Summer Honey-Themed Outdoor Dining

Summer Honey-Themed Outdoor Dining. Celebrate warm weather and summer with a honey-themed dinner, handmade beehives, honey dipper gift and bee-themed dessert board!

Summer Honey-Themed Outdoor Dining

I love summer! And one of my favorite things about summer is dining al fresco! We eat outside almost every night when it’s warm. There’s something magical about gathering on a warm summer night under the glow of cafe lights. I created a “honey” themed dinner while we had family in town. It was so fun!

Summer Outdoor Dining

If you are here from Open Doors Open Hearts, welcome! Isn’t Aliya’s outdoor table stunning?? Those hydrangeas are so gorgeous!!

Honey Themed Dinner

I had so much fun putting this “honey” themed dinner together! I created an easy sunflower centerpiece with homemade beehives, honey dipper place setting gifts and a sweet bee-themed dessert board with honey.

Easy Sunflower Centerpiece

This centerpiece was super simple to create. Just layer these items to create:

• Layer greenery on the bottom (I just cut stems from a bush in my front yard)
• Place homemade Beehives in the center (Homemade Beehive Tutorial)
• Use supermarket sunflowers. Cut the stems about 6 inches and tuck them under the greens.
• Sprinkle some fresh lemons throughout the centerpiece.
• Add votive candles

Honey Dipper Place Setting Gifts and Free Printable Tags

I love these wooden honey dippers. They’re such a fun little gift to put on each plate. I also created a little tag that says “Sweet Like Honey” and you can download it for FREE. Just click on the link below.

Free “Sweet Like Honey” Tags

Then I just cut a sprig of baby’s breath and tied it onto each honey dipper with a yellow gingham ribbon! I also made a sign that you can use for a dessert table that matches. Just click on the link below to download the sign!

Free “Sweet Like Honey” Party Sign

Bee-Themed Honey Dessert Board

I rounded out the honey-themed dinner with a sweet honey dessert board. Here’s what I included:

• cinnamon graham crackers
• white yogurt pretzels
• chocolate pretzels
• fresh fruit – cherries, raspberries, blueberries, cotton candy grapes
• cookies
• honey (of course)
• pretzel bees (I’ll share a little tutorial post for those this week)
• cinnamon graham crackers
• white yogurt pretzels
• chocolate pretzels
• fresh fruit – cherries, raspberries, blueberries, peaches, cotton candy grapes
• cookies
• honey (of course)
• pretzel bees (I’ll share a little tutorial post for those this week)
• cheeses

What Do You Serve at a “Honey” Themed Dinner?

I served honey lime shrimp bowls for our “honey” themed dinner. But here are a few other main courses to consider for this fun dinner theme:

• Honey Lime Shrimp Bowls (I’ll share the recipe for this soon)
• Honey Garlic Salmon
• Chipotle Honey Chicken Skewers
• Hot Honey Chicken Biscuit Sandwiches
• Honey Asian Chicken Kabobs
• Jalapeno Honey Chicken Wings
• Chicken Salad with Honey Lemon Vinaigrette

Serve a Honey Drink

I served lemonade with our dinner but afterwards I thought I should have created a honey-themed drink. Here are some honey drink ideas:

• Ginger Peach and Honey Tea
• Sparkling Blood Orange and Honey Mocktails
• Honey Ginger Limeade
• Honey sweetened Cherry Limeade
• Strawberry Honey Slushies
• Cucumber and Honey Lemonade
• Pink Drink sweetened with honey
• Sparkling Bellini Mocktail sweetened with honey

Next on the tour is Jen’s beautiful backyard picnic at Midwest Life and Style!I love her breakfast idea and the hints of PINK!!

I’ve joined some amazing friends today who are sharing the prettiest outdoor dining ideas! The complete tour is below so you can HOP over to see the beautiful outdoor entertaining ideas!

All Things Outdoor Dining

Al Fresco Dining // My Sweet Savannah

How to Fashionably Bring Your Dining Room Outside This Summer // Dabbling and Decorating

How To Create An Easy Outdoor Table Setting // Cottage in the Mitten

A Casual and Easy Outdoor Summer Table Setting with Hydrangeas // Open Doors Open Hearts

Summer Honey-Themed Outdoor Dining // Tater Tots and Jello

Cozy And Casual Backyard Picnic Breakfast In The Backyard // Midwest Life and Style

Top 10 Best Dining Alfresco Table Ideas // The Pond’s Farmhouse

How to Set Up a Potato Bar for a Summer Dinner Party // Pasha is Home

Summer Dining on the Porch // White Arrows Home

Easy Ways to Elevate Your Picnic // A Life Unfolding

How to Set a Beautiful Table for High Tea // Peacock Ridge Farm

How to Create a Cottage Style Summer Table // Truemans Treasures

Aren’t those outdoor dining ideas so great?

Which one do you want to try first?

Let me know in the comments!

xoxo