Vanilla-Manuka Honey Soft Serve Ice Cream It’s likely most have thought about how cool it might be to make your own ice cream, since nothing truly compares to the fresh taste of ice cream made right in your kitchen, with all the flavor intact and not lost after preservatives and production time have been added…
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In New Zealand, the birthplace of Manuka honey, the Maori, who are New Zealand’s indigenous people, make up roughly 16 percent of the island country’s population, and as a culture, they have been trying to grow their economy and branch it out into the world, as Maori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell aspires to do…
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It’s probably not hard to figure, but it’s well known that honeybees are important parts of our daily survival and function as a species, which is why so much focus has been placed on finding out what’s causing bees to decline and what we can do to ensure their various sub-species are not lost to…
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How Food Irradiation Can Make Honey Safer Given the panic and fear that comes from botulism, salmonella, and other diseases born of contaminated food, many food producers and distributors have had safety precautions put in place to protect themselves from lawsuits and the public from these diseases, whether it’s by pasteurizing milk, purifying water, and…
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As many beekeepers have learned, the state of North Dakota is one of the best habitats in the country for raising honeybees, and it’s why one in five bee colonies—about 250 billion bees—spend summer there, producing twice as much honey as any other state. “North Dakota is the last, best place in North America to…
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Upon retiring from the Army this past March, Sgt. 1st Class Ben Finch had the plan of expanding his vegetable farm at his Fort Polk home in Louisiana into a larger, commercial operation, and he’s discovered one of the best ways to do this is through honeybees and beekeeping. “Beekeeping looks like a natural way…
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Caribbean Burgers with Manuka Honey Pineapple Chutney If you’re looking for something unique for dinner or want to serve something special and different for Fourth of July this year, then these Caribbean Burgers with Manuka Honey Pineapple Chutney are a great place to start! Adding spice to the typical burgers we’re all used to, these…
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In Oakland, CA, there lives a father of four who’s a “bee rescuer” rather than a beekeeper because he is the one people call when displaced swarms of honeybees make nests in homes or populated places. Considering most fear bees, this man, Khaled Almaghafi, instead removes them calmly with a soft vacuum and transports them…
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