Honey & Beeswax
Why Bees Matter: A Chef’s Perspective
Add to Favorites By Cappy Tosetti Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina is the eclectic city of Asheville, known as a Mecca for locally sourced food and …
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Naturally Sweet: German Honey Cookies
Cooking with honey can be challenging in any recipe. German honey cookies were one of the more interesting learning curves.
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Why Mānuka Honey is So Expensive
If you have a hankering to try one of the rarest kinds of honey in the world, then Mānuka honey is what you’re looking for. But why is Mānuka honey so expensive?
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How Much Honey Per Hive?
When I have a colony overwinter — and they have no spring/summer issues such as a queen dying or an unexpected swarm — I generally get around 75-100 pounds of honey per hive in Colorado.
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Judging the Best Honey in the World
Where does the best honey in the world come from? And how is it determined “best?”
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Should My Supers Be Below the Inner Cover for Winter?
Having the inner cover in the way can block the bees’ pathway and funnel the heat to a small area instead of generally throughout the super. In addition, the retriever bees may have to travel further—first to the opening, then away from it to the food, and then back to the hole, and then back to the cluster.
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Fire Cider Recipe with Raw Honey
Fire cider is an old home remedy for the runny noses and sniffles before they develop into full-blown colds or flu. Even if you already have a cold or the flu, drinking shots of fire cider can help ease symptoms and might even reduce the duration of a virus.
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How to Decrystallize Honey
Every so often someone asks me how to decrystallize honey. Well, here’s the how and why.
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Honey Herbes De Provence Recipe
Expensive to buy and sometimes hard to find, you can make your own Herbes de Provence recipe blend.
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Beeswax Products
Beeswax is one of the most unique and useful natural products in the animal world. Beeswax is the ultimate eco-friendly, zero-waste option for endless uses.
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