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Bees Regarding Honey and Health

Commercial beekeepers are those with 300 or more bee colonies.  There are approximately 1,600 commercial beekeeping operations in the United States which produce about 60 percent of the nation’s honey.  Many commercial beekeepers migrate their colonies during the year to … Continue reading

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Bee Keeping Queen Bees

Approximately one third of all the food Americans eat is directly or indirectly derived from honey bee pollination. Basic Bee keeping says when processing honey from a beehive, a good rule of thumb is for every 60 pounds of honey produced one (1) pound of beeswax will be made (1 to 60 ratio) with a good queen bee. Continue reading

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