Seoul, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Five Korean government ministries are teaming up to protect honeybees from the effects of climate change. The Rural Development Administration, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Environment, the Korea Forestry Agency, and the Korea Meteorological Administration are working together to combat the alarming decline … Read more
After China and Turkey, Iran was the third producer of honey in the world in 2022 with an annual production of 111 thousand tons. In the near future, Iran will supply a large shipment of honey to China, which is the first shipment of its kind for the country’s honey industry. An official in Iran’s … Read more
Bees are interesting creatures. They come in various sizes and are often popular for scaring people with their bite. Have you ever been stung by a bee? If yes, then you know that the pain you get from a bee sting is on a different level. Let’s learn some interesting facts about bees: Pollination by … Read more
Beekeepers could soon have a new option to protect their hives from a devastating disease: the first vaccine for the insects. Earlier this month, the USDA granted conditional approval of a new product from Georgia-based biotech company Dalan Animal Health that targets a bacterial disease called American foulbrood. “It’s not a vaccine in the traditional … Read more
European consumers will soon be able to consume real honey without exploiting a bee. That’s because MeliBio, the California-based startup that unveiled the world’s first true bee-free honey, recently announced a partnership with Narayan Foods, Europe’s largest organic and sustainable plant-based food producer. Through this partnership, MeliBio will be available in 75,000 European stores under … Read more
A biotech company announced this week that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted them conditional approval for a honey bee vaccine. The vaccine boosts the bee’s immune system to fight American Foulbrood, a colony-attacking bacteria-based disease caused by Paenibacillus larvae. Vital to our food supply, honeybees are plagued by American Foulbrood, which … Read more
In the spring of 2020, Heather Matilla, a professor of biological sciences at Wellesley, was waiting for a shipment of honey bees for hives on campus. Matilla lives in Boston, near the Arnold Arboretum. “I didn’t have them as practice at home before,” he says. But since the pandemic, I’ve had bees in my yard … Read more
Some Iowa beekeepers make more money by taking their bees to California to pollinate almond trees in the winter, but that’s literally no longer the case with the drought on the West Coast. “Some of the old orchards are falling apart,” said Phil Ebert, 80, founder of Ebert Honey, with operations in Mount Vernon and … Read more
Honey does not spoil, but it can lose its flavor or nature if stored improperly. Store honey in a closed container away from sunlight. But more precisely, how should this sticky substance be stored? Is it a refrigerator or a shelf? And does honey go bad? Glad to learn that honey does not go bad … Read more
The global honey market was valued at USD 8.92 billion in 2021 and is expected to reach USD 25.8 billion by 2028, with a CAGR of over 5.3% during the forecast period (2028-2022). According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), global honey production reached 1.88 million tons in 2020. The global increase in … Read more