Eight Hives Stolen from Huntly Area Last Week According to police, eight beehives were stolen from a Huntly address worth approximately $500 each, equally $4,000 of stolen hives – it is unclear if any bees were present in the hives. The hives were originally dropped off at a compound in Glen Murray at the end…
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How Manuka Honey has Helped Djokovic Up his Tennis Game Over the past few years, professional tennis player Novak Djokovic has moved all the way up to the number one player in the world. In recent interviews, the tennis star attributes much of his success to a new, gluten-free diet as well as some unorthodox…
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Couple Opens Business, Develops Innovative New Beehive In 2011, Sunshine Coast Couple Ann and Jeff Ross found a large infestation of bees in the one of the walls of their mechanical business. While many business owners would have called an exterminator to have the bees destroyed, the Rosses did not want to have the insects…
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Students with Disabilities in Dublin Produce Dog Treats for Sale Dublin’s Bow-Wow Bakery has closed its doors after just a month in operation, much to the dismay of many of its loyal customers. But the bakery won’t be closed for long – as part of the Dublin School’s “Learning Is Fostering Empowerment” or LIFE program,…
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Top 5 Uses and Benefits of Manuka Honey Manuka honey is produced in New Zealand by honeybees that pollinate the Manuka bush, a native plant to the South Island. Honeybees that collect pollen from this bush create one of the most beneficial and unique forms of honey available on the market today. Manuka honey has…
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Information on Propolis and How it is Used Propolis is the resinous materials that honeybees gather from flowers and leaf buds from different plants. Honeybees chew the resin and mix it with existing beeswax and enzymes to make the “bee glue” or “bee penicillin,” as it is sometimes called, that is then used to line…
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Many people enjoy adding honey to their barbeque sauce recipe to add a hint of natural sweetness. Organic honey is often a popular choice, but it can be very expensive. Another alternative is using Blue Borage Honey – this type of organic honey has very high fructose levels to add sweetness to any dish and…
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Surprising Ways to Use Honey in Your Beauty Routine While we usually view honey as a way to healthfully sweeten up our morning toast, late afternoon tea, or as a tasty addition to yogurt, honey actually has some amazing qualities that can make it a great asset to your beauty routine as well. Honey is…
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The Same Great Flavor with Less Cost! Many people love to use raw, organic honey in their cooking but in some cases it can be very expensive! One type of organic honey that is great for cooking and less expensive is Blue Borage Honey. Blue Borage Honey has a delicate, herbal, mild scent that is…
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Honey Used to Soothe Cat’s Burns After being badly burned in a fire, a cat from Melbourne was reunited with its owners today after being treated by the local SPCA. Lightening the Cat went missing after being burned in a fire that took place at Tuamarina near Blenheim. Lightening would often walk with the school…
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Desserts are something that many of us enjoy, but sometimes chocolate cake and ice cream can become boring. Something that is out of the ordinary that some people love to indulge in is peanut butter pie. This honey recipe from BonAppetite.com gives us the classic peanut butter pie we crave while adding a special little…
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Bees Lack of Work Could be a Sign of Something Bigger When enjoying the outdoors, it is not uncommon to see a bee or two buzz past. Unless they are distracted by something around you, chances are they are on their way to nearby flowers to collect pollen for their hives. In the process of…
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Segolene Royal Launches Initiative to Save Honeybee Colonies A new program to protect honeybee colonies has been enacted by Segolene Royal in collaboration with the French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. This plan was unveiled shortly after the United States launched its plan to sustain honeybee colonies. Much like the United States’ plan,…
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What You Should Know About Honey and Gastritis The occasional upset stomach or bout of indigestion is not cause for concern but, according to the Mayo Clinic, those experiencing reoccurring episodes and chronic gastritis may be suffering from a stomach ulcer and increased risk of stomach cancer. Believe it or not, Manuka honey can be…
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Why Johansson Uses Manuka Honey With the number of benefits that Manuka honey has, it is no surprise that celebrities are jumping on the bandwagon and finding creative uses for this super food. Scarlett Johansson, famous actress who stared in films such as “The Avengers,” “The Nanny Diaries” and “Lost in Translation,” is a very…
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