2022 Edition: Top 10 Nominations for Best of Flathead

๐•๐จ๐ญ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ž'๐ฌ ๐Š๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ฌ '๐ง' ๐Š๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐€ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ

We are absolutely honored to have made our way into the Top 10 of @dailyinterlake Best of Flathead for being the "Best Small Business Without A Storefront." If you haven't already, we would appreciate your support by voting for us in the retail category (link in highlight). Voting ends on June 29th! 

๐”ธ๐”น๐•†๐•Œ๐•‹: 

๐ต๐‘’๐‘’'๐‘  ๐พ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘’๐‘  '๐‘›' ๐พ๐‘›๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘Ž ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘ ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘ค๐‘›๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘ฆ ๐พ๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘’ ๐ท๐‘Ž๐‘ค๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐พ๐‘ฆ๐‘™๐‘’ ๐ท๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘›, ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐ต๐‘–๐‘”๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜, ๐‘€๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘Ž. ๐‘‡๐‘œ๐‘”๐‘’๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ค๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘š๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘“๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘ฆ๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘ ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘ค ๐‘“๐‘Ž๐‘ โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›, โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘š๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘”๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘๐‘ฆ ๐‘œ๐‘“๐‘“๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘“๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘”๐‘–๐‘“๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘”๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘  ๐‘“๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘š ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘‘. ๐‘‚๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘’ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘€๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘Ž ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘“๐‘–๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘š๐‘–๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘“๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘ ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘™, ๐‘๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘ , ๐‘๐‘’๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘ฅ, ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž ๐‘๐‘–๐‘ก ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘’๐‘š๐‘โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘ . 

We began Beeโ€™s Knees โ€˜nโ€™ Knits back in 2018 in effort to advocate for the farmers, apiaries, and mills in Montana through our Made in Montana certified products and educational resources that emphasize the use of local ingredients and materials; a means of giving back to those who help benefit our ecosystem and local economy, as mentioned in our article in the Bigfork Eagle, Daily Interlake, and Yahoo News. Recently, we have become members of the Bigfork Area Chamber of Commerce and directors of the Village Markets; Kassie has also become a board member and media manager for the Bigfork Cooperative.

One of our biggest values is to shop, share, and support local -- not only as a business, but in our daily lives too. We choose to honor the Treasure State by nourishing the integrity of the land, animals, and people of Montana from which we were raised. For example: much of our products, such as our collection of herbal remedies and woolen goods, are directly impacted by seasonality of the ingredients and materials, which is why they are curated in small batches with limited availability/stock. We honor the harvest and shearing seasons of the plants and animals that we source from in order to encourage the success of future generations. By localizing our supply chain, we help build consumer confidence and awareness. Not to mention, we also fund local organizations that reflect our values to make a broader impact.

Why? We believe it's important to lead the way for sustainability by contributing to a circular economy. A circular economy is based on the idea of regeneration, reducing waste and pollution, and keeping value in products that are made to last or be repaired/reused. Montana's rich agricultural background allows us to gain access to these resources and put them to good use, the way they are intended. Much of what we practice is preached by teaching others the homesteading trades and crafts as well as their importance. When supporting our business, you are also supporting those before us. Please consider voting for us so that we may continue our efforts and make awareness.

UPDATE: Thank you to all of those who voted for Beeโ€™s Knees โ€˜nโ€™ Knits for 2022 Best of Flathead. Although we did not place as finalists, we were generously selected as a runner up for the โ€œBest small Business Without A Storefrontโ€ Category. This is the first time we have entered in the nominations and are so proud that we were even considered โ€” finalist or not. Letโ€™s see what next year has in store for us!

Kassie RoedelComment