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3 Tests to Check if Your Honey is Pure or Fake

November 8, 2019

We all know that honey has a lot of health benefits, which is mainly due to the large number of vitamins and minerals that it contains. However, this is only true in pure honey and a lot of what you find at the supermarket is not pure honey.

https://bit.ly/33sTo2Q

Video courstesy of YouTube: Natural Cures

This bee ‘influencer’ is using Instagram to buzz about bee conservation

November 8, 2019

Instagram gained a new French influencer and her name is B. She does what all good influencers do — takes carefully posed selfies, posts enviable travel shots and answers cheeky Q&As. There’s just one thing that separates her from all the other influencers. She’s a bee.

https://cnn.it/34LmudI

Article by Elizabeth Wolfe and Renee Valdes courtesy of CNN

These Are Some of the Rarest Honeys in the World!

November 8, 2019

Most people associate honey with that sticky sweet stuff you find at the supermarket, but the world of honey goes WAY beyond those little plastic bears (which, to be honest, aren’t even real honey most of the time).

https://beekeepersnaturals.ca/blogs/blog/these-are-some-of-the-rarest-honeys-in-the-world

Article source: Beekeeper’s Natural

Subtle Signs You’re Eating Too Much Sugar

November 8, 2019

You recently kicked the ice-cream-after-dinner habit. There’s no way you’re eating too much sugar, right? Not so fast.

https://bit.ly/2CtgqKR

Article by Colleen de Bellefonds courtesy of Msn.com | Health & Fitness

Out-Of-Work Appalachian Coal Miners Retrained As Beekeepers

November 8, 2019

Non-profit offers free beekeeping classes, bees and equipment to displaced coal miners, improving the local economy and protecting threatened bee populations.

https://returntonow.net/2019/02/26/out-of-work-appalachian-coal-miners-retrained-as-beekeepers/

Article source: Return to Now.net

How to Winterize Bee Hives

November 8, 2019

Here’s how to winterize a hive…or at least this is how I get a hive ready for winter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQUqiaXjX7c&feature=youtu.be

Video courstesy of YouTube: Sqeptick

CATCH THE BUZZ – The Latest Addition to Minecraft Recently Has Been The Arrival of, You Guessed It, Bees!

November 8, 2019

Everything You Wanted to Know. Even ten years after its initial beta release Minecraft continues to evolve at an increasingly rapid pace in its quest to develop a natural world teeming with life.

https://bit.ly/2p5IXDq

Article by Zachary Boddy courtesy of Bee Culture.com – The Magazine of American Beekeeping