More on beekeeping, this time from Colorado

This is an earth-friendly column from a publication in Colorado about the importance of bees and beekeeping.

Texas A&M lab can conduct tests to ID country of origin

A scientist at a lab at Texas A&M University can analyze the DNA of the pollen in honey to determine its country of origin.
Melissopalynology is the process Vaughn Bryant undertakes to analyze the pollen and ID where it came from.
The Houston Chronicle has a feature, too.

More on the Honest Honey campaign

AOL senior public health correspondent Andrew Schneider reports on the new Honest Honey campaign. Says Jill Clark, president of Dutch Gold Honey in Lancaster, Pa.:

"When honey is imported illegally, no one can be confident of its true source and quality. Some products are not 100 percent honey and have other quality issues."

The wider world: It's National Honey Week in England

England's Honey Association notes that it's National Honey Week!
Here's a story about Liverpool beekeepers, noting the significance of the week.

Honest Honey campaign begins

A group of marketers and importers has created a new campaign to point out the threat of illegal honey entering the U.S. markets.
The campaign's Honest Honey website is here:

Beetle is a new threat to Hawaii's bees, honey production

It's only about a quarter-inch long, but the small hive beetle is a big threat.

Wild Turkey American Honey Bourbon and B. Nektar Orange Blossom Mead

Found a single-serve bottle of this at the liquor store checkout yesterday, while buying some of this: B. Nektar's Orange Blossom mead. Nice thing about the mead is that it has a little bee indicator strip that shows you whether it is sweet or dry.