This is a very exciting time for the honey industry as more and more money seems to be pouring into the industry for research and promotion. Only yesterday we found out about a grant in Australia to promote Manuka honey awareness, and today there is news of an even larger grant. A group of twelve…
When deciding if you’re ready to raise baby ducks on your farm or in your backyard—or in your apartment after watching too many Friends reruns, though it’s probably bad idea—there are quite a few things to consider before diving in. First and foremost, experience with any kind of poultry will go a long way toward…
Chronic ear infections are common problems many dogs face, but they are easy to prevent if you know what to do. Many ear infections occur but are never resolved in pets—it could be the lack of emphasis placed on ear maintenance for canines that makes it an issue. There are two basic causes of ear…
There have been new discoveries regarding deformed wing virus (DWV), a threat to honeybee colonies in most parts of the world. DWV is typically associated with varroa mites, which are another threat to bees that can spread the virus within a colony. The mites are small blood sucking parasites known to infect adult bees through…
What many likely don’t know about honey is it takes “two million individual blossoms to produce one pound of honey,” says beekeeper Zac Browning, with each individual honeybee producing 1/12 of a teaspoon in its lifetime. With the planting of more row crops in states like North Dakota, Iowa, and so forth, producing that number…
