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$2 million is still cheaper than requiring all the bee keepers to vaccinate. Burning seems like a better solution. Perhaps a national insurance fund to help wit

$2 million is still cheaper than requiring all the bee keepers to vaccinate. Burning seems like a better solution. Perhaps a national insurance fund to help with unlucky individuals. Also the country marketing themselves as having organic honey is worh a lot more. I've paid like $50 for a small jar of nz honey in Dubai airpot, because of reputation... Champaign from Chapagnia

workingdog 2y ago
If anybody is on the fence, in my opinion, Manuka honey from NZ is worth the expense at least once to try. It has a unique spiciness to it. Costco sometimes sells it, and they're good about making sure their products aren't fakes.
- dukeofdoom 2y ago
  Costco also sells real vanilla beans. That's a must try for anyone who hasn't.
itsanaccount 2y ago
Lotta the honey bees we're using these days have genetics from Ukraine/Russia as they were found to be excessively mite resistant. The breeding program for mine (Saskatraz) is in Saskatchewan, partially selecting for cold resistant behavior. Meanwhile your honey quality has a lot to do with the local ecology and the weather. Its interesting NZ is able to have a reputation like that, but I think honey is the exact opposite of specific regionalism like "Champaign from Chapagnia". Quite sure you can drive through all 50 states and find a local beekeepers with good, interesting and organic honey.
- dukeofdoom 2y ago
  I live in Canada, and lost my first hive over this winter. I'm hoping to try again. Honey was delicious...just not enough to share with everyone. Reputations are worth a lot. Canada attracts millions of students to come here to build its future, on reputation alone. Tough some say it's on the decline. Maple syrup, Ice wine, polar bears and polar dips play on people's imagination across the world.

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$2 million is still cheaper than requiring all the bee keepers to vaccinate. Burning seems like a better solution. Perhaps a national insurance fund to help wit

by dukeofdoom 2y ago

workingdog 2y ago
If anybody is on the fence, in my opinion, Manuka honey from NZ is worth the expense at least once to try. It has a unique spiciness to it. Costco sometimes sells it, and they're good about making sure their products aren't fakes.
- dukeofdoom 2y ago
  Costco also sells real vanilla beans. That's a must try for anyone who hasn't.
itsanaccount 2y ago
Lotta the honey bees we're using these days have genetics from Ukraine/Russia as they were found to be excessively mite resistant. The breeding program for mine (Saskatraz) is in Saskatchewan, partially selecting for cold resistant behavior. Meanwhile your honey quality has a lot to do with the local ecology and the weather. Its interesting NZ is able to have a reputation like that, but I think honey is the exact opposite of specific regionalism like "Champaign from Chapagnia". Quite sure you can drive through all 50 states and find a local beekeepers with good, interesting and organic honey.
- dukeofdoom 2y ago
  I live in Canada, and lost my first hive over this winter. I'm hoping to try again. Honey was delicious...just not enough to share with everyone. Reputations are worth a lot. Canada attracts millions of students to come here to build its future, on reputation alone. Tough some say it's on the decline. Maple syrup, Ice wine, polar bears and polar dips play on people's imagination across the world.