If You Enjoy Honey, Buy It Now
I noticed that today in the supermarket I frequent, honey's cost is rising fast, and I get it in bulk. Those individual containers must be getting pretty expensive now too.
Honey is about to become a super luxury item, extremely costly if you can find it. For years we've been hearing about the decline of the honey bees and now we're about to see the inevitable results.
Mysterious Bee Disorder Could Sting at the Supermarket
"WASHINGTON, DC, June 27, 2008 (ENS) – Honeybees are vanishing at alarming rates across the United States and researchers are struggling to pinpoint the exact cause of the decline, experts told a Congressional panel Thursday.
U.S. beekeepers have lost a record 36 percent of their colonies this year, about twice the amount lost during a typical winter, and they warn that the mysterious disorder afflicting the bees could have serious environmental and economic consequences."
The great thing about honey is that it's wonderfully nutritious and lasts virtually forever without being refrigerated or frozen. When it gets hard and cloudy it's just natural crystalization and is easily rectified by scooping some into a container and placing it in hot water.
I was shocked today that the price went up so fast and came home to do a little digging on the subject. It's not looking good. Tomorrow I'm going to invest in a full gallon that I'll store in a large glass preserving jug with a rubber gasket. Honey won't be around much longer, I'm afraid.
Honey is about to become a super luxury item, extremely costly if you can find it. For years we've been hearing about the decline of the honey bees and now we're about to see the inevitable results.
Mysterious Bee Disorder Could Sting at the Supermarket
"WASHINGTON, DC, June 27, 2008 (ENS) – Honeybees are vanishing at alarming rates across the United States and researchers are struggling to pinpoint the exact cause of the decline, experts told a Congressional panel Thursday.
U.S. beekeepers have lost a record 36 percent of their colonies this year, about twice the amount lost during a typical winter, and they warn that the mysterious disorder afflicting the bees could have serious environmental and economic consequences."
The great thing about honey is that it's wonderfully nutritious and lasts virtually forever without being refrigerated or frozen. When it gets hard and cloudy it's just natural crystalization and is easily rectified by scooping some into a container and placing it in hot water.
I was shocked today that the price went up so fast and came home to do a little digging on the subject. It's not looking good. Tomorrow I'm going to invest in a full gallon that I'll store in a large glass preserving jug with a rubber gasket. Honey won't be around much longer, I'm afraid.
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