IT AMBIGUOUS LABELLING OF HONEY

    In the labelling of honey in our country there is a lot of ambiguity and consumers can be misled. This is due to the regulations governing labelling which are reflected in the Royal Decree Nº 473/2015 (Real Decreto). The Decree states...

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Etiquetado de la Miel Ambiguo

Cuando compran miel en el supermercado, ¿han observado su etiquetado? Si ha leído la etiqueta, como consumidor, ¿entiende lo que se indica en cuanto a su procedencia? El etiquetado de la miel en nuestro país es bastante ambiguo e induce a error al consumidor....

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The Dilemma of Foreign or Alien Bees Part 2

In the last post I spoke a little about this dilemma amongst beekeepers, today I would like to go into it in a little more depth and let you know about the bees that are used in apiculture. The types of bees used are those which form beehives in...

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THE DILEMMA OF FOREIGN OR ALIEN BEES

Everybody believes that bees are insects but they are really invertebrate animals that belong to the hymenoptera group, an enormous group of insects that include ants, bees, wasps and bumblebees. When we speak about bees everybody thinks that they...

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Urban Beekeeping?

I am writing this without knowing exactly how to describe the tendency towards urban beekeeping but as a beekeeper I have mixed feelings. I will try to be impartial and give you a clear idea and what this type of beekeeping is, with its good points,...

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