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Aliso Creek Inn & Golf Course Welcome Their Newest Guests? Ten Thousand Bees

June 10, 2011 bee honey
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Aliso Creek Inn & Golf Course Welcome Their Newest Guests… Ten Thousand Bees











Bee keeper in action

Laguna Beach, CA (PRWEB) May 12, 2011

The Aliso Creek Inn & Golf Course is proud to announce the installation of a beehive which will be home to over 40,000 honey bees by summer.

The fully contained hive has been placed near the outer areas of the golf course in an area surrounded by the natural vegetation found on the 90 acre resort. With an aluminum roof and custom-built stand, the hive is approximately four feet tall by 18 inches wide, and it provides a home and secure landing zone for its docile residents. Bees are essential to the area’s plant and pollination eco-system, and 70 pounds of all-natural, chemical-free raw honey are expected to be generated by the hive, depending upon foraging schedules, weather and nectar flow. This honey will be used by our culinary team at the resort.

“We are very excited to initiate this bee program,” states Kurt Bjorkman, General Manager at Aliso Creek Inn & Golf Course. “This is the perfect location for a bee hive program like this. Not only will the resort benefit from being able to use the fresh organic honey in our kitchen, but this program is also helping increase the bee population which has been quickly declining across the country.”

Andrea (Andy) Wilde, Director of Catering & Conference Services, will be the official Bee Keeper. “I am keenly interested in sustainability within the hotel industry and am thrilled about this program,” notes Andy. “I am looking forward to introducing our new guests to their new home and to start a friendship that will last a very long time!” Executive Chef Jennifer Ackerson also shares her excitement stating, “I can’t wait to use the honey harvested right from our own grounds in my kitchen.”

Once the hive settles and matures, the team will begin to bring in school groups and other organizations that are interested in sustainability and bees for tours. “We want to educate our community and guests on how the environment benefits from this program,” says Kurt.

The resort has also introduced a new guest room amenity program in partnership with Gilchrist & Soames called BeeKind. The BeeKind™ Collection will feature Gilchrist & Soames’ Signature formulations, which contain no parabens, phthalates, petrol-derived ingredients, mineral oil, urea, DEA, TEA or propylene glycol. The products will contain food-grade, naturally derived USP glycerin; natural conditioning agents from honey and the Brassica plant; and soybean and cottonseed oil, instead of petrochemicals. The BeeKind formulations are also free of any artificial colors or dyes.

Along with the eco-friendly packaging and formulas, the company is supporting honey bee and sustainable pollination research at the University of California at Davis Entomology Department.

About Aliso Creek Inn & Golf Course

Aliso Creek Inn & Golf Course is an 83 acre, 60 suite resort located at 31106 South Coast Highway. The 9-hole golf course winds its way up Aliso Canyon and has been a local treasure for over 30 years. The hotel caters to leisure travelers, corporate retreats and social events. For information and reservations, please contact 949-499-2271 or visit http://www.alisocreekinn.com.

About Gilchrist & Soames

Gilchrist & Soames (http://www.gilchristsoames.com) is a leading provider of cosmetic-grade toiletry collections for world-class hotels, exclusive resorts, and distinguished spas, inns, and bed & breakfasts. Specializing in servicing the luxury market, Gilchrist & Soames’ products can be found in discerning properties throughout the world. Gilchrist & Soames is based in Indianapolis, Indiana and Peterborough, London, England. The company is wholly-owned by Swander Pace Capital, San Francisco. For more information, visit http://www.gilchristsoames.com.

Contacts:

Aliso Creek Inn & Golf Course

Kurt Bjorkman

General Manager

Phone: (949) 715-1407

kbjorkman(at)alisocreekinn(dot)com

Gilchrist & Soames

Christine Pyle, Gilchrist & Soames Marketing Director

Office: 317-781-7053

Cell: 317-201-5634

chpyle(at)gilchristsoames(dot)com

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New Zealand honey bees recognised in Prestigious European Awards

June 9, 2011 bee honey
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New Zealand honey bees recognised in Prestigious European Awards












(PRWEB) June 23, 2004

Hardworking New Zealand Manuka Honey Bees (pictured) have been recognised for the first time at the highly prestigious Salon International de L’Alimentation (SIAL) International Food Exhibition in France. The bees that exclusively collect raw ingredients from the flagrant blossoms of the Manuka tree to produce a rich Manuka Honey essence have won a gold medal for their 42 BELOW Manuka Honey Vodka. It is a huge morale boost for these bees that manufacture honey under any conditions, don’t really get paid and often die on the job.

The gold medal for 42 BELOW Manuka Honey Vodka will be collected on behalf of the bees by New Zealand gin and vodka maker, 42 BELOW Limited’s, Chief Vodka Bloke and bee subjugator Geoff Ross at the Salon International de L’Alimentation (SIAL) International Food Exhibition in October 17-21 at the Paris-Nord Villepinte exhibition centre in Paris.

The SIAL win comes just weeks after 42 BELOW won a gold medal for 42 BELOW Pure Vodka and a silver medal for SOUTH Gin at the 42nd World Selection 2004 of Spirits and Liqueurs, Monde Selectionâ, run by the International Institute for Quality Selections in Brussels.

“These wins boost the prestige of our brands in the eyes of key sales agents, distributors and buyers in our new and developing export markets. Winning Gold at the Salon International de L’Alimentation has meant resounding export success for previous winners,” said Geoff Ross, 42 Below’s Chief Vodka Bloke.

The awards are decided quite differently in the two competitions. At the Monde Selectionâ decisions are made by a jury that is comprised of a group of specialists appointed for their professional knowledge. But they do not rely on sensory analysis alone – they often carry out chemical and bacteriological analysis at official or approved European laboratories, also checking conformity of the labelling.

The Brussels spirit competitions are rated among the most important in the world for the alcoholic beverages category while SIAL is recognised as the most important event in the world for the grocery, supermarket and food service sectors. SIAL attracts over 130,000 trade buyers and 5500 exhibitors from 98 countries.

Just getting picked for the Salon International de L’Alimentation is difficult. Peter Mitchell, publisher of New Zealand’s FMCG magazine, selected 42 BELOW Manuka Honey Vodka as one of 12 best New Zealand packaged goods products that entered the market in the two years since the last exhibition, submitting them with samples and performance descriptions. Publishers from 27 other countries on the international jury also submit their 12 products covering the various categories. They then meet in Paris and spend three days evaluating and judging the products to eventually come up with 12 gold medal winners, one for each category. New Zealand companies had a huge showing with 42 BELOW, Sealord and Tegel taking three of the 12 gold’s.

Each of the 12 category winners receives their awards at a ceremony that for the past dozen years has been broadcast live on French television. 42 BELOW Manuka Honey Vodka, as winner of the alcoholic beverages category, will then be on prominent display in a special section in front of the exhibition, exposing it to the large number of international buyers.

Secret voting by the 28 judges then identifies a Grande SIAL D’Or winner – the best single new product in the world for the past two years from the category winners, and this is announced at a special function during the show in October attended by senior French Government Ministers, world supermarket industry leaders, diplomats and trade commissioners from many countries

Both of the awards allow 42 BELOW to use the awards and medals on product packaging and in promotions. The Monde Selectionâ win allows 42 BELOW to use the medal for 5 years on bottles, packaging, and in the promotion of 42 BELOW Pure Vodka and SOUTH Gin.


















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Shaken-up bees forgo life’s pleasures

June 8, 2011 bee honey
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Shaken-up bees forgo life’s pleasures
Being stressed has predictable consequences: a pessimistic outlook and a loss of interest in what are normally pleasurable activities.
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Little Miss Honey Bee’s Birthday!

June 7, 2011 bee honey
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Little Miss Honey Bee aka Little Deena vlogs about Birthdays, pageants, cats, the usual! :) ADD ME: www.deenamarie.biz http www.twitter.com www.blogtv.com facebook: Deena Marie xoxo Deena Marie
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30 Japanese Giant Hornets kill 30000 Honey Bees

June 4, 2011 bee honey
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Japanese Giant Hornets attack European Honey Bees nest. Made by BBC. www.youtube.com Japanese Giant Hornets attack Yellow Hornets www.youtube.com Praying Mantis vs Japanese Giant Hornet www.youtube.com Japanese Giant Hornet Scout Killed by Asian Bees www.youtube.com Japanese…
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Burt’s Bees Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), Honey Bees Dying

June 4, 2011 bee honey
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Why are the bees dying? Why are honey bees disappearing from across the US? Well, Burt’s Bees (www.burtsbees.com is raising awareness about an environmental issue called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) to find out and help save the dying bees. Colony Collapse Disorder is the sudden dying of bees causing the whole honey bee colony to collapse leading to widespread disappearance of bees from our environment. While the exact causes for bee Colony Collapse Disorder are unknown, we do know that forces like habitat destruction, misuse of pesticides, invasive species and global warming create risks to honey bees. You can help make the planet a healthy place for bees. Sign up for a free packet of wildflower seeds to plant and give bees a healthy place to live in your neighborhood. We’re also providing access to support local organic farmers who naturally create pesticide-free, bee-friendly environments while providing local communities with healthy fresh produce. By saving the dying bees, we save a lot more than the bees. Be involved. For The Greater Good. www.burtsbees.com
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Beekeeping and Honey Bees

June 3, 2011 bee honey
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Starting a beekeeping hobby or business is fairly easy, and you should become familiar with how bees make honey. The fact is, it is not a very easy job for the bee to make enough honey from the hive. That’s why you’ll see them out almost every morning collecting nectar to make honey.

The Process of How Bees Make Honey

The process of making honey starts with the flower. Plants use nectar to lure the honey bees to them. The honey bee gathers nectar from the flower by using its straw-like proboscis to “drink” the nectar and store it in its “honey stomach.” In return, the honey bee will transfer pollen grains from one flower to another, which pollinates the flower.

Making honey from nectar requires more than one be. Normally, the older worker bees are the bees to go out and collect the nectar. The younger worker bees finished the honey conversion back at the hive.

Nectar is largely made up of water and it also contains a small amount of complex sugars. Bees convert nectar into honey because honey contains less than 20% water and is more efficient than nectar both in terms of an energy supply and for storage.

Once the nectar gets into the stomach, enzymes begin to break down the complex sugars into simple sugars. This break down is called inversion. Once the worker bee gets back to the hive, it will regurgitate the nectar that has been broken down. It will then regurgitate this inverted nectar into a cell of the honeycomb.

At this point, the honey bees will fan the nectar with their wings to evaporate any remaining water. Once the water is eliminated, the sugars will make the honey thicker. As soon as the honey is ready, the hive will cap the beeswax cell, which will seal the honey into the honeycomb to be used later.

Harvesting Honey

Now that the honey bee has made its honey, it is time for you to get to work. Harvesting honey is a simple process. Harvesting can begin once the frames are full of honeycombs and the bees have covered the honeycombs with wax caps. Once you see this, you can begin removing the honeycombs. The most important thing you can do to prepare for harvesting is to put on your beekeeping protective gear. Once the super is full of capped honeycombs, you will need to remove the bees from the super.

To do this you can try applying products like Bee-Go or Fishers Bee Quick. Bees find either one of these products very offensive and will abandon the super once they smell them. Because no damage to the bees and the bees will return, they just give you enough time to collect honey.

Once you have access to the honeycomb, you will need to extract it. To do this, use a warm metal knife to remove the wax caps. A warm knife will make it easier to cut the wax. Simply dunk the knife in hot water to keep it warm. Remove the caps with a cheese cloth and place into a pot. The honey will drain right through the cloth. Now it is time to extract the honey.

Tips for Selling Honey for a Profit

If you’re running your beekeeping operation as a business you will need to understand how to sell your honey, what kind of honey will sell, and some basic marketing.

People tend to buy two types of honey, which are liquid honey and comb honey. Liquid honey is the honey that is extracted from the comb and put into a jar. This type of honey is usually used for cooking and baking. Comb honey is purchased for the taste. People will put comb honey on their toast or mix it with peanut butter.

If you only have a little bit of honey to sell, then consider selling it locally to neighbors, friends, and family. If you end up with a farm, then consider current Internet marketing strategies to attract online customers.

The honey bee is an amazing insect and creates great tasting honey. You can reap the benefits by harvesting high quality honey by either eating or selling honey. Either way, the honey will be tasty for someone!

For a free 10-lesson eCourse and more information on honey bees and beekeeping check out our website at BeekeepingStarterguide.com.


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Special Edition ”The Secret Life of Bees” Cookbook and Black Madonna Honey Now Available at SueBee.com – Proceeds Benefit First Book

May 26, 2011 bee honey
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Special Edition ”The Secret Life of Bees” Cookbook and Black Madonna Honey Now Available at SueBee.com – Proceeds Benefit First Book












SIOUX CITY, Iowa (PRWEB) October 16, 2008

The cookbook features recipes from the main cast members Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, and Sophie Okonedo. The Black Madonna Honey features artwork from renowned artist and philanthropist Charles Bibbs.

The movie is based on the best-selling novel by Sue Monk Kidd, and features the touching story about the need for love, sisterhood and redemption. August Boatwright, played by Queen Latifah, is the family matriarch who operates a successful bee farm and honey-making business.

Lauren Shuler Donner, one of the producers of the movie, commented, “Bringing the rich and beautifully crafted novel ‘The Secret Life of Bees’ to the screen was a shared passion between our creative production team and our talented actors. Our partners at Sue Bee have extended this passion into a limited edition cookbook with exclusive recipes from our stars, the sales of which will support First Book whose single mission is inspiring the love of reading and providing books to those in need.”

Jim Powell, vice president of sales and marketing at Sue Bee Honey added, “We’re offering the cookbook and Black Madonna Honey on suebee.com with hopes of making the items easily accessible to those who want to share in the excitement of the movie while helping America’s underprivileged youth via First Book.”

About Sue Bee Honey

Sue Bee Honey is the branded product name for the Sioux Honey Association, headquartered in Sioux City, Iowa, with production facilities in Sioux City, Iowa, Elizabethtown, NC, and Anaheim, Calif. Sioux Honey Association has become the world’s largest honey marketing organization. Its global presence extends to the Middle East, Far East, Europe, and South and Central America, and it continues to be a leader in the honey industry with state-of-the-art facilities, which include research and development.

The Sioux Honey Association also is a green company, which means Sue Bee products and containers are safe for the environment. The Association strives to protect the ecosystem through recycling, innovative engineering, and cutting back on over-packaging. To learn more about Sue Bee Honey and the Sioux Honey Association, log on to http://www.suebee.com, where you will find company history, “The Secret Life of Bees” special offers, a Q&A section, recipes, and Honey Fact Sheet.

About First Book

First Book is a nonprofit organization with a single mission: to give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books. It provides an ongoing supply of new books to children participating in community-based mentoring, tutoring, and family literacy programs.

First Book was founded in 1992. The First Book model was developed to leverage the work of local heroes who reach children through existing literacy programs in a variety of settings, such as Head Start centers, libraries, soup kitchens, churches, housing projects, and after-school initiatives. Working through this vast network of organizations, First Book plays a critical role in transforming the quality of preschool and after-school programs nationwide.

First Book’s model is national in scope and local in impact. In its first year, First Book distributed approximately 12,000 books in three communities. Since that time, First Book has distributed more than 50 million books to children in over 3,000 communities around the country. For more information, visit http://www.firstbook.org.

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