Musings - Killer Bees Honey – Tagged "organic"

Authenticity · beekeeping · glyphosate · honey quality · natural · organic · pure · raw honey ·Aug 08, 2023

Organic Honey Is An Illusion

A label that says "Organic honey" in the United States is meaningless since there are no national standards and therefore no processes in place for inspection or enforcement.

Apiary · Authenticity · beekeeping · honey quality · organic · pure · raw honey · sourwood honey · sustainability ·Nov 03, 2019

Killer Bees Honey: “Remarkable…absolutely gorgeous.”

"These honeys are consistent with being genuine and do not exhibit any quantifiable man-made contamination." -Dr. James Gawenis, CEO/Chief Chemist, Sweetwater Science Labs

Apiary · beekeeping · Mites · organic · Treatment ·Dec 23, 2018

Treatment of KBH Bees in The Age of Varroa Destructor

Many WNC beekeepers were overwhelmed with mite-infested hives this year. I’ve never seen such high mite counts in my apiary.

Apiary · Bee Keeping · honey · Killer Bees Honey · organic · pure · raw honey · sourwood honey · True Source ·Dec 24, 2017

The Decline of Pollinators & Contaminated Honey

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.