As we age, the brain goes through oxidative stress caused by an accumulation of free radicals and depletion of antioxidants. Research shows that honey can help reduce the oxidative stress. and counter some of the effects of aging on the brain. Italian multifloral honey, has flavonoids daidzein, apigenin, genistin, luteolin, kaempferol, quercetin, and chrysin. These […]
Beeswax Food Wraps vs Plastic? Beeswax wins
Dr. Laura Ohl of Science Buddies designed an experiment to compare Beeswax Food Wraps to plastic wraps. The experiment compares the durability, heat resistance, and sealing effectiveness of beeswax wraps to plastic wraps. Beeswax food wraps win the test. The number of companies selling beeswax food wraps is increasing; the Farmer’s Cupboard lists 13 of […]
Celebrating Women Beekeepers: Agnes Powell, Founder of the Girl Scouts
On International Women’s Day we’d like to celebrate the achievements of Agnes Powell, a well known apiarist and founder of the Girl Scouts in 1910. Agnes was born in 1858, as the 13th of 14 children. One of her brothers, Robert Baden-Powell, founded the Boy Scouts. Agnes learned 11 languages, including Greek and Persian and […]
2025 California Honey Festival: Woodland, May 3, 10 AM-7 PM
The annual California Honey Festival promotes honey, honey bees, and their products. The Festival takes place in downtown Woodland on Saturday, May 3rd 2025, 10 am-7 pm. Festival Activities include: Honey Lab, Kid Zone, Beer Mead Garden, Cooking Demos and Entertainment. The Speaker list includes the 2024 American Honey Queen and Princess as well as […]
Green Mead with Wildflower or Green Honey for St. Patrick’s Day
Many people celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on March 17 with green mead. One recipe for Green Mead is made with Wildflower Honey. This is another recipe that uses Green Honey. Some expensive honey from Borneo is green due to chlorophyll in the exotic flowers found on the island of Banggi. The National Institute of Health (NIH) published […]
Honey at Le Cordon Bleu and The Auguste Escoffier
Le Cordon Bleu Paris built three roof-top beehives in 2016 to pioneer integrating teaching beekeeping and honey making in its curriculum. The beehives produce about 50 kg of honey a year and are managed by beekeeper Charlotte Dumas who teaches Culinary Arts. Le Cordon Bleu Cafe sells their own honey as well as honey from […]
The Land of Milk and Honey
The Vogues’ hit 1966 hit The Land of Milk and Honey reached no. 29 in the charts. Eddie Fisher and other artists sang The Land of Milk and Honey from Jerry Herman’s Broadway Musical Milk and Honey which opened at The Martin Beck Theater in 1961 and ran for almost two years. “The Land of […]
Intellectual Honey Bees live in Redwood City Public Library
Redwood City Public Library’s honey bees have lived in three hives on the roof of the Downtown Library since 2018. Approximately 60,000 bees live in each hive and produce several hundred pounds of honey which are sold to benefit the library. The hives are cared for by beekeeper, Kendal Sager, a UC Davis Master Beekeeper. The library’s […]
A, Bee, Cs of BeeCampus USA and BeeCity USA
Bee Campus and Bee City USA are an initiative of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation to educate students and the public about bees and pollinators. Today there are more than 400 campus and city affiliates of this initiative. This initiative grew because of the concerning decline of insect pollinators in the USA. Other USA […]
Chestnut Honey Madeleines at the Ritz, Paris
For the Ritz’s famous Chestnut Honey Madeleines. In his recipe, Pastry Chef François Perret uses chestnut honey caramel. These madeleines have rave reviews due to the woody nuances of the taste of chestnut honey. If you would like to try making the madeleines, here is a recipe from Saveur.