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Evolution of a Mazer – Mead&Greet

Hello and welcome to my little corner of Gotmead.com, The Evolution of a Mazer! First and foremost, I'd like to offer sincere thanks to our resident Meadwench, Vicky Rowe, for allowing me the space to share my experiences with you. My purpose here is to share with...

Selecting Honey

by Phil Mariola (reprinted with permission from the Summer 1987 AMA Journal) Most people who aren’t beekeepers or who don’t have a family member who is a beekeeper know surprisingly little about honey. Honey, as defined by the USDA, is “the nectar...

Natural Cork Info

28 February 2007     by Marlene Truter Communications Cork is a proven closure for wine. No other stopper combines cork’s inert nature, flexibility, sealing ability and resilience. Being a natural product, cork is also environmentally friendly, renewable, recyclable...

A Judging Experience

by Dewey Caron One of the ‘value-added’ products for beekeepers is Mead. Mead is an ancient drink, probably the first alcoholic beverage consumed by humans, even predating beer and wine. It is labeled the ‘nectar of the Gods’ and the...

Honey and Mead

By James E. Tew, Ph.D.(reprinted with permission, Spring 1986 AMA Newsletter) Ohio State Cooperative Extension Service Apiculturist; Coordinator, Commercial Beekeeping Program, Agricultural Technical Institute, Wooster, Ohio. The domestic wine industry is...