Notes from Dewey – December 2024

by Dewey M. Caron, Communications and Content Specialist for the Oregon Master Beekeeper Program Bee the change We are aware that bees need flowers. Sometimes the discussion focuses on what bee-what flower. Studies are certainly mixed on how introduced species or populations (think Africanized honey bees for example) might be affecting the native population (in … Read more

Apimondia halts honey awards

by Dewey M. Caron, Communications and Content Specialist for the Oregon Master Beekeeper Program Apimondia halts honey awards over ‘huge fraud’ in global supply chain Apimondia, the biennial international beekeeping congress says it not judge nor award a prize for honey next year, the first time it has not done so. Instead Apimondia, the International … Read more