Sticky handed thieves tried to steal honey from a research hive—only to discover it was empty. New Zealand’s Plant and Food Research is currently looking for its missing hive, which was one of 30 involved in a study to help produce healthier honeybees. The institution believes the offenders were trying to take a Manuka honey…
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Reece Adamson comes from a long line of beekeepers—five generations to be exact. Adamson runs Wildpure Ltd in Central Otago, New Zealand with his wife Louise where they produce organic thyme and clover honey as a family. Growing up around the practice, beekeeping seemed inevitable for Reece. After working in Canada for a season, Adamson…
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Manuka Honey Ginger Parsnip For those veteran or home cooks who ever believed that parsnip was only meant to be a “vegetable of soups,” you have been sorely mistaken as this Manuka Honey Ginger Parsnip recipe clearly indicates! Hopefully, this will show everyone the capabilities of parsnip and bring it into a new and better…
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For those who may not have the time to decorate a Christmas tree this season, organizations like New York’s Heart in the Catskills Humane Society have the right idea about spreading holiday cheer. Tree artists in the Delhi, New York area have helped to show their support by contributing decorated trees to the Delhi animal shelter.…
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Honeybee broods, the hive’s larvae and pupae, have great potential as a food source in the future. In many countries, such as Mexico, Thailand, and Australia, bee brood is eaten as a delicacy. According to those who have tried this unusual food source, the dish has a nutty flavor and a crunchy texture. Often, honeybee…
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One thing you can positively say about honeybees is that you don’t want to mess with them or threaten their hive. After attacking a single bee, a large fishing spider was overpowered by a horde of bees in defense of their colony. There’s footage depicting the spider getting attacked after killing one of the worker…
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Filmmaker Renan Ozturk traveled into the Nepalese jungle to follow a group of climbers who harvest honey while hanging from cliffs 300 feet off the ground and “being attack by bees.” Ozturk is an expedition climber, landscape artist, and also a described “adventure filmmaker.” A member of the North Face athlete team, Ozturk travels around…
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A federal court rejected a lawsuit regarding pesticides in seed coatings, causing a setback for beekeepers around the U.S. Beekeepers and consumer groups issued a lawsuit against the U.S Environmental Protection Agency to regulate insecticide coatings on crop seeds since many experts believe that the pesticides in the coatings are a key element in the…
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