World Bee Day 2023

Posted on by Mandy Watson
Why we all depend on the survival of bees, Saturday, May 20 Bees are increasingly under threat from human activities and the UN's World Bee Day 2023 aims to highlight their plight. Pollination is a vital process for the survival of our ecosystems. Nearly 90 per cent of wild flowering plant species depend, entirely, or in part, on animal pollination. More than 75 per cent of food crops and 35 per...

Fake honey: how sugar syrup cons consumers

Posted on by Mandy Watson
Make sure you buy real honey and support local beekeepers and bee farmers! A recent study has shown that fake honey (also adulterated honey) is being sold in Europe - a very big problem for consumers and beekeepers. This 'honey laundering' is costing honest beekeepers and bee farmers their livelihoods. The European Commission’s Anti-Fraud Office and the Joint Research Centre published the...