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It has been a disastrous year in Western North Carolina for bees and their beekeepers. A cold winter, followed by a wet, stormy, late spring, followed by floods and more storms means we have no honey for 2018. We're focusing on getting them ready to make it through the winter and look forward to a new honey season next summer.
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Propolis is an antimicrobial resin that bees produce to protect their hives from disease, bacteria, as well as outside attack. Our honey-based bath and body products contain propolis extract for it's antimicrobial and antiseptic properties.
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Quality honey means honey that never has more than an 18% moisture level. In order to maintain this level, the honey must be harvested at the right time and extracted quickly in order to preserve its taste and quality.
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During the height of the Zika scare last summer, officials of Dorchester County in South Carolina used aerial spraying to combat the Zika virus-carrying mosquito. The unintended consequence of deploying the insecticide Naled during daylight hours resulted in the death of millions of bees and literally wiped out entire apiaries.
How do you track the health of the bees or track the progress of the honey flow? We've learned much about our bees using a WiFiHive scale to gauge the health of the hive by watching daytime vs nighttime weights in the fall and tracking the weight during the summer honey flow.
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