Honey

Does the World Need Pop-Tarts?

Hemi Weingarten | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green


Hemi Weingarten

To this day, Pop-Tarts account for 80% of the "toaster-pastry" segment. Great, right? I beg to differ. Pop-Tarts are an unfortunate tradition that needs to be stopped. Immediately.

Honey Crop Failure 2009: Honey Crop Statistics

thedailygreen.com | Posted 10.30.2009 | Green


So, this year our predictions are that 2.223 million colonies (down from last year because of colony losses to colony collapse disorder and last year'...

6 Urban Beekeeping Tips

thedailygreen.com | Kim Flottum | Posted 10.05.2009 | Green


There's a lot happening, Up On The Roof, these days, and keeping a few hives of bees up there fits right in....

Johnny Appleseder, What Rosh Hashanah and Autumn Equinox Have in Common

Ellen Whitehurst | Posted 11.19.2009 | Living


Ellen Whitehurst

The pages are turning on the Jewish New Year as we offer expressions of joy and thanksgiving for the healthy harvest that the coming Autumnal Equinox portends.

Honey Fights Infection-Causing Bacteria

news.nationalgeographic.com | Ker Than | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living


A dark, bitter kind of honey can cripple infection-causing bacteria, including the highly virulent strain known as MRSA, and now researchers think the...

To Bee or Not To Bee

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 09.21.2009 | Green


Craig and Marc Kielburger

Looking at our counterparts in the developing world, we'll find that traditional methods of sowing fields and raising bees are both eco-friendly and bee-friendly.

Raise Bees In The City, In Your Apartment

Chelsea Green | Posted 03.12.2009 | Green


Each time I have tasted raw, local honey, I have wished that I had my own colony of bees. But I guess everything takes time and we need to pick our pa...

At Home Skincare

Anna Augustsson | Posted 03.09.2009 | Style


Anna Augustsson

For those who suffer from eczema, try using a hot towel on the affected area to open pores and apply a paste made of organic steel-cut oatmeal and warm water.

EU To Vote On Honey Bee "Recovery Zones" With Bee-Friendly Flowers

Reuters | Pete Harrison | Posted 12.20.2008 | Green


STRASBOURG, France - Honey bees, whose numbers are falling, must be given flowery "recovery zones" in Europe's farmlands to aid their survival, a lead...

Life Cycle: Burn, Baby, Burn (The Eco Impact of Candles)

Simran Sethi | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green


Simran Sethi

Most candles are made from paraffin wax, which is derived from crude oil. Demand for these products plays into our reliance on fossil fuels.

SNL's Non-Black Obama Wears Honeyface, Not Blackface

New York Magazine | Bennett Marcus | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Lorne Michaels took some heat for picking Venezuelan-Japanese cast member Fred Armisen to play Barack Obama when Saturday Night Live returned to the a...