Bee Honey Keeping News

Farm Focus: Beekeeping school planned in Effingham

EFFINGHAM - A bee-keeping school is planned Feb. 4 at the University of Illinois Extension Center, 1209 N. Wenthe in Effingham, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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My Well-Seasoned Life : Sweet Benefits of Local Honey

While watching my favorite show on the Cooking Channel, "Extra Virgin" starring actress Debi Mazar and her husband (chef) Gabriele Corcos, I first learned about the benefits of using local honey in your diet.

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Chickens, bees and land add up to a farm

Posted Feb. 09, 2012, at 6:15 p.m. Guess what, friends and neighbors — I’m a farmer. Apparently this is so by virtue of the 16 egg-laying chickens, 20 meat chickens, one bee colony and “potential crop-producing” acreage here at Rusty Metal Farm. The Rusty Metal Sled Dogs do not count.

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Afternoon Mail! Where's Veronica Bee-Stings Been?! And Way More Blind Vice Hints

Dear Ted: It's been a while since we've heard anything about Veronica Bee-Stings! I have a different sort of question about her: Was VBS a beard for any of her costars or have...

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What is and isn't honey?

SALISBURY -- Last summer, a Food Safety News investigation found millions of pounds of tainted Chinese honey were likely moving toward U.S. markets.

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