Bees, Sea Turtles and a Boy with a Big Heart - A Honey of a Combination

BELLINGHAM, Wash., July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Like lots of kids on summer break 14 year-old Henry Miller visited The Georgia Sea Turtle Center. And like lots of kids Henry had fun, took pictures and learned sea turtles don't lay eggs until they're 30-35. For most teens that would have been the end, but Henry is a natural born entrepreneur and activist.  

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You see, when Henry was 11 years old he learned about Colony Collapse Disorder and started his own business donating part to The Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees. "You know we'll only last seven years once bees are gone," Henry reminds us.

Now almost three years later Henry is Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Henry's Sweet Miracle Honey & Henry's Stingers™.  A very unusual honey company featuring blends such as Grumpy Grandpa a combination of raw honey, red pepper & garlic; Naughty Nana is a ginger/pepper blend; & Phoebe's Fireball is chipotle/cinnamon. Henry explained, "Our spicy honey uses honey more as a condiment. It's honey with a kick!"

Veterinarians at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center commonly use raw honey to treat turtle injuries. "Did you know only 1 in 4000 hatchlings survive? I mean that's crazy and makes every sea turtle special," Henry marveled. So like any eco-entrepreneur, Henry dug out his company card and adopted a sea turtle, "the donation goes toward the medical care for other sea turtles. My adoptive sea turtle is Phantom. He lost an eye from a boat accident and had a horrible infection from a fishing hook stuck in his neck. Phantom had to have multiple honey treatments to draw out the infection. Now he's been released with a transmitter and I'm going to put a link on henrysstingers.com so kids can see where Phantom is at any time."

"Funny thing is, we use honey in a completely new way while the sea turtles are using it in one of the most oldest ways possible," he laughed. Next, these ancient mariners got a little teen tech support when Henry shot a video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv7GksTLnwg tweeted about it at honeywithakick and posted it on facebook.

Henry's mother was a teacher, which may be why he likes giving educational talks at schools, putting bee facts on his labels and telling kids what they can do to help bees. And sea turtles.

SOURCE Henry's Sweet Miracle Honey