Smiley Honey News

According to a recent article in the Washington Post, the answer is Yes.

The Post reports that the dramatic demise in bee colonies has been overstated and exaggerated. (When has the news media done that before?) Beekeepers are working just as hard as their bees to keep the crops pollinated and the honey flowing. So if you see a beekeeper today, be sure to say "thanks."

Read the article here:http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/07/23/call-off-the-bee-pocalypse-u-s-honeybee-colonies-hit-a-20-year-high/

Just in time for the heat of midsummer - a refreshing and all-natural ginger ale.

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Tiffany Jackson, a reported from WMBB-TV in Panama City, stopped by Smiley Honey to ask about the lack of tupelo honey in 2015. I told her the sad story of how the 2015 tupelo season was washed out due to heavy rains.

A big thanks to our friends at the Gulf County Vistor's Center for giving a nice shout out to Smiley Honey. We were recently featured in the Adventure Guide section of VisitGulf.com: http://www.visitgulf.com/adventure-guides#don-t-be-a-hater-love-your-bees

A new beehive design may start a global revolution in beekeeping. A father and son team from Australia has invented a new honey frame that allows you to harvest honey directly from the hive, without even disturbing the bees. Essentially, their ingenious plastic frames line up columns of deep honey cells, with each cell split into two halves, and slanted at a downward angle. By cranking a handle, the two cell halves split apart just slightly, allowing the honey to drain out the back, into to a center column, and then outside the hive through tubes. It is an amazing design and invention, which can be used by both backyard beekeepers and commercial beekeepers who can connect tubing to hundreds of hives, and then pull the honey with a vacuum, much like what is done with maple trees to make maple syrup.

The father-son duo put their invention on Indiegogo, the crowd funding site, with a goal of raising $70,000. By March 1st, they had raised over $3.8 million, proving the adage that if you build a better mousetrap, then people will beat a path to your door.

An article by Kristiena Sartorelli, which is posted on lifehack.org, explains the "9 Benefits of Honey Water You Never Knew." 

1. Honey can help you lose weight
2. Warm water and honey improves digestion
3. Gives your immune system a boost
4. Reduces allergies
5. Boosts energy
6. Soothes sore throats and reduces coughing
7. Helps to flush toxins
8. Helps to neutralize gas
9. Improves hydration, increases good cholesterol and reduces cardio strain

Read the full article at: http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/9-benefits-honey-water-you-never-knew.html