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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 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted [...]]]></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 10 meters.
In this [...]]]></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 make [...]]]></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, cornbread, muffins [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bigislandbees.com/buzz/2010/05/19/honey-applications/</link>
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		<title>Banana-Macadamia Pancakes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup sugar
Pinch of salt
1 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated
2 cups buttermilk
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 big handful sweetened shredded coconut
1 big handful macadamia nuts
Banana slices
Macadamia Nut Honey
In a large bowl mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, salt, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bigislandbees.com/buzz/2010/05/19/banana-macadamia-pancakes/</link>
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		<title>Honey Nut Tart</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pate Brisee for a 9-inch tart pan.
2 cups macadamia nuts
4 oz. unsalted butter
¼ cup Macadamia Blossom honey
½ cup sugar
Roll out pastry, place in 9-inch pan and chill for 30 minutes. Blind bake pastry shell for 10 minutes at 400 degrees and cool.
In a heavy saucepan, bring honey, sugar and butter to a boil. Remove from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bigislandbees.com/buzz/2010/05/19/honey-nut-tart/</link>
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		<title>Whendi’s Honey Cake</title>
		<description><![CDATA[½ cup butter
¾ cup sugar
1 generous cup Macadamia Nut Honey
3 eggs
1 cup dark, strong, warm coffee (Whendi uses Kona)
3 cup flour
3 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoon dried ginger
½ teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon cloves
½ teaspoon allspice
½ cup Macadamia nuts, chopped
½ cup candied ginger, diced
Cream butter and sugar together. Add honey and eggs, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bigislandbees.com/buzz/2010/05/19/whendi%e2%80%99s-honey-cake/</link>
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		<title>Ambrosia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[8 oranges
1 lemon
2 Tablespoons Macadamia Blossom Honey
Grated unsweetened coconut or chopped nuts for garnish
Cut peel from 6 oranges, being careful to remove all the pith. Slice the oranges into a bowl.
Cut the peel off of 6 oranges with a sharp knife being careful to remove all the pith. Remove the orange segments from their casing, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bigislandbees.com/buzz/2010/05/19/ambrosia/</link>
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		<title>Baked Honeyed Squash</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1 pound butternut squash
1 oz. salted butter
1 Tablespoon organic Lehua honey (slightly warmed)
½ teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary or ¼ tsp. dried
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Cut the squash in rounds and then cut each round in half to make semi circles. Remove seeds. Place the squash in a bowl with the warmed honey and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bigislandbees.com/buzz/2010/05/19/baked-honeyed-squash/</link>
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