CATCH THE BUZZ – Making Honey Without the Honey Bee
Making Honey Without the Bee: Darko Mandich Inventor Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably know that bee colonies are collapsing around…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Adulterated Honey Imports, European Honey Harvest Down 40%
Honey producers stung by ‘worst harvest in decades’ call for crackdown on adulterated imports By: Katy Askew With European honey harvests down 40% in…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- Fake Honey
Honey is one of the most faked foods in the world, and the US government isn’t doing much to fix it Cody Copeland Beekeepers…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Cover Cost for Organic Certification
USDA Accepting Applications to Help Cover Costs for Organic Certification WASHINGTON, August 10, 2020 – USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that organic…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Bayer Young Beekeeper Award
Six Reasons Why You Should Apply for the Young Beekeeper Award The Bayer Blue Ribbon Beekeeper Award, sponsored by the North American Bayer Bee…
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CATCH THE BUZZ-Why Vegans Avoid Honey
Why Vegans Avoid Honey & Other Important Facts About Nature’s Pollinators By: Sally Ho Bees are a key player in the human food ecosystem….
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ- Without Honey Bee Pollination Produce Sales Can’t Grow
With Sales Soaring, Kroger & Walmart Focus on Produce US grocers are freshening up their produce sections to draw in more health-conscious shoppers, as…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Crop Insurance for Beekeepers Application Deadline Is November 15. Don’t Delay!
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (USDA RMA) are reminding Florida pasture,…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Inverted Pouch Packaging Draws Brand Owners Like Blossoms Draw Bees.
Inverted pouch launch brings no-mess convenience to the honey category. By Rick Lingle in Pouches A category-first application of the inverted pouch aims to…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – The Latest Addition to Minecraft Recently Has Been The Arrival of, You Guessed It, Bees! Everything You Wanted to Know.
Zachary Boddy Even ten years after its initial beta release Minecraft continues to evolve at an increasingly rapid pace in its quest to develop…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Researchers Come Up With New Way of Producing Dried Honey
Joanna Jasińska The new dried honey contains 80 percent natural honey, 30 percent more than current alternatives. Scientists from the Warsaw University of Life…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – New Food Label Regs To Go Into Effect Jan 2020. Stay Tuned, And Pay Attention!
(This is NOT a Honey Label) Updated Label – What’s different Serving Size Updated Calories – New Calculations for Dietary Fiber and Sugar Alcohols…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – How Blockchain Helps the Grocery Industry. Beekeepers, Check this Out!
By: Mohammed (Mo) Hajibashi & Carly Guenther – Progressive Grocer Using blockchain, retailers and suppliers can now work together to manage product information throughout…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Tariffs on Chinese Products Aid US Garlic and Honey Producers.
Employees on the production line at Christopher Ranch in Gilroy, California — the local garlic industry is reaping the benefits of US trade tariffs…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Honey Program Non-Recourse Marketing Assistance Loan and LDP Program Overview.
The Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill) authorizes nonrecourse marketing assistance loans (MALs) and loan deficiency payments (LDPs) for the 2014 through 2018…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – For 2018 – Honey Production Up a Hair, Prices Down a Couple of Hairs, Other Income Now a Big Player.
United States Honey Production Up 2 Percent for Operations with Five or More Colonies in 2018 United States honey production in 2018 from producers…
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BUYING AND SELLING BEES IN THE 21ST CENTURY
By : Bill Ruzicka PACKAGES, NUCS, SPLITS, AND SWARMS were created for traditional northern beekeeping when the bees were gassed and killed after the…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – U. S. Honey Industry worth $4.74 BILLION
Alan Harman The Kim&Jim Show have coming up the first week in April an interview with Margaret Lombard about this report, and other…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Announcing an Incredible Beekeeping Job in Connecticut at a Very Unusual Location.
From the Editor: Before I moved to Ohio for this position, I lived for a time in Connecticut. My background was in horticulture, and…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – NZ Honey Levy to Include Comb Honey, and Exclude Small Producers.
Apiculture New Zealand board member and commercial apiarist Russell Marsh, of Ettrick, said the honey commodity levy was most important step the bee industry…
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