In recent years, some professional singers, actors, and other performers have been singing the praises of Manuka honey and its ability to help protect their voices. However, it’s not just the pros who are taking advantage of this special honey—even newcomers as young as 15 are working hard to ensure their voices are safe and…
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Without question, coughing, wheezing, runny noses, and colds can make even the toughest among us feel irritable and moody, but the changing weather is the time when seasonal infections rear their ugly heads just as much. Our immune system can only do so much against these seasonal triggers, and it’s wise to take every precaution…
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The oldest of the Kardashian-Jenner siblings and a mother of three, Kourtney Kardashian just launched a new website called Poosh, which will provide her followers and fans with a variety of lifestyle ideas and tips, including a few favorite recipes any of us would likely gobble right up. Admittedly, not everything posted on Poosh has…
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In the Matanzas province of Cuba, there’s a penchant for old-fashioned agriculture, which means honey bees can forage and swarm without pesticides affecting their survivability, as they have been elsewhere throughout the world. It’s safe to say that life is pretty great for Cuba’s tiny pollinators, with one man, Rogelio Marcelo Fundora—a mechanical engineer and…
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There’s something special about homemade desserts, with their fresh ingredients and warm texture, but that goes even further when it comes to treating your dogs. Admittedly, it’s possible your canine friends won’t know a fresh treat from one at the store, but you just might save some money while also ensuring the ingredients in your…
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According to a team of researchers from the University of California in San Diego, a pesticide that has been deemed safe for honey bees may actually endanger certain demographics of these bees, especially if it is used alongside other chemicals, such as fungicides. Sivanto, which was developed by the company Bayer CropScience AG, has been…
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When the temperatures get warmer—sometimes warmer than we want them—it’s hard to go wrong with cool, soft, creamy ice cream to cool you off. Well, dogs get overheated as well when spring and summer roll around, so maybe the best treats for them during this time are the same as ours. If you think your…
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Katherine Dow Blyton, one of the stars of the long-running soap opera, Emmerdale, a staple of British television since late 1972, recently went on social media, specifically Twitter, after her dog received a diagnosis of kennel cough—not usually something that results in fatalities but enough to cause animals severe discomfort. While online, the 54-year-old favorite…
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With the new spring season comes rain, warmer weather, budding flowers, and, to the unfortunate chagrin of some, honey bees coming out in swarms. However, there’s no reason to be worried about these tiny insects, even when you find them flying around in one big swarm, according to a beekeeper from the English county of…
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Anyone can give their dog a biscuit, a bone, or a treat in general, but it’s not likely you have ever given them a “pupcake.” Well, you can get the chance right here with this recipe for honey banana pupcakes! This tasty, banana-flavored treat is made fresh and with all the added benefits you can…
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After the Honey Bee Health Coalition partnered with them, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is releasing a new set of best management practices (BMPs) in order to protect honey bees and similar pollinators around and in cornfields. As a row crop, field corn, at over 90 million acres, covers more soil in this country…
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As a way of helping commercial and hobbyist beekeepers track the many environmental stressors honey bees experience, Penn State’s Pollinator Research Center and the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, as well as several other collaborators, developed an app called Beescape, which can be used for monitoring environmental factors around hives, farms, and gardens where…
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If you’re one of those folks who plans to eat more salads in the future but ultimately buys too much dressing for the one time you end up eating salad before it goes bad, then we feel for you, because we have been there a time or two ourselves. Rather than worrying about using up…
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Last year, when former President Barack Obama visited a luxury lodge called The Landing, which can be found in New Zealand’s Bay of Islands, the man was completely enthralled. “It is magical here,” Obama wrote in his guest book entry, promising he would bring Michelle the next time he came. The thousand-acre waterfront land has…
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While they’re largely known for producing honey in general as well as painful stings when they’re threatened, honey bees are starting to become known for a few other things as well—royal jelly, bee pollen, and the New Zealand-based Manuka honey. Before you find yourself missing out, you need to try these products and reap all…
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