Category Archives: News
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Tattoo Contest Winners Announced
Leave a commentSeptember 7, 2019 by matlocks
Congratulations to CJ for winning first prize in the single-color category and Melissa for winning first prize in the multi-color …
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Sweet Finds in Wyck’s Historic Recipe Books
Leave a commentAugust 15, 2019 by tessfrydman
Honey and beeswax had a variety of uses in early America such as sweetening foods, making mead, waterproofing leather, making …
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Gaining Some Per-skep-tive
Leave a commentAugust 13, 2019 by tessfrydman
Beekeeping in early American history conjures up an image of a bee skep – a domed basketry beehive. In use …
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The Manchester Hive
Leave a commentAugust 7, 2019 by nicolecatherineschaller
Bee imagery and concepts can be found in art, music, literature and pop culture across cultures and times. Think of …
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BE- Egypt
Leave a commentAugust 6, 2019 by nicolecatherineschaller
In ancient Egypt sugar was unknown. The only way to “sweet” was honey. Temples accepted honey as money even though …
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The Count Down to the 10th Annual Honey Festival is On!
Leave a commentAugust 5, 2019 by KathyMay
PHILADELPHIA BEEKEEPERS GUILD BUZZES INTO FALL WITH MILESTONE 10TH PHILADELPHIA HONEY FESTIVAL AT BARTRAM’S GARDEN, GLEN FOERD AND WYCK HISTORIC …
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Honey Home Brew Challenge
Leave a commentAugust 3, 2019 by matlocks
Have you experimented with mead-making or brewing with honey? Do you have a batch of mead or honey beer ready …
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