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Africanized honeybees pose greater threat to European bees and livestock

by 3BlindMice | Apr 3, 2007 | Beekeeping News | 0 comments

From the April 2007 NC Agricultural Review State developing plan to protect bee industry if Africanized bees arrive in N.C.Albert Einstein once said, “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would only have four years left to...

A Happy Alliance: OARDC Enologist Makes Mead

by 3BlindMice | Aug 1, 2006 | Beekeeping News | 0 comments

Pamela Spence, author of "Mad About Mead" and former director of the American Mead Association (association no longer active), give us an interesting interview with Dr. James Tew, a long-time beekeeper, as he discusses the application of winemaking...
The NewBee Guide to Making Mead – Chapter 11:  Mead Day

The NewBee Guide to Making Mead – Chapter 11: Mead Day

by 3BlindMice | Feb 7, 2006 | Mead Newbee Guide | 0 comments

Brew day is here, and you should now have the ingredients ready to go, the yeast prepared, the nutrients measured, the equipment laid out, and a glass of Mead at hand.  You are now ready to brew your Mead. The first thing to do is to make sure the area you will be in...

The Newbee Guide to Making Mead – Chapter 10: Nutrients

by 3BlindMice | Dec 29, 2005 | Mead Newbee Guide | 2 comments

As with any living organism, Yeast have to be fed to survive.  Unfortunately, honey does not have much in the way of nutrients, particularly if it has been boiled.  It is therefore up to the brewer to ensure the right combination of nutrients is added to the Must to...

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