Admittedly, most honey lovers don’t need anyone to tell them how much is enough. While some may take their honey with some cheese, mix it into their tea, use it as a sugar substitute for baking, or eat it straight from the jar, especially in the case of raw Manuka honey. However, someone took this…
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Honeybees, famous largely for their declining numbers in recent years, now have something else to be remembered for—they may be by far the best protection for the marula, a southern African tree that is responsible for the bestselling liquor Amarula, due to the marula tree’s berries. While no one can say which country loves it…
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For anyone looking to try something new and different as a dessert option, they should try out this Manuka honey orange blossom cake! Coming in three layers with a delicious filling to top each one, you can’t go wrong with this unusual but ultimately amazing dish. Ingredients for Manuka Honey Orange Blossom Cake 1 orange,…
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For those who may have never heard of them previously, chinchillas are small rodents that originate from South America, often found in arid, rocky, areas up in mountain ranges. The larger, more durable cousins of mice and hamsters, these fluff balls can live between 15 and 22 years, measuring between 10 and 14 inches long…
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Benjamin Nichols, an environmental biology major at Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois, has discovered the many perks of working with honeybees. In August 2017, Nichols, 23, helped to extract roughly 90 pounds’ worth of honey out of a bee hive brought to campus the year before by another student. He says his interest with pollinators…
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Given how prosperous the beekeeping industry can be, especially for small, local honey businesses, it should come as no surprise when various countries discover new ways to improve the industry and therefore boost the economy. This is especially important given the state many bee species are in worldwide. One example can be found in Pantnagar,…
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When most people imagine a typical bee, they likely picture the honey bee inside its hive or the bumblebee moving between flowers. However, there are also thousands of other bee species out there—some that are no bigger than a rice grain. While answering interview questions for the Science Friday Initiative recently, Shalene Jha, who is…
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According researchers from the University of Guelph, their new studies have shown that three neonicotinoid pesticides (neonics) that are used most for flowering crops, despite the growing controversy around them, pose no danger to honeybee populations when used properly for seed treatments. Considering there are governments around the world seeking to ban the manufacture, distribution,…
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