Thanks to recent tariff cuts in China, Australian honey exporters are expected to profit with booming sales. The China Australia Free Trade Agreement (CHAFTA) have cut their trade expenses, boosting Manuka honey exports. “We’ve had a very good export base into China even with the tariffs, so without them it can only get better,” Australian…
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Manuka Honey Cranberry Baked Brie If there comes a day for a gathering or a party, cheese trays are often a hit for serving to guests. Whether you are hosting or attending, there is always the concern of what to bring, and no one wants to come to a party emptyhanded. Well, Manuka Honey Cranberry…
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Aarey Milk Colony at Goregaon is home to one of the few Mumbai bee farms. Over 20 years ago, Johnson Jacob came to Mumbai from Tamil Nadu, one of the 29 states in India, to harvest bee colonies, hoping to produce honey as a hobby there as well. Today, Jacob is a 52-year-old beekeeper and…
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Pennsylvania honeybees are experiencing trouble as hives begin to deplete. “Statewide, we are holding our own, but we have to replace our bees frequently,” said Charlie Vorisek, president of the Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association (PSBA) from 2012 to 2016. “We probably bring in over $1 million worth of honeybees from the south every spring to…
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Honeybees and bumblebees are often referred to as the key pollinators of crops, but wild bees like the alfalfa leafcutter bee are still popular among yards and gardens. When it comes to pollinating alfalfa, experts say alfalfa leafcutter bees are 15 times more effective at pollination than honeybees, largely because they’re more adept at prying…
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Douglas Johnson, a beekeeper from Northeast Washington, taught locals in Ghana about beekeeping. Johnson works as a facilitator with Steele Apiaries, which is a commercial beekeeping organization in Idaho, and his job is to assure the safety of the yards. There are 25 bee yards that contain around 600 total colonies. In return for his…
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The manager and two beekeepers of Fort York National Historic Site are facing a major loss after vandals stole their honey and destroyed several of their hives. Someone broke into three of seven hives to steal honeycombs before running off with the honey. The exposure to the winter cold left at least 46,000 bees dead.…
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Black Cod Marinated with Manuka Honey If you prefer easy recipes with only a few ingredients—that also taste amazing—then this Black Cod marinated with Manuka Honey is perfect for you. Offering a great amount of protein, well matched spices, and all the benefits that come with Manuka honey, this dish can be made by the…
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Our favorite pollinators are helping a ministry teach hard work through the practice of beekeeping. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, at John 3:16 missionary, Beeloved Trading teaches individuals how to become beekeepers, with the mission occasionally using beekeeping to parallel biblical teachings. The products harvested, like their honey, are used to help support the mission and hopefully…
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Kadagu, an administrative district in the state of Karnataka, India, is known for its eco-certified coffee, and the coffee farmers, in a bid to conserve the land they inherited and make better economic returns on profits, have decided to begin raising honeybees as beekeepers. Natural forest ecosystems cover 46 percent of the district, and after…
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A Guide to Bee Stings For someone who is not allergic to bee stings, it’s common to experience itching, redness, and swelling around the sting site, with it hurting for a few hours before subsiding. However, if someone is having an allergic reaction, he or she can have a more serious reaction by feeling faint…
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“We are 20 meters under Paris, and absolutely nothing comes to trouble us and my barrels. So, it’s the perfect place to grow mead,” says Audric de Campeau about a spot below the metro. De Campeau is an apiarist who uses his own honey to make mead or honey wine as it is sometimes called.…
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A small honey making business is making it easier for women in Yakawlang, Afghanistan to make money of their own and gain a sense of pride. In the central province of Bamiyan, beekeeping has provided rural women with the opportunity to become entrepreneurs. So far, four beekeeping cooperatives have been set up in recent years…
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Manuka Honey Catnip Bites It can be tricky trying to find or buy treats for your pets because you never if those treats are healthy or not without looking up the exact ingredients – and then checking to see if those ingredients are healthy at all! If your favorite feline is a fan of catnip,…
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Cornell University researchers have recorded the first ever footage of varroa mites jumping onto honeybees from flowers, as per a study published in the journal PLOS ONE. Varroa mites are known to threaten honeybees and are often found in a hive’s larvae or pupae. The footage shows a varroa mite hopping onto a honeybee from…
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