The Bigger Picture
An Ode To Turkeys By: Jessica Louque I’ve been on a business kick for the past few months, but I thought I’d switch gears…
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Bigger Picture
The Business of Bees: Part III By: Jessica Louque To fuel the side addictions of birds and bees, most people do have to have…
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March Report
Where Do They Sell Their Honey? Below is the past seven years data on where our reporters sell their honey. We have 17…
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Bigger Picture
Honey Bee Testing Intro By: Jessica Louque It’s been very surprising to me how many people do not understand the process of pesticide regulation…
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Honey Market Report
February Report Who sells what? For the 8th time we went to our reporters to see what they sell that’s made by their bees….
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Bigger Picture
The Business of Bees: Part II of III In Part I of this series, I explained how to do a Sole Proprietorship for a…
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Regional Honey Price Report
JANUARY REPORT Some Management Practices We asked our reporters about some of their management practices this month, expanding it some from the survey we…
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Regional Honey Market Report
DECEMBER REPORT We’re throwing a lot of numbers at you this month but we think you’ll find them useful. Below is our monthly report…
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Regional Honey Price Report
November Report Preliminary 2017 US Honey Production Report This is where we stick our neck way out and try and see what the future…
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Bigger Picture
The Business of Bees: Part I of III North Carolina has a lot of beekeepers. We’re ranked in the top ten states for most…
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October Honey Market Report
Prices and Weather The evolution of the U.S. beekeeping industry continues unabated, though at glacial speed. Very inexpensive, and by most counts illegally imported…
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September Honey Market Report
Winter and Summer Loss Survey, Plus, Spring and Summer Honey Crop Survey Bee Culture’s field reporters this month have been busy, and we’ve…
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August Honey Market Report
What’s Important In Selling Honey. We surveyed our reporters again this month to find out what principles and what items were important to their…
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July- Regional Honey Market Report
Honey Label Use We took a look at honey jar labels this month, seeing what our reporters use, and don’t use. Perhaps you will…
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Regional Honey Price Report
June Report Spring Reckoning We went to our reporters this month and asked about their Spring weather, and how it had affected the…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Monsanto Surpasses Pollinator Habitat Goal
Monsanto announced it has reached milestones in two key aspects of its biodiversity program, including protecting species and promoting sustainable landscapes. Monsanto established 72…
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U.S. Honey Industry Report – 2016
By: Kim Flottum Imports, exports, production and consumption from 2016. A somewhat new look and a lot of new data come with the Department…
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Brand Management
Review sites, bad reviews and good customer service. By: Jessica Dally In our last article, we discussed the Facebook algorithm. But of course, if…
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Regional Honey Market Report
May Report Business Plans So, what to expect, and what to do this honey season. With prices at best flat, and not looking very…
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Facebook Advertising
By: Jessica Dally Facebook marketing and the dreaded Facebook algorithm. What it is, why it matters, why people care. It has changed over the…
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