Welcome to Blue Bee Jewelry by Cora Lee!
Elegant and fun handcrafted bee-ded earrings for any occasion. Helping bee health and the environment one pair of earrings at a time.
Thank you for visiting! My name is Cora Thomas and this is my new bees-ness! Yes, you’ll find bee puns here, so get ready.
I’m from the Skagit Valley and my day job is working for a library on a college campus. I’m also a poet. You’re at my writing website as you read this!
I recently started making earrings and connected with the creativity and possibility immediately. Blue Bee Jewelry was inspired by a friend’s arts and crafts birthday party! I am crazy about earrings and as an artist this art form feeds my creative side for design.
I’m fascinated with the delicate connection between bees as pollinators, our food, and the health of the environment. A fragile balance indeed. Growing up, I remember watching bumble bees bounce from one spike of lavender to the next in my dad’s garden in the Skagit Valley and just bee-ing absolutely mesmerized and starting to understand the importance and impact of these little creatures on my life - on our lives. Such a small life, making a huge buzz. One way we can view life itself.
Where can you find my earrings?
I’m new at this so I’m going to decide if local fairs and markets will be my main way to sell my earrings or if I’m going to buzz my way into my own online shop. More soon. I launched my business at the Maker's Fair on UW Bothell's Campus in February.
Email me if you're interested in purchasing or catch me at the next local market:
[email protected]
NEXT MARKET:
Skagit Valley Farmers Market
August 2, 2026 | 10am - 3pm
Christianson's Nursery
15806 Best Rd, Mount Vernon, WA
I will also be at this market on September 6.
5% for Bees
Five percent of my jewelry sales will go directly to bee conservation and research. Your purchase helps bees (both honey and native bees) stay healthy, which means our environment stays healthy, too. The first organization I will be donating to will bee Washington State University's Honey Bees + Pollinators Program.
From their website: The WSU Honey Bee + Pollinator Program is actively researching some of the most pressing issues facing bees today. We study honey bee health and nutrition, parasites and diseases, mating and reproductive systems, beekeeping management practices, and more to help ensure a bright future for honey bees and beekeepers.
How Can You Help Bees Stay Healthy? Here's 5 Ways
1. Plant a Pollinator Friendly Garden
2. Avoid Pesticides
3. Provide Clean Water (set up a bee-bath)
4. Rewild Your Garden (create "no-mow" zones in your yard)
5. Support Local Beekeepers and Spread Awareness
If you don't have a garden how can you help bees?
Bee Resources
10 Ways to Save the Bees for Earth Month (The Bee Conservancy)
10 Facts About Bees (Soil Association)
How You Can Help Pollinators (US Fish and Wildlife)
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Why Blue Bee?
It all started with a blue bee bead and my curiosity and appreciation for bees. But…blue bees are actually real!
What is a Blue Bee?
A "blue bee" is a general term for several, usually solitary, bee species with distinct metallic blue or blue-banded coloring. These, often non-aggressive, pollinators are known for efficient buzz pollination, solitary nesting, and bright blue coloring.
Learn more about:
The Blue Orchard Mason Bee
Learn more about:
The Blue Banded Bee
Learn more about:
The Blue Carpenter Bee
Learn more about:
The Blue Camintha Bee
Since you’re also at my creative portfolio - you’re welcome to peruse my writing and other creative work. And, I hope to see you fly back and visit!
Skagit Valley Farmers Market, Christianson's Nursery and Greenhouse, July 2026
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Making fun bracelets for kids and adult kids alike. :)
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Holly the Husky stopped by and bought a pair of earrings (jk) at the Maker's Fair on Feb 11, 2026. UW Bothell Campus
Photo Credit Cora Thomas. University of Washington Bothell Campus.