Oreos and some candy.)

🐝 ✅10. Me - I think moves slowly ▶ Tell No Lies (slow-paced story)

🐝 ✅11. Publisher - starts with letter in POLLINATION ▶ Middlebridge Mysteries (Audible Originals)

🐝✅ 12. Chars - variety ▶ With a Vengeance (multiple characters in the story)

🐝 13. Cover - lavender

🐝 ✅14. Cover - orange ▶

🐝✅ 15. Genre - my fave: Psychological Thriller ▶ Ward D (8th MPG)

🐝✅16. Plot - char gives or receives a gift ▶ The Tenant (Krista gave a clock to Mr. Zimmerly as a gift)

🐝✅ 17. Has its own hashtag on social media ▶ My Friends (#myfriends)

🐝 18. Published - 2009

🐝 ✅19. Plot - environment ▶ Flight (murders are linked to a rogue member of an environmental group)

🐝 ✅20. Author - FN initial not in APIARIST ▶ The Good Life (Jeremy Hall)

🐝 ✅21. Plot - char has a disease ▶ Silence for the Dead (soldiers in the hospital suffer from PTSD)

🐝 ✅22. Ratings - 20,000-60,000 ▶ Dark Wild Night (over 25k ratings)

🐝 ✅23. Author - LN initial in NECTAR ▶ Line of Vision (Ellis)

🐝 24. Plot - it rains

🐝 ✅25. Reviews - less than 200 ▶ Unfollowed (67 reviews)

🐝 ✅26. Plot - char dies ▶ The Night We Lost Him (Nora and Sam's father dies)

🐝 ✅27. MCs - male & female ▶ The Cornerstone (Will and Shannon)

🐝 Optional Spell-Out: Title, AFN, ALN, CFN, CLN 🐝
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🐝 ✅30. E: Eavesdropper
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🐝 ✅35. S: Sugar Cookie Murder

🐝 World Honey Bee Day Challenge 🐝
Duration: August 1, 2025; Open-Ended

Completed: 30/35

🐝 1. World Honey Bee Day is the third Saturday in August.
Read a book published in August of any year. Eileen - Ottessa Moshfegh 8/11/25 (Published on August 18, 2015)

🐝 2. It brings a buzzing celebration for beekeepers, honey lovers, and all blooming things.
Read a book that starts with the letter B. Because of Miss Bridgerton - Julia Quinn 8/21/25

🐝 3. World Honey Bee Day is a day to learn about honey bees!
Read a book with the word HONEY found in the text. Flirting Lessons - Jasmine Guillory 8/20/25 (pg. 18 – “…and makeup so I can attract women to my side like bees to honey?”)

🐝 4. The day recognizes both the honey bee and the beekeepers who tend the hives.
Read a book with all the letters of HIVES found in the title. The Seven Year Slip - Ashley Poston 8/23/25

🐝 5. It also encourages everyone to enjoy and buy locally grown honey.
Read a book where a purchase is made.

🐝 6. When we plant wildflowers, orchards, and other flowering plants, we support pollinators such as honey bees. They depend on the nectar of a variety of plants for their survival.
Read a book with flowers on the cover. It's Better This Way - Debbie Macomber 8/13/25

🐝 7. Conversely, we depend on honey bees for our survival, too! Without their pollinating abilities, many nutritious plants wouldn't reproduce.
Read a book where someone's survival is a key plot element. Fade Out - Rachel Caine 8/9/25

🐝 8. Honey bees do sting, but only if they perceive a threat - damage to their hive or being swatted at.
Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in THREAT. God Don't Like Ugly - Mary Monroe 8/4/25 (Annette Goode)

🐝 9. Since they seek sweet nectar, sugary drinks and sweets will attract honey bees when flowers are not blooming yet. So, keep your beverages covered.
Read a book where a character has something sweet to drink or eat.

🐝 10. If a honey bee comes close, either hold still or move slowly away. The honey bee will fly along to the next sweet thing as long as it doesn't feel threatened.
Read a book that seems to move slowly in your opinion. Brown Roses - Tope Omotosho 8/12/25

🐝 11. To celebrate World Honey Bee Day, collect and spread local wildflower seeds to promote honey bee pollination.
Read a book where the publisher's name starts with a letter in POLLINATION. Unspeakable - Kevin O'Brien 8/24/25 (Published by Pinnacle)

🐝 12. Flavors of honey vary depending on the variety of flowers and nectar available to the bees.
Read a book that you think has a variety of characters. Finding Forever - Denise Grover Swank 8/7/25

🐝 13. Clover, alfalfa, lavender, orange, and chestnut are just a few to choose from.
Read a book with a lavender or an orange cover. Teas, Keys, and Mysteries - Summer Prescott 8/19/25

🐝 14. You can also celebrate by replacing your usual sweetener with honey for the day. Taste the difference!
Read a book that you "replace" from your typical genres. Four Aunties and a Wedding - Jesse Q. Sutanto 8/18/25

🐝 15. Give the gift of honey to a friend, neighbor, co-worker, or family member.
Read a book where someone gives or receives a gift.

🐝 16. Share your sweet honey stories on social media by tagging #WorldHoneyBeeDay.
Read a book that has its own hashtag on social media - many popular books do!

🐝 17. World Honey Bee Day began as National Honey Bee Day in 2009 with a proclamation issued by the Secretary of Agriculture, Thomas J. Vilsek.
Read a book published in 2009. Carpe Corpus - Rachel Caine 8/1/25 (Published on June 2, 2009)

🐝 18. The day grew rapidly, bringing awareness to the benefits and environmental needs of honey bees.
Read a book where the environment is mentioned in any way, shape, or form. Be creative! The Crow Trap - Ann Cleeves 8/19/25

🐝 19. Also known as an Apiarist, a beekeeper is responsible for maintaining hives.
Read a book where the author's first initial is NOT found in APIARIST. Love in a Cold Climate - Nancy Mitford 8/3/25

🐝 20. This may include inspecting for disease and other issues, replacing the queen bee if needed, providing forage or bee food, offering pollination services, and harvesting honey.
Read a book where a character has some type of disease.

🐝 21. One honey bee colony can have a population of 20,000 to 60,000 bees.
Read a book with between 20,000 and 60,000 Goodreads ratings. Geisha, a Life - Mineko Iwasaki 8/2/25 (26,864 ratings)

🐝 22. How much honey a hive can produce depends on the availability of nectar and the health of the hive.
Read a book where the author's LAST initial is found in NECTAR. Dragon Teeth - Michael Crichton 8/8/25

🐝 23. Seasons of drought, rain, or disease will impact a hive.
Read a book where it rains. Summit Lake - Charlie Donlea 8/12/25

🐝 24. When conditions are ideal, a healthy hive can produce up to 200 pounds of honey per year.
Read a book with less than 200 Goodreads reviews. Razor - Zahra Girard 8/5/25 (82 reviews)

🐝 25. A honey bee colony has one queen bee. If the queen dies, the hive or the beekeeper will replace her.
Read a book where a character dies Temptation Ridge - Robyn Carr 8/10/25

🐝 26. The hive also consists of male bees called drones and female worker bees.
Read a book where there are major characters that are male and female. Finding Peace - Denise Grover Swank 8/7/25

🐝 Optional Spell-Out: Title, AFN, ALN, CFN, CLN 🐝
🐝 27. H: Hooper, Kay - Time After Time 8/13/25
🐝 28. O: Olivia (CFN) - What Lies in the Woods - Kate Alice Marshall 8/18/25
🐝 29. N: Nathan (CFN) - The Ghost Writer - Philip Roth 8/6/25
🐝 30. E: Evanovich, Janet - Tricky Twenty-Two 8/5/25
🐝 31. Y: Yellow Hibiscus - Tope Omotosho 8/14/25

🐝 32. B: Bardugo, Leigh - The Familiar 8/7/25
🐝 33. E: Elizabeth (CFN) - The Spy Who Came In from the Cold - John Le Carré 8/15/25
🐝 34. E: Evangeline (CFN) - King's Cage - Victoria Aveyard 8/25/25
🐝 35. S: She Can Run - Melinda Leigh 8/9/25

🐝 World Honey Bee Day Challenge 🐝
Starts August 1, 2025
Open-Ended
Completed: 0/35

🐝 1. World Honey Bee Day is the third Saturday in August.
Read a book published in August of any year. - Herringbones and Hexes by Nancy Warren - 8/23/25



🐝 2. It brings a buzzing celebration for beekeepers, honey lovers, and all blooming things.
Read a book that starts with the letter B. - Bodie: 1859-1962 by Terri Lynn Geissinger - 8/29/25



🐝 3. World Honey Bee Day is a day to learn about honey bees!
Read a book with the word HONEY found in the text. - Page 6 - "She could try and belittle me with her poison dressed as HONEY." - Garters and Gargoyles Lib/E by Nancy Warren - 8/2/25



🐝 4. The day recognizes both the honey bee and the beekeepers who tend the hives.
Read a book with all the letters of HIVES found in the title. - camping Horror storIes, VolumE 2: Strange encounters with the unknown - Camping Horror Stories, Volume 2: Strange Encounters with the Unknown - Tom Lyons - 8/2/25



🐝 5. It also encourages everyone to enjoy and buy locally grown honey.
Read a book where a purchase is made.


🐝 6. When we plant wildflowers, orchards, and other flowering plants, we support pollinators such as honey bees. They depend on the nectar of a variety of plants for their survival.
Read a book with flowers on the cover.


🐝 7. Conversely, we depend on honey bees for our survival, too! Without their pollinating abilities, many nutritious plants wouldn't reproduce.
Read a book where someone's survival is a key plot element. - Murder fights for his life the entire book - Murder Dog by Doug Goodman - 8/18/25



🐝 8. Honey bees do sting, but only if they perceive a threat - damage to their hive or being swatted at.
Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in THREAT. - Theo - Mr. Whisper by Andrew Mayne - 8/5/25



🐝 9. Since they seek sweet nectar, sugary drinks and sweets will attract honey bees when flowers are not blooming yet. So, keep your beverages covered.
Read a book where a character has something sweet to drink or eat. - Peabody eats cobbler - Divided in Death by J.D. Robb - 8/8/25



🐝 10. If a honey bee comes close, either hold still or move slowly away. The honey bee will fly along to the next sweet thing as long as it doesn't feel threatened.
Read a book that seems to move slowly in your opinion.


🐝 11. To celebrate World Honey Bee Day, collect and spread local wildflower seeds to promote honey bee pollination.
Read a book where the publisher's name starts with a letter in POLLINATION. - tantor Audio - Survivors: True Stories of Children in the Holocaust by Allan Zullo - 8/26/25



🐝 12. Flavors of honey vary depending on the variety of flowers and nectar available to the bees.
Read a book that you think has a variety of characters.


🐝 13. Clover, alfalfa, lavender, orange, and chestnut are just a few to choose from.
Read a book with a lavender or an orange cover.


🐝 14. You can also celebrate by replacing your usual sweetener with honey for the day. Taste the difference!
Read a book that you "replace" from your typical genres.


🐝 15. Give the gift of honey to a friend, neighbor, co-worker, or family member.
Read a book where someone gives or receives a gift.


🐝 16. Share your sweet honey stories on social media by tagging #WorldHoneyBeeDay.
Read a book that has its own hashtag on social media - many popular books do!


🐝 17. World Honey Bee Day began as National Honey Bee Day in 2009 with a proclamation issued by the Secretary of Agriculture, Thomas J. Vilsek.
Read a book published in 2009. - Published October 1, 2009 - The Lunatic Cafe by Laurell K. Hamilton - 9/1/25



🐝 18. The day grew rapidly, bringing awareness to the benefits and environmental needs of honey bees.
Read a book where the environment is mentioned in any way, shape, or form. Be creative!


🐝 19. Also known as an Apiarist, a beekeeper is responsible for maintaining hives.
Read a book where the author's first initial is NOT found in APIARIST. - The Sweet Dead Life by Joy Preble - 8/12/25



🐝 20. This may include inspecting for disease and other issues, replacing the queen bee if needed, providing forage or bee food, offering pollination services, and harvesting honey.
Read a book where a character has some type of disease.


🐝 21. One honey bee colony can have a population of 20,000 to 60,000 bees.
Read a book with between 20,000 and 60,000 Goodreads - 21,803 ratings - Heartbreak Bay by Rachel Caine - 8/19/25



🐝 22. How much honey a hive can produce depends on the availability of nectar and the health of the hive.
Read a book where the author's LAST initial is found in NECTAR. - I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 by Lauren Tarshis - 8/28/25



🐝 23. Seasons of drought, rain, or disease will impact a hive.
Read a book where it rains. - When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain - 8/13/25



🐝 24. When conditions are ideal, a healthy hive can produce up to 200 pounds of honey per year.
Read a book with less than 200 Goodreads reviews. - 6 reviews - Fear in the Forest: Volume 2 by Ethan Hayes - 8/25/25



🐝 25. A honey bee colony has one queen bee. If the queen dies, the hive or the beekeeper will replace her.
Read a book where a character dies - Eli dies - Retributor by Al Halsey - 8/26/25



🐝 26. The hive also consists of male bees called drones and female worker bees.
Read a book where there are major characters that are male and female.


🐝 Optional Spell-Out: Title, AFN, ALN, CFN, CLN 🐝

🐝 27. H: The Haunted by Danielle Vega - 9/3/25

🐝 28. O:

🐝 29. N: Nancy Warren - Diamonds and Daggers - 8/15/25

🐝 30. E:

🐝 31. Y:

🐝 32. B:

🐝 33. E:

🐝 34. E:

🐝 35. S: Survival! Cave-in by Kathleen Duey - 8/17/25

World Honey Bee Day Challenge 🐝
Starts August 1, 2025
Open-Ended
Completed: 2/35


🐝 1. World Honey Bee Day is the third Saturday in August.
Read a book published in August of any year.


🐝 2. It brings a buzzing celebration for beekeepers, honey lovers, and all blooming things.
Read a book that starts with the letter B.


🐝 3. World Honey Bee Day is a day to learn about honey bees!
Read a book with the word HONEY found in the text.


🐝 4. The day recognizes both the honey bee and the beekeepers who tend the hives.
Read a book with all the letters of HIVES found in the title.


🐝 5. It also encourages everyone to enjoy and buy locally grown honey.
Read a book where a purchase is made.
One Good Knight
MC buys supplies.


🐝 6. When we plant wildflowers, orchards, and other flowering plants, we support pollinators such as honey bees. They depend on the nectar of a variety of plants for their survival.
Read a book with flowers on the cover.

8/4/25

🐝 7. Conversely, we depend on honey bees for our survival, too! Without their pollinating abilities, many nutritious plants wouldn't reproduce.
Read a book where someone's survival is a key plot element.


🐝 8. Honey bees do sting, but only if they perceive a threat - damage to their hive or being swatted at.
Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in THREAT.
Exile's Honor
MC's name Alberic
08/10/25

🐝 9. Since they seek sweet nectar, sugary
drinks and sweets will attract honey bees when flowers are not blooming
yet. So, keep your beverages covered.
Read a book where a character has something sweet to drink or eat.

🐝 10. If a honey bee
comes close, either hold still or move slowly away. The honey bee will fly along to the next sweet thing as long as it doesn'tfeel threatened.
Read a book that seems to move slowly in your opinion.

🐝 11. To celebrate World Honey Bee Day, collect and spread local wildflower seeds to promote honey bee
pollination.
Read a book where the
publisher's name starts with a letter in POLLINATION.

🐝 12. Flavors of honey vary depending on the
variety of flowers and nectar available to the bees.
Read a book that you think has a variety of characters.

🐝 13. Clover, alfalfa, lavender, orange, and chestnut are just a few to
choose from.
Read a book with a lavender or an orange cover.

🐝 14. You can also celebrate by replacing your usual sweetener with
honey for the day. Taste the difference!
Read a book that you
"replace" from your typical genres.

🐝 15. Give the gift of honey to a friend, neighbor, co-worker, or
family member.
Read a book where
someone gives or receives a gift.


🐝 16. Share your sweet honey stories on social media by tagging
#WorldHoneyBeeDay.
Read a book that has its own hashtag on social
media - many popular books do!

🐝 17. World Honey Bee Day began as National Honey Bee Day in 2009
with a proclamation issued by the Secretary of Agriculture, Thomas J.
Vilsek.
Read a book published in 2019

🐝 18. The day grew rapidly, bringing
awareness to the benefits and environmental needs of honey bees.
Read a book where the environment is mentioned in any way, shape, or form. Be creative

🐝 19. Also known as an Apiarist, a beekeeper is
responsible for maintaining hives.
Read a book where the author's first initial is NOT found in APIARIST.
Miss Amelia's Listby Mercedes
Lackey


🐝 Optional Spell-Out: Title, AFN, ALN, CFN, CLN

🐝 27. H:

🐝 28. O:

🐝 29. N:

🐝 30. E:

🐝 31. Y:

🐝 32. B:

🐝 33. E:

🐝 34. E:

🐝 35. S:

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🐝 World Honey Bee Day Challenge 🐝
Starts August 1, 2025 - Open-Ended
Completed: 25/35

🐝 1. World Honey Bee Day is the third Saturday in August.
Read a book published in August of any year.
Taking Tom Murray Home by Tim Slee 10/8 3★

🐝 2. It brings a buzzing celebration for beekeepers, honey lovers, and all blooming things.
Read a book that starts with the letter B.
The Best Intentions by Candice Hern 18/8 2.5★

🐝 3. World Honey Bee Day is a day to learn about honey bees!
Read a book with the word HONEY found in the text - "Tell me the truth, honey." p.57
The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass 3/8 5★

🐝 4. The day recognizes both the honey bee and the beekeepers who tend the hives.
Read a book with all the letters of HIVES found in the title.
The Clock Strikes Twelve by Patricia Wentworth 2/8 4.5★

🐝 5. It also encourages everyone to enjoy and buy locally grown honey.
Read a book where a purchase is made.
Whisky from Small Glasses by Denzil Meyrick 22/8 4★

🐝 6. When we plant wildflowers, orchards, and other flowering plants, we support pollinators such as honey bees. They depend on the nectar of a variety of plants for their survival.
Read a book with flowers on the cover.


🐝 7. Conversely, we depend on honey bees for our survival, too! Without their pollinating abilities, many nutritious plants wouldn't reproduce.
Read a book where someone's survival is a key plot element.
Vineyard Enigma by Philip R. Craig 26/8 2★

🐝 8. Honey bees do sting, but only if they perceive a threat - damage to their hive or being swatted at.
Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in THREAT.
The Lawson Sisters by Janet Gover 7/8 3.5★

🐝 9. Since they seek sweet nectar, sugary drinks and sweets will attract honey bees when flowers are not blooming yet. So, keep your beverages covered.
Read a book where a character has something sweet to drink or eat.


🐝 10. If a honey bee comes close, either hold still or move slowly away. The honey bee will fly along to the next sweet thing as long as it doesn't feel threatened.
Read a book that seems to move slowly in your opinion.


🐝 11. To celebrate World Honey Bee Day, collect and spread local wildflower seeds to promote honey bee pollination.
Read a book where the publisher's name starts with a letter in POLLINATION. - ISIS
Celebrity in Death by J.D. Robb 6/8 4★

🐝 12. Flavors of honey vary depending on the variety of flowers and nectar available to the bees.
Read a book that you think has a variety of characters.


🐝 13. Clover, alfalfa, lavender, orange, and chestnut are just a few to choose from.
Read a book with a lavender or an orange cover.
by Arthur W. Upfield 11/8 4★

🐝 14. You can also celebrate by replacing your usual sweetener with honey for the day. Taste the difference!
Read a book that you "replace" from your typical genres - never read westerns
Montana 1948 by Larry Watson 12/8 2.5★

🐝 15. Give the gift of honey to a friend, neighbor, co-worker, or family member.
Read a book where someone gives or receives a gift.


🐝 16. Share your sweet honey stories on social media by tagging #WorldHoneyBeeDay.
Read a book that has its own hashtag on social media - many popular books do!
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden 3/8 2.5★

🐝 17. World Honey Bee Day began as National Honey Bee Day in 2009 with a proclamation issued by the Secretary of Agriculture, Thomas J. Vilsek.
Read a book published in 2009.
Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder 17/8 2.5★

🐝 18. The day grew rapidly, bringing awareness to the benefits and environmental needs of honey bees.
Read a book where the environment is mentioned in any way, shape, or form. Be creative! - the environment is omnipresent, it's like another character
Mr. Jelly's Business by Arthur W. Upfield 8/8 4★

🐝 19. Also known as an Apiarist, a beekeeper is responsible for maintaining hives.
Read a book where the author's first initial is NOT found in APIARIST.
Delusion in Death by J.D. Robb 13/8 4★

🐝 20. This may include inspecting for disease and other issues, replacing the queen bee if needed, providing forage or bee food, offering pollination services, and harvesting honey.
Read a book where a character has some type of disease - Barcoo sickness or boning
The Bone is Pointed by Arthur W. Upfield 27/8 3.5★

🐝 21. One honey bee colony can have a population of 20,000 to 60,000 bees.
Read a book with between 20,000 and 60,000 Goodreads ratings.


🐝 22. How much honey a hive can produce depends on the availability of nectar and the health of the hive.
Read a book where the author's LAST initial is found in NECTAR.
An Innocent Imposter by Sheila Rabe 31/8 2★

🐝 23. Seasons of drought, rain, or disease will impact a hive.
Read a book where it rains.
The Fine Art of Invisible Detection by Robert Goddard 31/8 4.5★

🐝 24. When conditions are ideal, a healthy hive can produce up to 200 pounds of honey per year.
Read a book with less than 200 Goodreads reviews - 37
Where the Heart Is by Nicola Marsh 5/8 3.5★

🐝 25. A honey bee colony has one queen bee. If the queen dies, the hive or the beekeeper will replace her.
Read a book where a character dies
Opal by Patricia Wolf 4/9 3★

🐝 26. The hive also consists of male bees called drones and female worker bees.
Read a book where there are major characters that are male and female.
A Proper Mistress by Shannon Donnelly 22/8 2★

🐝 Optional Spell-Out: Title, AFN, ALN, CFN, CLN 🐝

🐝 27. H: The Yellow Villa by Amanda Hampson 25/8 3.5★

🐝 28. O: The Obedient Bride by Mary Balogh 23/8 2.5★

🐝 29. N:

🐝 30. E: The Little Lost Library by Ellery Adams 20/8 3★

🐝 31. Y: Yelena - Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder 16/8 4★

🐝 32. B:

🐝 33. E: Mother's Choice by Elizabeth Mansfield 2/9 2★

🐝 34. E:

🐝 35. S:

🐝 World Honey Bee Day Challenge 🐝
Starts August 1, 2025
Open-Ended
Completed: 13/35


🐝 1. World Honey Bee Day is the third Saturday in August.
Read a book published in August of any year.


🐝 2. It brings a buzzing celebration for beekeepers, honey lovers, and all blooming things.
Read a book that starts with the letter B.


☑️🐝 3. World Honey Bee Day is a day to learn about honey bees!
Read a book with the word HONEY found in the text.
-Aftertaste - 8/24 (.."voice like honey..)


☑️🐝 4. The day recognizes both the honey bee and the beekeepers who tend the hives. Read a book with all the letters of HIVES found in the title.
-Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology - 8/5


☑️🐝 5. It also encourages everyone to enjoy and buy locally grown honey.
Read a book where a purchase is made.
-Eclairs and Ectoplasm - 8/11 (Coffee was purchased)


🐝 6. When we plant wildflowers, orchards, and other flowering plants, we support pollinators such as honey bees. They depend on the nectar of a variety of plants for their survival.
Read a book with flowers on the cover.


🐝 7. Conversely, we depend on honey bees for our survival, too! Without their pollinating abilities, many nutritious plants wouldn't reproduce.
Read a book where someone's survival is a key plot element.


☑️🐝 8. Honey bees do sting, but only if they perceive a threat - damage to their hive or being swatted at.
Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in THREAT.
-Great Big Beautiful Life - 8/10 (MC: Alice)

☑️🐝 9. Since they seek sweet nectar, sugary drinks and sweets will attract honey bees when flowers are not blooming yet. So, keep your beverages covered.
Read a book where a character has something sweet to drink or eat.
-Paddlers, Promises & Poison - 8/20 (MC drinks sweet tea)


🐝 10. If a honey bee comes close, either hold still or move slowly away. The honey bee will fly along to the next sweet thing as long as it doesn't feel threatened.
Read a book that seems to move slowly in your opinion.


🐝 11. To celebrate World Honey Bee Day, collect and spread local wildflower seeds to promote honey bee pollination.
Read a book where the publisher's name starts with a letter in POLLINATION.


☑️🐝 12. Flavors of honey vary depending on the variety of flowers and nectar available to the bees.
Read a book that you think has a variety of characters.
-The Crown of Gilded Bones (Part 2 of 2) Dramatized Adaptation - 8/16
-Atlantians, wolven, gyrms, cavecats, vampry, mortals

🐝 13. Clover, alfalfa, lavender, orange, and chestnut are just a few to choose from.
Read a book with a lavender or an orange cover.


☑️🐝 14. You can also celebrate by replacing your usual sweetener with honey for the day. Taste the difference!
Read a book that you "replace" from your typical genres.
-All Systems Red - 8/19 (hardly ever read sci-fi)


☑️🐝 15. Give the gift of honey to a friend, neighbor, co-worker, or family member.
Read a book where someone gives or receives a gift.
-The Inmate - 8/25 (a necklace was given as a birthday gift)


🐝 16. Share your sweet honey stories on social media by tagging #WorldHoneyBeeDay.
Read a book that has its own hashtag on social media - many popular books do!


🐝 17. World Honey Bee Day began as National Honey Bee Day in 2009 with a proclamation issued by the Secretary of Agriculture, Thomas J. Vilsek.
Read a book published in 2009.


☑️🐝 18. The day grew rapidly, bringing awareness to the benefits and environmental needs of honey bees.
Read a book where the environment is mentioned in any way, shape, or form. Be creative!
-Dead of Winter - 8/22 (“There’s a stretch of the horizon that looks different. Just a small patch—barely two peaks—that are smaller and narrower and feel less organic.”)


☑️🐝 19. Also known as an Apiarist, a beekeeper is responsible for maintaining hives. Read a book where the author's first initial is NOT found in APIARIST.
-The Crown of Gilded Bones (Part 1 of 2) Dramatized Adaptation by Jennifer L. Armentrout - 8/6

☑️🐝 20. This may include inspecting for disease and other issues, replacing the queen bee if needed, providing forage or bee food, offering pollination services, and harvesting honey.
Read a book where a character has some type of disease.
-Say You'll Remember Me - 8/18 (Mom has dementia)


🐝 21. One honey bee colony can have a population of 20,000 to 60,000 bees.
Read a book with between 20,000 and 60,000 Goodreads ratings.


🐝 22. How much honey a hive can produce depends on the availability of nectar and the health of the hive.
Read a book where the author's LAST initial is found in NECTAR.


🐝 23. Seasons of drought, rain, or disease will impact a hive.
Read a book where it rains.


🐝 24. When conditions are ideal, a healthy hive can produce up to 200 pounds of honey per year.
Read a book with less than 200 Goodreads reviews.


☑️🐝 25. A honey bee colony has one queen bee. If the queen dies, the hive or the beekeeper will replace her.
Read a book where a character dies
-Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - 8/16 (______ dies)



🐝 26. The hive also consists of male bees called drones and female worker bees.
Read a book where there are major characters that are male and female.


🐝 Optional Spell-Out: Title, AFN, ALN, CFN, CLN 🐝

🐝 27. H:

🐝 28. O:

🐝 29. N:

🐝 30. E:

🐝 31. Y:

🐝 32. B:

🐝 33. E:

🐝 34. E:

☑️🐝 35. S: The Swimmers - 8/26

🐝 World Honey Bee Day Challenge 🐝
Completed: 17/35

1. World Honey Bee Day is the third Saturday in August.
Read a book published in August of any year.
The Monsters We Defy | pub. Aug. 9, 2022 | 8.26.25

🐝 2. It brings a buzzing celebration for beekeepers, honey lovers, and all blooming things.
Read a book that starts with the letter B.

3. World Honey Bee Day is a day to learn about honey bees!
Read a book with the word HONEY found in the text.
The Ardent Swarm | "And the honey?" p 13 | 8.6.25

4. The day recognizes both the honey bee and the beekeepers who tend the hives.
Read a book with all the letters of HIVES found in the title.
The Kamogawa Food Detectives | tHE kamogawa food detectIVeS | 8.19.25

🐝 5. It also encourages everyone to enjoy and buy locally grown honey.
Read a book where a purchase is made.

🐝 6. When we plant wildflowers, orchards, and other flowering plants, we support pollinators such as honey bees. They depend on the nectar of a variety of plants for their survival.
Read a book with flowers on the cover.

7. Conversely, we depend on honey bees for our survival, too! Without their pollinating abilities, many nutritious plants wouldn't reproduce.
Read a book where someone's survival is a key plot element.
Gemina | all about surviving an assassination squad | 8.16.25

8. Honey bees do sting, but only if they perceive a threat - damage to their hive or being swatted at.
Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in THREAT.
Hammered | MC name Atticus | 8.27.25

9. Since they seek sweet nectar, sugary drinks and sweets will attract honey bees when flowers are not blooming yet. So, keep your beverages covered.
Read a book where a character has something sweet to drink or eat.
Delicious | MCs shared creme brulee | 8.17.25

10. If a honey bee comes close, either hold still or move slowly away. The honey bee will fly along to the next sweet thing as long as it doesn't feel threatened.
Read a book that seems to move slowly in your opinion.
Trust | not a fast-moving plot | 8.11.25

11. To celebrate World Honey Bee Day, collect and spread local wildflower seeds to promote honey bee pollination.
Read a book where the publisher's name starts with a letter in POLLINATION.
The Spy Coast | Thomas & Mercer | 8.21.25

12. Flavors of honey vary depending on the variety of flowers and nectar available to the bees.
Read a book that you think has a variety of characters.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian | a variety of teens and elders | 8.10.25

13. Clover, alfalfa, lavender, orange, and chestnut are just a few to choose from.
Read a book with a lavender or an orange cover.
The Hunt for Atlantis | orange cover | 8.9.25

14. You can also celebrate by replacing your usual sweetener with honey for the day. Taste the difference!
Read a book that you "replace" from your typical genres.
Juniper & Thorn | retelling | 8.19.25

🐝 15. Give the gift of honey to a friend, neighbor, co-worker, or family member.
Read a book where someone gives or receives a gift.

16. Share your sweet honey stories on social media by tagging #WorldHoneyBeeDay.
Read a book that has its own hashtag on social media - many popular books do!
Just for the Summer | has a hashtag | 8.8.25

🐝 17. World Honey Bee Day began as National Honey Bee Day in 2009 with a proclamation issued by the Secretary of Agriculture, Thomas J. Vilsek.
Read a book published in 2009.

🐝 18. The day grew rapidly, bringing awareness to the benefits and environmental needs of honey bees.
Read a book where the environment is mentioned in any way, shape, or form. Be creative!

19. Also known as an Apiarist, a beekeeper is responsible for maintaining hives.
Read a book where the author's first initial is NOT found in APIARIST.
The Legacy | AFN Yrsa | 8.15.25

🐝 20. This may include inspecting for disease and other issues, replacing the queen bee if needed, providing forage or bee food, offering pollination services, and harvesting honey.
Read a book where a character has some type of disease.

21. One honey bee colony can have a population of 20,000 to 60,000 bees.
Read a book with between 20,000 and 60,000 Goodreads ratings.
The Warrior's Apprentice | 29,862 ratings | 8.2.25

22. How much honey a hive can produce depends on the availability of nectar and the health of the hive.
Read a book where the author's LAST initial is found in NECTAR.
The Inheritance | ALN Andrews | 8.31.25

🐝 23. Seasons of drought, rain, or disease will impact a hive.
Read a book where it rains.

🐝 24. When conditions are ideal, a healthy hive can produce up to 200 pounds of honey per year.
Read a book with less than 200 Goodreads reviews.

25. A honey bee colony has one queen bee. If the queen dies, the hive or the beekeeper will replace her.
Read a book where a character dies
Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder | MC's stepfather dies | 8.29.25

26. The hive also consists of male bees called drones and female worker bees.
Read a book where there are major characters that are male and female.
The Tainted Cup | Ana & Din are F & M MCs | 8.5.25

🐝 Honeybees Spellout 🐝
27. H: The Hands of the Emperor | title | 8.16.25
28. O: The Memory Police | ALN Ogawa | 8.23.25
🐝 29. N:
🐝 30. E:
31. Y: How Do You Live? | ALN Yoshino | 8.3.25
🐝 32. B:
33. E: A Moveable Feast | AFN Ernest | 8.24.25
🐝 34. E:
🐝 35. S:

Completed: 27/35

🐝 1. Read a book published in August of any year.

🐝 2. Read a book that starts with the letter B.
The Baker and the Wolf
🐝 3. Read a book with the word HONEY found in the text.
Assassin of Fire and Sacrifice
🐝 4. Read a book with all the letters of HIVES found in the title.
Five Nights
🐝 5. Read a book where a purchase is made.
Icing on the Case
🐝 6. Read a book with flowers on the cover.

🐝 7. Read a book where someone's survival is a key plot element.
I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
🐝 8. Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in THREAT.
Red Lipstick Kisses and Small Town Wishes
🐝 9. Read a book where a character has something sweet to drink or eat.
Cloak and Grammar
🐝 10. Read a book that seems to move slowly in your opinion.
The Hitchcock Hotel
🐝 11. Read a book where the publisher's name starts with a letter in POLLINATION.
A Fatal Yarn: Secrets of the Castleton Manor Library
🐝 12. Read a book that you think has a variety of characters.
Wires and Nerve
🐝 13. Read a book with a lavender or an orange cover.

🐝 14. Read a book that you "replace" from your typical genres.
Captains Courageous
🐝 15. Read a book where someone gives or receives a gift.
The Dark King and the Eternal Dance
🐝 16. Read a book that has its own hashtag on social media - many popular books do!
Can You Solve the Murder?
🐝 17. Read a book published in 2009.

🐝 18. Read a book where the environment is mentioned in any way, shape, or form. Be creative!

🐝 19. Read a book where the author's first initial is NOT found in APIARIST.
Gone Rogue
🐝 20. Read a book where a character has some type of disease.
From Fable to Grave
🐝 21. Read a book with between 20,000 and 60,000 Goodreads ratings.
The Maid's Secret
🐝 22. Read a book where the author's LAST initial is found in NECTAR.
A Fateful Sentence
🐝 23. Read a book where it rains.
The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
🐝 24. Read a book with less than 200 Goodreads reviews.
Read Between the Crimes
🐝 25. Read a book where a character dies
Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder
🐝 26. Read a book where there are major characters that are male and female.
Wolf Cure

🐝 Optional Spell-Out: Title, AFN, ALN, CFN, CLN 🐝
🐝 27. H:
🐝 28. O: Animal Farm by George Orwell
🐝 29. N:
🐝 30. E: Cajun Kiss of Death by Ellen Byron
🐝 31. Y: The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
🐝 32. B:
🐝 33. E: The Wicked Ones for character Ella
🐝 34. E: Dear Mrs. Bird for character Emy
🐝 35. S:

🐝 World Honey Bee Day Challenge 🐝
Starts August 1, 2025
Open-Ended
Completed: 0/35


🐝 1. World Honey Bee Day is the third Saturday in August.
Read a book published in August of any year.


🐝 2. It brings a buzzing celebration for beekeepers, honey lovers, and all blooming things.
Read a book that starts with the letter B.


🐝 3. World Honey Bee Day is a day to learn about honey bees!
Read a book with the word HONEY found in the text.


🐝 4. The day recognizes both the honey bee and the beekeepers who tend the hives.
Read a book with all the letters of HIVES found in the title.


🐝 5. It also encourages everyone to enjoy and buy locally grown honey.
Read a book where a purchase is made.


🐝 6. When we plant wildflowers, orchards, and other flowering plants, we support pollinators such as honey bees. They depend on the nectar of a variety of plants for their survival.
Read a book with flowers on the cover.


🐝 7. Conversely, we depend on honey bees for our survival, too! Without their pollinating abilities, many nutritious plants wouldn't reproduce.
Read a book where someone's survival is a key plot element.


🐝 8. Honey bees do sting, but only if they perceive a threat - damage to their hive or being swatted at.
Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in THREAT.


🐝 9. Since they seek sweet nectar, sugary drinks and sweets will attract honey bees when flowers are not blooming yet. So, keep your beverages covered.
Read a book where a character has something sweet to drink or eat.


🐝 10. If a honey bee comes close, either hold still or move slowly away. The honey bee will fly along to the next sweet thing as long as it doesn't feel threatened.
Read a book that seems to move slowly in your opinion.


🐝 11. To celebrate World Honey Bee Day, collect and spread local wildflower seeds to promote honey bee pollination.
Read a book where the publisher's name starts with a letter in POLLINATION.


🐝 12. Flavors of honey vary depending on the variety of flowers and nectar available to the bees.
Read a book that you think has a variety of characters.


🐝 13. Clover, alfalfa, lavender, orange, and chestnut are just a few to choose from.
Read a book with a lavender or an orange cover.


🐝 14. You can also celebrate by replacing your usual sweetener with honey for the day. Taste the difference!
Read a book that you "replace" from your typical genres.


🐝 15. Give the gift of honey to a friend, neighbor, co-worker, or family member.
Read a book where someone gives or receives a gift.


🐝 16. Share your sweet honey stories on social media by tagging #WorldHoneyBeeDay.
Read a book that has its own hashtag on social media - many popular books do!


🐝 17. World Honey Bee Day began as National Honey Bee Day in 2009 with a proclamation issued by the Secretary of Agriculture, Thomas J. Vilsek.
Read a book published in 2009.


🐝 18. The day grew rapidly, bringing awareness to the benefits and environmental needs of honey bees.
Read a book where the environment is mentioned in any way, shape, or form. Be creative!


🐝 19. Also known as an Apiarist, a beekeeper is responsible for maintaining hives.
Read a book where the author's first initial is NOT found in APIARIST.


🐝 20. This may include inspecting for disease and other issues, replacing the queen bee if needed, providing forage or bee food, offering pollination services, and harvesting honey.
Read a book where a character has some type of disease.


🐝 21. One honey bee colony can have a population of 20,000 to 60,000 bees.
Read a book with between 20,000 and 60,000 Goodreads ratings.


🐝 22. How much honey a hive can produce depends on the availability of nectar and the health of the hive.
Read a book where the author's LAST initial is found in NECTAR.


🐝 23. Seasons of drought, rain, or disease will impact a hive.
Read a book where it rains.


🐝 24. When conditions are ideal, a healthy hive can produce up to 200 pounds of honey per year.
Read a book with less than 200 Goodreads reviews.


🐝 25. A honey bee colony has one queen bee. If the queen dies, the hive or the beekeeper will replace her.
Read a book where a character dies


🐝 26. The hive also consists of male bees called drones and female worker bees.
Read a book where there are major characters that are male and female.


🐝 Optional Spell-Out: Title, AFN, ALN, CFN, CLN 🐝

🐝 27. H:

🐝 28. O:

🐝 29. N:

🐝 30. E:

🐝 31. Y:

🐝 32. B:

🐝 33. E:

🐝 34. E:

🐝 35. S:

World Honey Bee Day Challenge

I don't know the meaning of the phrase "too many challenges"! 🐝

🐝 1. Read a book published in August of any year. - As Good As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #3) by Holly Jackson pub date = Aug 5, 2021
🐝 2. Read a book that starts with the letter B. - Black Notice (Kay Scarpetta, #10) by Patricia Cornwell yes
🐝 3. Read a book with the word HONEY found in the text. - There was the Bennett Cocktail (gin, lime juice, bitters), the Bee’s Knees (gin, honey, lemon juice), p 52: "There was the Bennett Cocktail (gin, lime juice, bitters), the Bee’s Knees (gin, honey, lemon juice)..."
🐝 4. Read a book with all the letters of HIVES found in the title. - The Survivors by Jane Harper HIVES --> tHE SurvIVors
🐝 5. Read a book where a purchase is made. - I Kill the Mockingbird by Paul Acampora p. 78: "More than once we end up actually buying books to avoid raising the owners’ suspicions."
🐝 6. Read a book with flowers on the cover. - The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth

🐝 7. Read a book where someone's survival is a key plot element. - The Launch Party by Lauren A. Forry This is a locked-room mystery a la And Then There Were None; after the murder of 2 of the characters, the survival of the other 8 is a major plot point.
🐝 8. Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in THREAT. - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee One of the main characters is Atticus Finch.
🐝 9. Read a book where a character has something sweet to drink or eat. - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch p 95: "I sip the tea. It’s warm, soothing, faintly sweet."
🐝 10. Read a book that seems to move slowly in your opinion. - Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy I thought this book would never end. It dragged so much!
🐝 11. Read a book where the publisher's name starts with a letter in POLLINATION. - Not a Very Good Murderer by Ronan Farrow publisher is Audible Audio
🐝 12. Read a book that you think has a variety of characters. - The Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-Day Sacrifice by Alex Kershaw The book focuses on a number of young men from the same hometown who fought in the D-Day invasion. Many different personalities and types.

13. Read a book with a lavender or an orange cover.

🐝 14. Read a book that you "replace" from your typical genres. - London Bridges (Alex Cross, #10) by James Patterson magical realism/fantasy is way outside my typical reading material
🐝 15. Read a book where someone gives or receives a gift. - The Secret Life of Sunflowers by Marta Molnar p 157: "He even gifted Wil with a bird nest he found."
🐝 16. Read a book that has its own hashtag on social media - many popular books do! - The Maid's Secret (Molly the Maid, #3) by Nita Prose Instagram hashtag: #TheMaidsSecret https://www.instagram.com/explore/sea...)

17. Read a book published in 2009.

🐝 18. Read a book where the environment is mentioned in any way, shape, or form. Be creative! - The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah The grandeur of the Alaskan environment is a major theme of the book, and Leni's parents are very environmentally conscious.
🐝 19. Read a book where the author's first initial is NOT found in APIARIST. - The Big Bad Wolf (Alex Cross Book, #9) by James Patterson J is not found in the given word.
🐝 20. Read a book where a character has some type of disease. - The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator by Timothy C. Winegard Many people mentioned become ill due to poor conditions and diseases transferred by mosquitos. One example is Roy Clark Jr, who has sickle cell anemia.
🐝 21. Read a book with between 20,000 and 60,000 Goodreads ratings. - London Bridges (Alex Cross, #10) by James Patterson 54,328 ratings
🐝 22. Read a book where the author's LAST initial is found in NECTAR. - The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens E skens
🐝 23. Read a book where it rains. Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo by Stephanie Storey p 132: "...Leonardo seemed perfectly content to stand in the rain."

24. Read a book with less than 200 Goodreads reviews.

🐝 25. Read a book where a character dies - Silent Sister by Megan Davidhizar the sister is found dead after being missing for 3 days
🐝 26. Read a book where there are major characters that are male and female. - The Lincoln Myth (Cotton Malone, #9) by Steve Berry Major characters include Cotton Malone, Stephanie Nelle, Josepe Salazar, and Cassiopeia Vitt.

Optional Spell-Out: Title, AFN, ALN, CFN, CLN
🐝 27. H: Horowitz, Anthony - The Word is Murder (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #1)
28. O:
29. N:
🐝 30. E: Ellie Tavakoli - The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
31. Y:
🐝 32. B: Brennert, Alan - Daughter of Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #2)
33. E:
34. E:
🐝 35. S: Sanders, Lisa - Diagnosis: Solving the Most Baffling Medical Mysteries

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Beth wrote: "World Honey Bee Day Challenge

I don't know the meaning of the phrase "too many challenges"! 🐝

🐝 1. Read a book published in August of any year. - [book:As Good As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Mur..."


IS that really a phrase?!? 😅

Angie ☯ wrote: ""

it's back - yay! :D

🐝 World Honey Bee Day Challenge 🐝
Starts August 1, 2025
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🐝 1. World Honey Bee Day is the third Saturday in August.
Read a book published in August of any year. pub-Aug 25, 2025
Their Deadly Truth (Jake Cashen Crime Thriller Series Book 9)

🐝 2. It brings a buzzing celebration for beekeepers, honey lovers, and all blooming things.
Read a book that starts with the letter B.

Back BlastMark Greaney 08/06

🐝 3. World Honey Bee Day is a day to learn about honey bees!
Read a book with the word HONEY found in the text.
The Lions of LucerneBrad Thor 08/20
He was out of syrup, so he covered them with butter and honey.
Brad Thor. The Lions of Lucerne ( Scot Harvath 1 ) (Brad T... (Z-Library) (Kindle Locations 2520-2521). Kindle Edition.

🐝 4. The day recognizes both the honey bee and the beekeepers who tend the hives.
Read a book with all the letters of HIVES found in the title.
10. Dead Reckoning: A Vigilante Mystery Action T<u>rillerJohn Corwin 09/05

🐝 5. It also encourages everyone to enjoy and buy locally grown honey.
Read a book where a purchase is made.


🐝 6. When we plant wildflowers, orchards, and other flowering plants, we support pollinators such as honey bees. They depend on the nectar of a variety of plants for their survival.
Read a book with flowers on the cover.


🐝 7. Conversely, we depend on honey bees for our survival, too! Without their pollinating abilities, many nutritious plants wouldn't reproduce.
Read a book where someone's survival is a key plot element.


🐝 8. Honey bees do sting, but only if they perceive a threat - damage to their hive or being swatted at.
Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in THREAT. -MC Harry Bauer-
LA: Wild JusticeBlake Banner 08/15

🐝 9. Since they seek sweet nectar, sugary drinks and sweets will attract honey bees when flowers are not blooming yet. So, keep your beverages covered.
Read a book where a character has something sweet to drink or eat.


🐝 10. If a honey bee comes close, either hold still or move slowly away. The honey bee will fly along to the next sweet thing as long as it doesn't feel threatened.
Read a book that seems to move slowly in your opinion.


🐝 11. To celebrate World Honey Bee Day, collect and spread local wildflower seeds to promote honey bee pollination.
Read a book where the publisher's name starts with a letter in POLLINATION.


🐝 12. Flavors of honey vary depending on the variety of flowers and nectar available to the bees.
Read a book that you think has a variety of characters.


🐝 13. Clover, alfalfa, lavender, orange, and chestnut are just a few to choose from.
Read a book with a lavender or an orange cover.


🐝 14. You can also celebrate by replacing your usual sweetener with honey for the day. Taste the difference!
Read a book that you "replace" from your typical genres.


🐝 15. Give the gift of honey to a friend, neighbor, co-worker, or family member.
Read a book where someone gives or receives a gift.


🐝 16. Share your sweet honey stories on social media by tagging #WorldHoneyBeeDay.
Read a book that has its own hashtag on social media - many popular books do!


🐝 17. World Honey Bee Day began as National Honey Bee Day in 2009 with a proclamation issued by the Secretary of Agriculture, Thomas J. Vilsek.
Read a book published in 2009.


🐝 18. The day grew rapidly, bringing awareness to the benefits and environmental needs of honey bees.
Read a book where the environment is mentioned in any way, shape, or form. Be creative!


🐝 19. Also known as an Apiarist, a beekeeper is responsible for maintaining hives.
Read a book where the author's first initial is NOT found in APIARIST.
Worth Dying ForLee Child 08/03

🐝 20. This may include inspecting for disease and other issues, replacing the queen bee if needed, providing forage or bee food, offering pollination services, and harvesting honey.
Read a book where a character has some type of disease.


🐝 21. One honey bee colony can have a population of 20,000 to 60,000 bees.
Read a book with between 20,000 and 60,000 Goodreads ratings.


🐝 22. How much honey a hive can produce depends on the availability of nectar and the health of the hive.
Read a book where the author's LAST initial is found in NECTAR.

Past TenseLee Child08/11

🐝 23. Seasons of drought, rain, or disease will impact a hive.
Read a book where it rains.


🐝 24. When conditions are ideal, a healthy hive can produce up to 200 pounds of honey per year.
Read a book with less than 200 Goodreads reviews.


🐝 25. A honey bee colony has one queen bee. If the queen dies, the hive or the beekeeper will replace her.
Read a book where a character dies
He had shed no tears over Cindy’s death. It was not his way. His way was different. His way was final.

Kane, Remington. Inevitable I (Tanner Novels Book 1) (pp. 219-220). Year Zero Publishing. Kindle Edition.

🐝 26. The hive also consists of male bees called drones and female worker bees.
Read a book where there are major characters that are male and female.


🐝 Optional Spell-Out: Title, AFN, ALN, CFN, CLN 🐝

🐝 27. H: Hidden in DarknessAlice Winters 08/27

🐝 28. O: Operation Caldera: PNR/Special Forces/Military MM Fiction Annabella Stone 08/02

🐝 29. N: Night SchoolLee Child 08/25

🐝 30. E: The Einstaat BriefBlake Banner 08/13

🐝 31. Y:

🐝 32. B: Blood AuctionJoshua Harkin 08/17

🐝 33. E: Espresso for His OmegaHarper B. Cole 08/21

🐝 34. E:

🐝 35. S: The Silent BladeBlake Banner 08/15