Breeding Program for Manuka Plants Shows Promise Maori landowners and specialized beekeepers are part of an important network dedicated to help facilitate the ambitious growth of both Manuka honey and Manuka oil. By building a sustainable production of both, chief executive of New Zealand Manuka, Phil Caskey, hopes to see continued success for the Manuka…
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Delicious Cocktails Using Honey For those wanting to naturally sweeten their summer drinks or cocktails, honey can be a great ingredient to use. Depending on what type of honey is being used, it can often add an element of sweetness as well as additional flavor profiles – depending on the type of honey and location…
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What is Kamahi Honey? When we think of the types of honey that traditionally come from New Zealand, Manuka honey is usually the first kind that comes to mind. Kamahi honey is another NZ export that is often very under rated – produced in many areas of the country including the North and South Islands,…
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American Entrepreneur Works toward Honeybee Conservation What many people do not know, but scientists will tell us, is that pollinators like butterflies, birds, insects, and bees are an important part of sustaining our nation’s food supply. In North America, honeybees are solely responsible for pollinating at least 90 percent of the commercial crops being produced,…
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Students Enjoy Taking Part in Honey Bee Awareness Day Activities Etowah County Alternative School has participated in Honey Bee Awareness Day for the past three years. Alternative Education and Community Services Director for the school, Butch Dixon, has said that the program has seen tremendous growth in a very short amount of time. In an…
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Review of Manuka Honey Reveals it Controls Inflammatory Responses Manuka honey, an organic substance that is found and cultivated in New Zealand has always been praised for its anti-bacterial and anti-microbial properties. These beneficial properties are in large part attributed to the presence of high levels of methylgluoxal in Manuka honey. But, aside from these…
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Consumers Urge for Higher Standards The current grading system used in the production of Manuka honey makes it very difficult for consumers to determine how much authentic Manuka honey is in the products they are purchasing. Furthermore, and possibly more alarming, is that the current grading system is relatively simple for scammers to copy –…
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Delicious Chicken and Honey Recipe You Can Set and Forget Crockpot meals are becoming more and more popular as our families become busier and the time to cook a full meal becomes less and less. Chicken in the crockpot is often a family favorite and can be made a number of different ways with flavors…
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Why You May be Tasting Honey All Wrong Amina Harris is the director of the Honey and Pollination Center for the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science, operating out of UC Davis. Harris has a “pretty sweet” job according to many – her occupation includes curating a honey library and holding honey tastings.…
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Why Honey Has an “Eternal” Shelf Life Archeologists often find something unexpected when they are excavating ancient Egyptian tombs. What they find is surprising – clay pots filled with honey that could be thousands of years old. The most surprising part of these discoveries is that the honey is still preserved and unspoiled. Many believe…
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A Sweet Treat that is Healthy for Your Pet Many people love honey – that golden, gooey sweet mixture that tastes great with all kinds of foods including tea, toast, scones, and baked goods. Even though we love honey, we often don’t think about the health benefits it may have for us let alone the…
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Large Percentage of England’s Honeybees Perish Over Winter Months According to the British Beekeepers Association, the level of honeybee losses over the winter months from the colony collapse disorder is “unacceptably high.” The number of recorded losses is so severe that the European Food Safety Authority has launched an investigation into what is threatening the…
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5 Benefits of Tea Tree Oil You May Not Know Tea Tree Oil is a natural ingredient that is becoming more and more popular in many beauty products including face cleansers, shampoos, and skin ointments. Many believe that Tea Tree Oil has great healing benefits and swear by it as part of their skincare routine.…
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Looser Legislation Puts More Honey Products on the Shelves Charlotte Ekker Wiggins started beekeeping as a hobby in 2010 – not known to her, bee farming had been a part of her family history. Although Wiggins knew nothing of this beekeeping past, she was able to learn what she needed to know to get started…
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I don’t know about you, but seeing that big German shepherd on the leash of an officer somehow makes me feel a little better when I am attending an event. Just why does the presence of an animal make many of us feel better and secure so often? Well, that may not be something you…
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