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The Sustainable Beekeeping Behind Wendell Estate Raw Honey
With both increasing evidence, and growing public awareness and knowledge of the consequences of human activity on global ecosystems, “sustainability” has become a catchphrase. Though
With both increasing evidence, and growing public awareness and knowledge of the consequences of human activity on global ecosystems, “sustainability” has become a catchphrase. Though
There’s a lot of dishonest marketing out there. Sadly, honey is the 3rd most adulterated food in the world (lagging behind only olive oil and
Food holds connection for me. Connection to our natural world… bird song coming in my window to tell me it is morning, evergreen scent after
Maybe it’s because I’m in the honey business so am exposed to a lot of honey marketing, but it seems like almost everybody thinks that
The Canadian National Beekeeping Convention and Tradeshow was held in Calgary, Alberta from February 8-10, 2024. On Thursday evening, February 8th, there was a mixer
While there is much overlap in prices, on average, raw honey tends to cost more than processed honey. Since raw honey is simpler to produce,
We get this question a lot. Some people wonder if we’ve added colouring the honey or done something else to whiten the colour (we emphatically
I love seasons, any and all. The energies that they bring to my life are so rich and varied. For me, each season has its
With the ongoing obesity epidemic and increased attention to health and physical fitness, low-calorie sweeteners (LCS) have been enjoying a surge in popularity as a
A commonly quoted “interesting fact” about honey is that 3000-year-old honey was found in the Egyptian pyramids that was still edible. Sometimes this is even