Honey, here’s your shortlist
Our bees (and our Leslie) on Building A.
We received a whopping 98 submissions in our contest to name the Notre Dame Campus honey.
The honey names and descriptions were then passed on to our judges (Gord ‘Guardian of the Grounds’ McLeod, Riva ‘Penchant for Puns’ Harrison, and Darryl ‘Actual Apiarist’ Oshanyk) to develop our shortlist. It was a difficult task to pare the list down from 98 to 6 submissions, but our judges were up for this challenge.
Without further ado, our shortlist is….
| Honey Name | Description | Submitted by |
| Bad to the Drone | A George Thorogood Song is now in your head. | Rob Buisson |
| Born to Bee Wild | Many species of bees have recently faced extinction, one of the reasons behind this being excessive use of pesticides. Most of these bees were born to be wild. It’s always important for us to think about our environment and everything living within it, especially when it affects life on this planet so profoundly! | Shaun Scrymgeour |
| Campus Buzz | The name illustrates the fact that the bees are on Campus, and also includes the word buzz, which is the noise bees make. The name also refers to the details, scoop or lowdown on what’s going on at the College. | Lynn Gibson |
| Creekside Honey | Omand’s Creek runs along the edge of the college grounds and through Brookside Cemetery. It is home to a variety of wild plants, flowers and wildlife and likely a popular place for the RRC bees to collect pollen. | Bettina Allen |
| Notre Dame Nectar | Notre Dame, obviously because of the location, and nectar as the essential sugar component of honey. | Dave Wozny |
| Rebelicious Honey | We are the “Rebels” and the honey will be “delicious”. | Mark Hoddenbagh |
All students and staff are now invited to vote for their favourite honey name through the online poll below. Voting will end on Wednesday August 16th at 4pm and our winning honey will be announced on Thursday, August 17th.
The creative minds who came up with the 6 short-listed honey names will each receive one jar of our Notre Dame Honey, with the winning submission receiving four jars (2 of the PGI honey and 2 of the NDC honey). Sweet deal!
This honey-naming contest is one of many events we’re holding this summer to promote our partnership with Beeproject Apriaries and the 6 hives we have dotting the rooftops of our college campuses. We’re still gearing up for a honey extraction workshop and Farmers’ Market, so there’s plenty more time to get involved with this project.
Happy voting!
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