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		<title>Big Island Bees named 2011 sofi ™ Silver Finalist for Outstanding New Product</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  Kealakekua, Hawaii (June 15, 2011) – Big Island Bees’ organic Lehua &#38; Cinnamon honey has been selected as a 2011 Silver Finalist for Outstanding New Product in the   sofi™ Awards from the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade, Inc.  The sofi Awards recognize excellence in specialty foods and beverages and are a coveted [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bigislandbees.com/buzz/2011/11/30/big-island-bees-named-2011-sofi-%e2%84%a2-silver-finalist-for-outstanding-new-product/</link>
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		<title>Varroa Mites Thwarted by Vampire Bees??</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An interesting travel article about Transylvania in the Financial Times noted that bees in the Carpathian Forest of Transylvania are not afflicted by the varroa mite  found in bees elsewhere in Romania and the rest of the world, including Hawaii (Financial Times, November 5-6 2011). &#160; Coincidence, or are these bees special in a way [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bigislandbees.com/buzz/2011/11/19/varroa-mites-thwarted-by-vampire-bees/</link>
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		<title>Lehua Honey is for Lovers this Valentines Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Lehua blossom, the source of Ohia-Lehua honey, inspired an Hawaiian legend of love and fidelity and is based on the story of two Hawaiian lovers, prince Ohia and princess Lehua, and their commitment to one another. Ohia-Lehua honey is a popular wedding favor in Hawaii and is an inspired gift for any romantic occasion. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bigislandbees.com/buzz/2011/02/04/lehua-honey-is-for-lovers-this-valentines-day/</link>
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		<title>Hawaiian honey popular with the Travel Security Administration (TSA)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been told informally that Big Island Bees honey is one of the most frequently confiscated items for travelers returning to the mainland from Hawaii.  And just today we received an email from a recent honeymooner checking on the cost of mailing replacements to Australia for her Wilelaiki blossom honey that wasn&#8217;t able to make [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bigislandbees.com/buzz/2010/11/10/hawaiian-honey-popular-with-the-travel-security-administration-tsa/</link>
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		<title>New Organic Lehua &amp; Cinnamon honey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Big Island Bees® Announces New Organic Hawaiian Lehua &#38; Cinnamon Honey KEALAKEKUA, Hawaii (October 2010)- Big Island Bees announced that it has combined its celebrated organic, white Lehua honey with organic cinnamon grown on the Big Island of Hawaii. Cinnamon’s flavor and putative health benefits have been popular for hundreds of years. The addition of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bigislandbees.com/buzz/2010/10/13/163/</link>
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		<title>Raw Hawaiian Honey for Sweet Potatoe and Orange Hobo Packs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our mother passed along this terrific, popular dish, using our Wilelaiki Blossom raw Hawaiian honey: 8 medium sweet potatoes (5 lbs), left unpeeled, halved lengthwise and cut crosswise into 2-inch pieces 2 navel oranges, left unpeeled, thinly sliced 2 large red onions, peeled and trimmed (leaving root ends intact) and cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges 1 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bigislandbees.com/buzz/2010/06/11/raw-hawaiian-honey-for-sweet-potatoe-and-orange-hobo-packs/</link>
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		<title>Bee Dances</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since bees are deaf, they don’t use verbal language to communicate. Instead, they dance to share information and to make requests. (Bees receive the input both by sight and by feeling the vibrations dancing bees cause). Here are several of the most common bee dances: Round Dance Purpose: To inform other bees of nectar within [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bigislandbees.com/buzz/2010/05/19/bee-dances/</link>
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		<title>Bee Hive Hierarchy and Activities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Each of our hives each has about 50,000 bees. Each hive has one queen, and 100 female worker bees for every male drone bee. The queen’s only job is to lay eggs and a drone’s job is to mate with the queen. The worker bees are responsible for everything else: gathering nectar, guarding the hive [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bigislandbees.com/buzz/2010/05/19/bee-hive-hierarchy/</link>
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		<title>Interesting Bee &amp; Honey Facts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A single bee weighs .00025 pounds. 4,000 bees together weigh only one pound. Each of our hives has 50,000 bees, weighing 12 pounds together. A single bee can produce 1 tablespoon of honey in its lifetime. 683 bees fly roughly 32,550 miles to gather 5.93 lbs of nectar from about 1,185,000 flowers in order to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bigislandbees.com/buzz/2010/05/19/interesting-bee-honey-facts/</link>
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		<title>Honey Applications</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It will come as no surprise, but we eat a lot of honey! Here are some of our favorite ways to eat raw organic honey: In Tea: Our artisanal honey varietals pair beautifully as follows: Lehua with green tea; Wilelaiki with chai, and Macadamia blossom with herbal teas. With Breakfast: Put honey on pancakes, waffles, [...]]]></description>
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