Chicken Fajita Grill with Manuka Honey Corn Cakes If you’re looking for a different meal with some spice, flavor, and culture, this Chicken Fajita Grill with Manuka Honey Corn Cakes recipe is what you’ve been waiting for! Combining flavors like cumin, cayenne pepper, lemon, and the New Zealand-originated Manuka honey, this dish provides a healthy…
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Most kids start lemonade stands or rake leaves to earn some cash, but this seven-year-old, Jackson Moyer of Midland, MI, has starting a business of keeping bees. His inspiration came from his older sister, who started a dog walking business, so he asked his dad, Craig, if he could do something similar. Craig thought it…
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Beekeeping is becoming more popular as more species of bees become endangered, with many realizing the importance of their work and seeking to preserve bees as much as possible. Alexander and Anastasia Bartsch are two such people working to raise bees. Clara Fortmann is the owner of Lexington Interfaith Garden in Lexington, MA, where she…
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A new $30 million tourism proposal in Rotorua, New Zealand has been revealed, and it will showcase the story of Manuka honey. This tourism experience is the result of a partnership between Rotohokahoka D North 4D Trust and New Zealand Manuka Group. The NZ Manuka Group founder and chairman, Phil Caskey, said the project would…
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Despite the fear that genetically modified (GM) foods are dangerous, experts in the country of India can assure the biosafety of the crops. This likely didn’t quell many fears given the reactions from some activists, who were looking to counter the possible green stamp of approval that GM mustard plants were given by India’s Union Ministry of…
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The endangered species list has gained a new entry that may be concerning to those who live in the United States. The yellow-faced honeybee is dying off in large numbers in Hawaii, and the impact this will have on the main continent and the rest of the world is currently unknown. For Hawaii, this could…
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Gluten-Free Manuka Honey Cake For those who find themselves with gluten sensitivities, you no longer have to be denied the sweet taste of honey cake! With this Gluten-Free Manuka Honey Cake, anyone has the chance to try the sweet and spicy blend of flavor with the right dash of Manuka honey, all thanks to the…
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After seeing the rusty patched bumblebee disappear from almost 90 percent of its historic range over the past two decades, federal wildlife officials have made a formal recommendation to list this bumblebee as an endangered species. The recommendation comes from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service after the Portland, Oregon-based Xerces Society petitioned the agency…
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It would be disingenuous and wrong to label Roger Beattie of Banks Peninsula, New Zealand as just your average farmer. Then again, however, how does one describe someone who is a wild sheep breeder, a kelp entrepreneur, a blue pearl entrepreneur, and a would-be weka farmer? Beattie himself says he is an “environpreneur,” which in…
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While many may not know it, September was Bee Awareness Month—an entire month dedicated to honeybees and other bee species—and it’s in times like these that many learn just how important bees are beyond providing honey. Farmers, for instance, require honeybees for pollinating to ensure quality growth of pastures, horticulture, and arable crops. For pastoral…
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It’s likely we’ve all seen one of those commercials featuring neglected animals with the pictures and videos of them staring through cages in harsh conditions while looking malnourished. The sad, heartbreaking music usually plays in the background, and the desired result is a call to action from those watching to donate or give some of…
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Besides providing honey and pollinating crops, honeybees provide incredible amounts of knowledge just by existing as they have for millennia. From behaviors humans do not partake in, studies on how certain genetics developed over time, to demonstrating the effects of man on nature, honeybees never stop giving more for us to contemplate. One unexpected benefit…
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Apple-Raisin, Manuka Honey Challah Whether you simply love unique breads or are of Jewish heritage and are baking for the holidays, this Apple-Raisin, Manuka Honey Challah is like no other! Combing the traditional fluffy texture of bread with sweet fruits and Manuka honey, this 10-serving bread takes some time, effort, and probability a bit of…
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Iowa beekeepers have tripled in the last ten years, according to the Iowa Department of Agriculture. Even more staggering is that membership in the Des Moines Backyard Beekeepers grew from 25 to more than 500 in just the last four years. With these additions comes more possible honeybee rescuers in the state of Iowa, and,…
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September marks the end of the harvesting honey season across the U.S. Every year, the National Honey Board decides how to celebrate the special sweetener produced by honeybees from the nectar of plants and flowers, and it would seem the state of California has found a great way to do it. California is increasingly learning…
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