If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, I've put up some tweets tonight on honey and butter.

Alabama sets its priorities

The Alabama Legislature had a budget to adopt, but not before designating the queen bee as the state's official agricultural insect.

China dodging honey tariffs

The New York Times writes that food "detectives" are struggling to keep Chinese honey in check.

Start 'em young: Chicago teens create honey enterprise in Ecuador

Three teens in Chicago started their own honey operation, and it's now a growing business.

Honey prices on the rise?

A report from The Hill says that new rules from the U.S. Department of Agriculture could impact the cost of honey slightly. Read the brief here.

4th annual Philadelphia Honey Festival

All the details about the Philadelphia Honey Festival are here at the website.

Media advisory: Philadelphia Honey Festival

Note: I'll share more as I get it.... DATE: August 5, 2013 WHAT: Fourth Annual Philadelphia Honey Festival WHO: Bartram’s Gardens Wyck Historic House Wagner Free Institute of Science The Philadelphia Beekeeper’s Guild WHEN: September 6, 7, 8 WHERE: Bartram’s Gardens Wyck Historic House Wagner Free Institute of Science HOW: This 3-day festival is free, educational, and open to the public! DESCRIPTION: The mission of the Philadelphia Honey Festival is to raise awareness about the importance of bees to our environment, the impact of local honey on our economy, and to promote urban beekeeping and gardening. All festival events are free. This year’s festival will feature brand new ways to catch the buzz about urban beekeeping and the importance of honeybees! We have a little something for everyone from educational activities and our Be A Bee pageant to hive talks, honey extractions and our Honey Happy Hour. This year we also have the privilege of showing the recently released, award-winning documentary “More Than Honey.” A press release including a full schedule of events and festivities is forthcoming.