Read more honey stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5060/honey.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:42:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/59804/beekeepers-stung-by-rustlers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA spate of thefts has rocked Britain's once close-knit beekeeping community, the Independent reports. Many farmers have lost hives, sometimes up to 100 in one theft, worth many thousands of dollars. A shortage of honey after massive bee die-offs over two harsh winters has made bees valuable enough to be...http://www.newser.com/story/59804/beekeepers-stung-by-rustlers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 May 2009 3:45:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49356/honey-packers-fail-to-report-tainted-imports.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS honey packers often don’t tell authorities about imports contaminated with banned antibiotics or other chemicals, and instead simply send the products back, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports after a lengthy investigation. Importers can then get the tainted honey into the American market through another packer, as two Chicago businessmen did...http://www.newser.com/story/49356/honey-packers-fail-to-report-tainted-imports.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Jan 2009 14:25:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/33795/vegans-to-bee-or-not-to-bee.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlthough many vegans view buttered toast and milk as sacrilegious snack fare, a growing “flexitarian” attitude could loosen up the menu to include honey, writes Daniel Engber for Slate. Vegan hardliners argue consumption of the beekeeping byproduct amounts to supporting forced labor, while nectarous proponents counter that such logic is...http://www.newser.com/story/33795/vegans-to-bee-or-not-to-bee.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 31 Jul 2008 19:15:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20218/making-mead-creates-a-buzz-among-foodies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMead, that honey-based alcoholic drink last popular around King Arthur’s Round Table, is making a comeback—well, sort of, Nicholas Day reports in Slate. Meaderies are springing up around the US, publishers have printed a spate of how-to books, and the Internet is rife with mead-making sites that include step-by-step...http://www.newser.com/story/20218/making-mead-creates-a-buzz-among-foodies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 01 Mar 2008 6:34:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13234/honey-works-on-kids-coughs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagParents looking for an alternative to cold medicines for their young kids might consider a sweet solution—honey. A new study suggests that a commonly available dark variety soothes children's coughs and helps them sleep better, the Houston Chronicle reports. The study comes in the wake of the FDA's recommendation...http://www.newser.com/story/13234/honey-works-on-kids-coughs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Dec 2007 7:07:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/1899/safer-farms-sting-chinese-beekeepers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStung by recent scandals over tainted food exports, a small group of Chinese beekeepers is trying to sweeten up local honey production. They're throwing out standard practices, like using antibiotics to treat their colonies, and pushing natural options. But the old guard is using violence in its attempts to prevent...http://www.newser.com/story/1899/safer-farms-sting-chinese-beekeepers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 May 2007 17:01:43 CDT