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Winter time

November 15, 2013
It's officially getting cold outside. For Davey Hackenberg's bees, that means going down to Florida! I wish I was a bee right now. The November/December time period works best because the height of hurricane season is over in Florida which means less chance of any hive disasters from the weather. For beekeepers, this is an important time to make sure hives have PLENTY...

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True Source Honey

November 11, 2013
Here are some facts and figures about honey fraud and the reason True Source Honey was created by several large honey packers, including Dutch Gold. Recently, a large Canadian honey packer also joined True Source to combat the large problem of honey fraud. You can check out www.truesourcehoney.com for more information and the latest information on arrests, news and you can check if...

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GMO update

November 08, 2013
GMO's have again been in the news recently. Voters in Washington recently had the opportunity to decide if their food should be GMO labeled. Just like in California, the initiative was defeated. No change here in the states, but a couple weeks ago a Mexican judge banned GMO corn in Mexico sighting environmental concerns. No real evidence has shown that GMO food has...

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