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Is there honey still for tea?
Apparently stores are going to run out of British honey by Christmas as
there is such a shortage of honey bees now. Bad news for honey-lovers and for gardeners. ;-( -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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Is there honey still for tea?
On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:44:27 +0100, Sacha wrote:
Apparently stores are going to run out of British honey by Christmas as there is such a shortage of honey bees now. Bad news for honey-lovers and for gardeners. ;-( Another problem is that Chinese honey is being exported under the names of other countries. There are also some problems with adulteration, especially as prices go up due to hive failures and fuel costs. After running out of UK honey, make sure you buy Canadian{;-) Did you know that the hives in the Peace River area are the most productive in the world? Graham |
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On 13/9/08 15:46, in article ,
"Graham" wrote: On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:44:27 +0100, Sacha wrote: Apparently stores are going to run out of British honey by Christmas as there is such a shortage of honey bees now. Bad news for honey-lovers and for gardeners. ;-( Another problem is that Chinese honey is being exported under the names of other countries. There are also some problems with adulteration, especially as prices go up due to hive failures and fuel costs. After running out of UK honey, make sure you buy Canadian{;-) Did you know that the hives in the Peace River area are the most productive in the world? Graham Disease free? -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon (new website online) |
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On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:56:39 +0100, Sacha
wrote: On 13/9/08 15:46, in article , "Graham" wrote: On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:44:27 +0100, Sacha wrote: Apparently stores are going to run out of British honey by Christmas as there is such a shortage of honey bees now. Bad news for honey-lovers and for gardeners. ;-( Another problem is that Chinese honey is being exported under the names of other countries. There are also some problems with adulteration, especially as prices go up due to hive failures and fuel costs. After running out of UK honey, make sure you buy Canadian{;-) Did you know that the hives in the Peace River area are the most productive in the world? Graham Disease free? I read something about it possibly being due to mobile phone masts. In whcih case Cuba should be covered in bees as they've only just started allowing them there. -- http://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk http://www.holidayunder100.co.uk |
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On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:56:39 +0100, Sacha wrote:
On 13/9/08 15:46, in article , "Graham" wrote: On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:44:27 +0100, Sacha wrote: Apparently stores are going to run out of British honey by Christmas as there is such a shortage of honey bees now. Bad news for honey-lovers and for gardeners. ;-( Another problem is that Chinese honey is being exported under the names of other countries. There are also some problems with adulteration, especially as prices go up due to hive failures and fuel costs. After running out of UK honey, make sure you buy Canadian{;-) Did you know that the hives in the Peace River area are the most productive in the world? Graham Disease free? No! Mites are becoming a serious problem everywhere. I understand that even NZ, long the source of queens for the North American honey industry, is compromised. My ex and I used to keep bees many moons ago but didn't have to concern ourselves with varoan mites. My neighbour is a commercial keeper - when I see him, I'll ask him what the current status is. Graham |
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On 13/9/08 16:20, in article ,
"Graham" wrote: On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:56:39 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 13/9/08 15:46, in article , "Graham" wrote: On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:44:27 +0100, Sacha wrote: Apparently stores are going to run out of British honey by Christmas as there is such a shortage of honey bees now. Bad news for honey-lovers and for gardeners. ;-( Another problem is that Chinese honey is being exported under the names of other countries. There are also some problems with adulteration, especially as prices go up due to hive failures and fuel costs. After running out of UK honey, make sure you buy Canadian{;-) Did you know that the hives in the Peace River area are the most productive in the world? Graham Disease free? No! Mites are becoming a serious problem everywhere. I understand that even NZ, long the source of queens for the North American honey industry, is compromised. My ex and I used to keep bees many moons ago but didn't have to concern ourselves with varoan mites. My neighbour is a commercial keeper - when I see him, I'll ask him what the current status is. Graham Don't know about Canada but I'm told one of the problems in USA has been the transportation of hives over considerable distances to pollinate orchards. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon (new website online) |
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Don't know about Canada but I'm told one of the problems in USA has been the transportation of hives over considerable distances to pollinate orchards. Don't know about transportation, they hitched a ride on our ship Aurora on our Word Cruise in 2006 in the Panama Canal. A Bee Keeper came on board at the other end of the canal and took them off. Picture http://www.myalbum.com/Album=YQ7UHU4B Kind regards Mike |
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Sacha wrote:
Apparently stores are going to run out of British honey by Christmas as there is such a shortage of honey bees now. Bad news for honey-lovers and for gardeners. ;-( Has that been my trouble I wonder? It's been the worst year I can remember. Maybe because of lack of pollinators. Sam |
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"Sacha" wrote in message ... Apparently stores are going to run out of British honey by Christmas as there is such a shortage of honey bees now. Bad news for honey-lovers and for gardeners. ;-( -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon I wouldn't believe such stories. They are either put out to boost falling sales or as an excuse to increase prices. Shops will lie about there being a shortage. I have loads of bees stopping off in the gardens here, more than ever. Bees are not in decline, it's shops being greedy and idiots believing everything they hear or even see on the Internet. You could always get the New Zealand honey which is £11.50 a jar if you believe it gives you eternal life, cures every illness and fights global warming. |
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Ian wrote:
"Sacha" wrote in message ... Apparently stores are going to run out of British honey by Christmas as there is such a shortage of honey bees now. Bad news for honey-lovers and for gardeners. ;-( I wouldn't believe such stories. They are either put out to boost falling sales or as an excuse to increase prices. Shops will lie about there being a shortage. I have loads of bees stopping off in the gardens here, more than ever. Bees are not in decline, it's shops being greedy and idiots believing everything they hear or even see on the Internet. A local bee keeper says his production is down by over 30% this year, and he reports other local keepers reporting similar. I saw no honey bees this year, though there have been no shortage of other bees. Some idiots can be too cynical |
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On 14/9/08 23:10, in article , "Jim
Jackson" wrote: Ian wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message ... Apparently stores are going to run out of British honey by Christmas as there is such a shortage of honey bees now. Bad news for honey-lovers and for gardeners. ;-( I wouldn't believe such stories. They are either put out to boost falling sales or as an excuse to increase prices. Shops will lie about there being a shortage. I have loads of bees stopping off in the gardens here, more than ever. Bees are not in decline, it's shops being greedy and idiots believing everything they hear or even see on the Internet. A local bee keeper says his production is down by over 30% this year, and he reports other local keepers reporting similar. I saw no honey bees this year, though there have been no shortage of other bees. Some idiots can be too cynical It's a widely reported problem and this is just the latest in that line. Cynical sometimes militates against the cynics, unfortunately. ;-( -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon (new website online) |
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"Jim Jackson" wrote in message ... Ian wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message ... Apparently stores are going to run out of British honey by Christmas as there is such a shortage of honey bees now. Bad news for honey-lovers and for gardeners. ;-( I wouldn't believe such stories. They are either put out to boost falling sales or as an excuse to increase prices. Shops will lie about there being a shortage. I have loads of bees stopping off in the gardens here, more than ever. Bees are not in decline, it's shops being greedy and idiots believing everything they hear or even see on the Internet. A local bee keeper says his production is down by over 30% this year, and he reports other local keepers reporting similar. Some have had good harvests and some average ones. There are geographical, meteorological and management differences - as well as breeds. I saw no honey bees this year, though there have been no shortage of other bees. I've seen very few solitary bees this year, fewer than average honey bees and average numbers of bumble bees - but not all types. And I know the difference. Some idiots can be too cynical There are differences among idiots too. |
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Mary Fisher wrote:
"Jim Jackson" wrote in message ... Ian wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message ... Apparently stores are going to run out of British honey by Christmas as there is such a shortage of honey bees now. Bad news for honey-lovers and for gardeners. ;-( I wouldn't believe such stories. They are either put out to boost falling sales or as an excuse to increase prices. Shops will lie about there being a shortage. I have loads of bees stopping off in the gardens here, more than ever. Bees are not in decline, it's shops being greedy and idiots believing everything they hear or even see on the Internet. A local bee keeper says his production is down by over 30% this year, and he reports other local keepers reporting similar. Some have had good harvests and some average ones. There are geographical, meteorological and management differences - as well as breeds. I saw no honey bees this year, though there have been no shortage of other bees. I've seen very few solitary bees this year, fewer than average honey bees and average numbers of bumble bees - but not all types. And I know the difference. Some idiots can be too cynical There are differences among idiots too. This might be interesting to some. The great honey drought http://tinyurl.com/55tvha In 26 years of beekeeping, Ged Marshall has never seen anything as bad as the 2008 honey harvest. A miserable summer that has confined his bees to their hives following a winter bedevilled by deadly viruses means that production this year will be barely a third of its usual level of around five tonnes of honey. Unfortunately for the nation's honey lovers and apiarists, Mr Marshall's experience is far from unique. According to the British Beekeepers' Association (BBKA), up to a third of Britain's 240,000 hives failed to survive last winter and spring due to disease and poor weather. The result is a drop of more than 50 per cent in honey production across the country. Bobbie. |
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Is there honey still for tea?
On 13/9/08 17:13, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:44:27 +0100, Sacha wrote: Apparently stores are going to run out of British honey by Christmas as there is such a shortage of honey bees now. Bad news for honey-lovers and for gardeners. ;-( Let them eat foreign honey? Pas de choix, I suppose but it's not a good thing for us or our gardens in UK. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon (new website online) |
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