Bees ailing in South Dakota; pesticides to blame?

This article talks about some of the bee problems in South Dakota, one of the nation's leading honey producers. I like the mention of alfalfa honey. It's always cool to be reminded of yet another type.

Feral bees of LA

LA couple's beekeeping provides honey for friends and local restaurants.
Here's their website, though I have one quibble: They can't really guarantee that the honey is 100% organic, because bees can fly up to 3 miles to gather nectar, and there's no real guarantee that every last plant they visit is chemical-free.

San Francisco beekeeping

The Chronicle has a feature story about beekeeping in the Bay Area.

Thousands of bees killed in San Francisco by vandals

Thousands of bees were killed after vandals sprayed insecticide into hives.

New beer from 9,000-year-old recipe

Dogfish Head brewery has come up with a new beer, based on a 9,000-year-old recipe that includes honey. It's called Chateau Jiahu.

Chicago Marriott's new honey wheat beer

The hotel, which has hives on the roof, teamed with a brewer to use its own honey in a new honey wheat beer.

"Honest Honey" becomes "True Source Honey"

The "Honest Honey" campaign has undergone a name change. It is now called "True Source Honey," and, according to the website, "is an effort by a number of honey companies and importers to call attention to the problem of illegally sourced honey."