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The USDA has said you can certify any product as organic as long as you comply with existing regulation, but there are no regulations, just “guidance” for honey. It means the USDA organic sticker on honey is meaningless.
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Ever noticed you're not cleaning the windshield as often to your car? Entomologists call this the windshield phenomenon and it is a warning that toxic chemicals combined with climate change are having a deadly effect on all creatures.
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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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Twice a year the North Carolina Beekeepers Association hosts conferences with plenty of seminars and workshops to share the latest knowledge about beekeeping. This summer's conference had great speakers on the agenda with an abundance of information for novice and experienced beekeepers alike.
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To perfect my understanding of artisanal honey and how it is made, I attended the Honey Sensory Analysis course at the CNR Research Center (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) in Bologna, Italy.
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