On an afternoon in late summer, the bees that live at a Long Beach mall were flying high, winging their way back to their hives atop a parking garage. “Honey is just flower juice,” said Noah Wilson-Rich, founder of Best Bees, which provides beekeeping services to corporate clients such as CenterCal. The honey produced at the Long Beach mall tastes …
Andy Strehlow felt a deep and familiar sting when he saw the beehives were missing. “I felt violated,” said Strehlow, a commercial beekeeper who has grown Strehlow Bees Inc. into one of the largest beekeeping operations in the U.S. “Quite likely it’s another beekeeper, and that’s what really stings about it: beekeepers stealing from other beekeepers.” And it wasn’t the …
On World Bee Day, honey lovers are being urged to reject the nine million kilograms of cheaper imports shipped into the country last financial year and buy pure Australian honey to support Australian beekeepers. Key points: Honeybee pollination of Australian crops is worth $14.3 billion per year, Beekeepers are urging people to support the local industry and not buy imports …
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