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New Aussie honey with plan to save bees

The collapse of bee hives around the world threatens the world’s food supply – but a sweet new plan will offer protection...

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23rd July 2020 6:07 AM

Ian Cane checks in on a beehive. Picture: Bega

HIVE OF ANXIETY: Apiarists predict honey shortage

Panic-buying has created a competitive market but many local producers are still resorting to new tactics to stay alive.

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27th April 2020 10:04 AM

GRIM TIMES AHEAD: Trevor Sorensen said the industry was still battling the fallout of drought.

Honey industry seeks help for drought-stricken beekeepers

The honey industry is rallying to help bee keepers forced to hand feed their bees as drought and bushfire destroy their...

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11th Dec. 2019 3:12 PM

The honey industry is rallying to help bee keepers forced to hand feed their bees as drought and bushfire destroy their feed sources

Why honey on toast could become a delicacy in Australia

The effects of climate change are being felt in the honey industry, with drought and fires leading to a shortage of food...

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22nd Nov. 2019 5:11 AM

BEE AWARE: Phil Dunlop inspects his pollination hives on a melon farm in the Lockyer Valley. Photo: Dominic Elsome

Bee-utiful end to job loss for Bay resident

When life hands you a lemon, turn it into lemonade - or in the case of Hervey Bay's Charlotte Palmer, a colony of bee...

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24th April 2019 4:04 PM

After being made redundant for her job as a TAB operator last year, Charlotte Palmer took matters into her own hands and started her thriving Bee-utiful Honey Hervey Bay business.

Honey locked up after spike in theft

A spike in the theft of honey so it can be sold overseas for upto $471 a jar has led some retailers locking the product up...

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22nd Jan. 2019 10:01 AM

Police allege a crime family involved in a million dollar baby formula syndicate were also stealing and selling Manuka honey.

Fake honey scandal widens

A NEW study has revealed that almost 20 per cent of Australian honey samples are found not to be pure, deepening the global...

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03rd Oct. 2018 11:10 AM

Almost 20 per cent of Australian honey samples found to not be pure.

‘Fake honey’ claims hit Capilano, supermarkets

AUSTRALIA’S biggest listed honey company and some of the country’s largest supermarket chains are facing accusations of...

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03rd Sept. 2018 10:09 AM

Testing has questioned the purity of honey being sold in Australia. Picture: iStock

Aussie favourite makes beeline to China

CAPILANO Honey’s new China-focused investors are targeting the sweet tooths of an estimated 300 million middle class...

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18th Aug. 2018 5:08 AM

Wattle Hill’s Albert Tse (left), Capilano CEO Ben McKee and Roc Partners’ Mike Lukin at the Capilano Honey factory in Brisbane.

Aussie Capilano set for $190m takeover bid

AUSTRALIA’S biggest honey producer, Capilano Honey, is set to be taken over by a private equity group specialising in...

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13th Aug. 2018 5:08 PM

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