Crystallized honey – also known as granulated honey or sugared honey – can be a sublime gourmet treat or nothing more than garbage fodder. What makes the difference? It’s all about controlling the process of crystallization. How Honey Crystallizes Honey is a super-saturated sugar solution, containing primarily the sugars glucose and fructose. After honey has […]
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Need to Get Rid of Bees? Use Our Bee Removal Directory to Find Professional Help for a Serious Problem Need a bee removal service? Use our bee removal directory to find professionals near you who specialize in bee nest removal. Use a professional to get rid of bees when they end up where they don’t
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Hi again! I need some more expert advice if you don’t mind. Some of my family members are a bit cautious about the distance between the beehive and themselves. They are worried the bees will come too close to them. I was wondering how far the beehive should be from my family when they’re outside
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Is urban beekeeping really possible? Can you really keep bees in the middle of a huge metropolis? Yep, it is possible, and many people do it. If you’re skeptical about the feasibility of keeping bees in the bustling city, would beehives kept on the roof of the Chicago City Hall convince you? It’s true. Since
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Among the many natural antibiotics that nature provides, honey may soon be considered to be one of the very most important. The natural antibiotic properties of honey have been known for thousands of years. In modern times, though, mainstream medicine has virtually ignored the use of honey as a natural antibacterial agent. But that attitude
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Honey bee deaths have been occurring in vast numbers in recent years. Why are honey bees dying at such an alarming rate? And what would the disappearance of honey bees mean to the world? Important questions! Why Are Honey Bees Dying? There have been many news stories in recent years about the problems that the
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The most obvious of honey facts is that it’s really delicious stuff. But you already know that! There are some other facts about honey, though, that you might not be aware of. Some that you might find quite interesting… What is Honey? Among the most basic of honey facts is the simple explanation of just
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The health benefits of honey truly are astounding. Most people think of honey as a nutritious food. And indeed it is; honey is loaded with minerals, enzymes, and antioxidants. But there are also many honey health benefits that you can get without even eating honey. Modern Science is Catching Up In fact, some of the health
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Hive inspections don’t need to be made very frequently, but it is important to be sure that the queen bee is laying. And that’s the purpose of today’s hive inspection. Hive Inspection – April 24 Looking For Eggs All I need to do today is spot some eggs showing that the queen is laying. There’s no
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The Joys of Beekeeping is one of the most delightful books about bees and beekeeping that I’ve ever come across. In fact, if I had to declare one book about bees to be my favorite, and have only that one book in my library (heaven forbid!), it would be this book. The author, the late
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