Facts About Beeswax
By: Wolfgang Ritter Quality. The quality of beeswax has become of increasing concern within apiculture. Residues of pesticides and varroacides affect the quality of wax…
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Organize A Black Jar Honey Contest
By Suzy Spencer What is a “black jar” honey contest? In a normal, standard honey contest, the moisture percentage, fill-level of three jars, clarity,…
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FaceBook Advertising
By: Jessica Dally An Introduction- Note: This article was written before full information was out about the Cambridge Analytica scandal . . . or…
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The Honey Industry’s Come Back Kid
By: Andrew Vahradian Mead. Something you’ve probably heard of in your travels and workings as a beekeeper, or casual enthusiast that’s just here for…
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Will You Be … grilling or barbecuing – with honey, of course – this Summer?
By: Ann Harman It all depends on where you live. In the South, barbecue has a strict definition. The restaurant signs will spell it…
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Dill And Related Herbs As Bee Plants
By: Connie Krochmal This article continues the series on herbs in the carrot/parsley family. Nearly 10 or so of these species are attractive to…
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Garden Time
By: Ann Harman Garden catalogs are timed to arrive about the first of January. You search the pages (or online) for the vegetables and…
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Honey Shows
By: Ann Harman Oh! A Honey Show is just like a horse race – best one wins. Wrong! It is all about marketing! Honey…
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Sales & Marketing In The SE U.S. It’s all in the timing, and the price.
By: David MacFawn Beekeeping, while a lot of hard physical work, is one of the enjoyable endeavors that may make some money. Often the…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Porsche Is Actually Harvesting The Honey From Colonies Around Its Production Facility In Leipzig, Germany.
When was the last time the words “Porsche” and “honey” were mentioned in the same sentence? Years ago? Never? As implausible as it sounds,…
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History of the British National Honey Show
The National Honey Show grew from origins in 1921 of a joint honey show held by two county associations in south east England, Kent…
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Build a Sales Display
By: Ed Simon It was time to put a little pizazz into our sales display that we use for flea markets and other events….
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – FEWER BEES, LESS PRISTINE LANDSCAPE, LOCAL HONEY…IT ALL ADDS UP TO A CHANGING WORLD
By Elizabeth Grossman “It takes two million individual blossoms to produce a pound of honey,” explains Zac Browning, owner of Browning’s Honey Company in…
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