SAVAGE BEE-CHES

Guess what?👀🤔

Pollen requests have died down. Royal jelly requests are up. And every single time, it's urgent.

Had a Turkish visitor come in, we had to use Google translate to discuss his request.
He wanted royal jelly. I told him first, I don't have the setup or the skills to harvest it. Second, harvesting it is so tedious that the real stuff is very expensive.

He typed back in Turkish, translation: "Anything you ask for, I will pay it."

"Sir. I am married"👀😂

But seriously royal jelly demand is trending and the information floating around is misleading.

Here's what's actually proven in human trials. Lower cholesterol. Better blood sugar control. And a 2025 clinical trial showed it can reduce real inflammatory markers and boost antioxidant activity. That's the list. That's it.

Everything else, the mood boosts, the memory sharpening, the sexual performance claims, that's old tales, animal studies, or speculation dressed up as science.

And the sexual performance claims specifically? A lot of that comes from gas station honey packets. The labels say royal jelly, ginseng, all natural. Lab testing has repeatedly found some of those same packets actually contain tadalafil or sildenafil, the active ingredients in Cialis and Vi**ra, completely undisclosed on the label. That's an unregulated pill dressed up as pure bee product.

Me trying very hard to to not be judgy when a man urgently needs royal jelly 🧐🤔🫣. Please consult with your physician.

New blog 🤓📖...link in comments ✨️

Twelve businesses. Twelve San Diego bees. This is how conservation works, with community.

San Diego is the bee biodiversity capital of the continental US, over 700 native species, most with no public name until now. Twelve local sponsors are changing that:

🐝 SAVAGE BEE-CHES® (Old Town) — Sonoran Bumble Bee
🐝 Love & Bake (Skyline) — Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
🐝 Burger Bench (Escondido) — Chimney Cactus Bee
🐝 Twylla's Spices and Essentials (El Cajon) — Opuntia Cactus Bee
🐝 Animationborn Studios (Vista) — Faithfull Leafcutter Bee
🐝 Conservation Leadership Program UC San Diego (La Jolla) — Black-haired Miner Bee
🐝 WenMor Urban Farm (Encanto) — Angeleno Leafcutter Bee
🐝 The Hickman NEST (Mira Mesa) — Tripartite Sweat Bee
🐝 Layers of Harmony (San Carlos) — Pacific Digger Bee
🐝 Third Phase (Alpine) — Long-horned Bee
🐝 Otay Ranch Youth for a Sustainable Future (Chula Vista) — Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee
🐝 Wild Ones San Diego Chapter (La Mesa) — Blueberry Mason Bee

Ink for Pollinators is also live. Three of Meg Knobel's six original bee illustrations are revealed, cards available at SAVAGE BEE-CHES in Old Town, flash tattoos $150. The San Diego Bee Trail Poker Run is coming next, five stops leading to a mystery sixth bee at WorldBeat Cultural Center.

Want your business on this list? Reach out. There are 700 species and only 12 have a home so far.

See you there.

Pico Rivera is hosting the first-ever World Spirit Festival on June 26 & 27, 2026!!! 🌍🏆⚽

The fun kicks off on Friday evening at Smith Park & Mines Ave. with a street concert, soccer clinics, ⚽soccer watch parties 📺, carnivals rides & games🎡, and much more.

The festivities continue into Saturday where Metro Los Angeles, CicLAvia & Day One will help transform Historic Whittier Boulevard into a car-free Open Streets festival packed with exciting activities for all ages. Join us for a classic car show🚗, ⚽soccer watch parties 📺, kids fun zones, community information hubs, vendor villages, street DJ’s and so much more!

Come celebrate community, culture, and the beautiful game with us! 💛

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EVENT INFORMATION: pico-rivera.org/wsf

I've been told a few times...I smell like honey 😌.

She is here. Our new batch of Rainforest Honey Soda just landed and we are so excited to share her with you.

Here is what makes every batch so special: the honey changes. Naturally. Beautifully. The season, the blooms, the weather at the hives, all of it shapes the flavor in ways no formula can predict or replicate. This batch is its own thing. A small harvest, a distinct moment, a soda that tastes like somewhere real.

Taste the difference nature makes.

Available now in our Old Town San Diego boutique while supplies last. Limited wholesale quantities available for those who want something extraordinary for their shelves or events.

Come find us at 2802 Juan Street, Suite 19, Old Town San Diego, or shop online at savagebee-ches.boutique. We're open everyday except Thursdays for a few weeks in summer.