2.5 Misses On Honey Bee Captures To Start The Year and A Little Extra Fun With Tricycles

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The start of the year has not been spectacular as far as honey bee hive removals go. With 2.5 misses on honey bee captures we've done nothing impressive so far this year unless you count the yellow jacket hive that we got to bring home. That being said we did get off to an early start so we will surely make up for the fails as the season progresses. Subscribe to stay up to date.

The first part of this video (inspection of a hive in a church) was likely a hive inside the cinder block wall. We never gained access to the inside of the building and we asked them to call if they found bees inside. We never heard back from anyone. Since the only good way to get bees out of cinder block without breaking block is a trap out so we didn't go back. I currently don't have time for trap outs as they require a lot of baby sitting which means multiple trips out to the property over the course of several weeks.

In the second portion of the video I make mention of a web site we are building. As soon as it is ready to launch we will let everyone know. We are working on some fun ideas but it's taking a lot of time and I do still have to work a more than full time job aside from beekeeping.

The third part of this video was our first legitimate honey bee hive removal of the year. This one fooled me a little with the "FLIR One for ios" not picking up the hive located in the living room ceiling. Of course it wasn't a fault with the FLIR One it was just a weak colony that wasn't putting off enough heat for the FLIR to read. I did begin working on the comb to strain out the honey. We have several things in bloom so the bees don't need this honey.

I'd like to thank Charles for being a good sport and an incredible help on this removal. You'll likely see him in upcoming videos. Sorry about trashing your vented bee suit on this one Charles. Thankfully they clean up nice.

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Tell the FDA honey does not have "Added Sugars”

The FDA, beginning in 2018, will require packaged honey to include on the nutrition label both “Total Sugars” and “Added Sugars”. However, they do not distinguish between the two so labels will need to include the same amount of grams of sugar under each category e.g. “17 grams of Total Sugar” and “17 grams of Added Sugars”.
To say this will confuse consumers is an understatement. What is “Added Sugars”? The FDA means added to your diet. What do you think consumers will think that means? We think consumers will think it means sugars have been added to the honey that are NOT naturally occurring in the honey. And thanks to the National Honey Board, we have studies to prove it. The FDA has ignored the data.
Now is the time to let FDA know your thoughts. The guidance is subject to a comment period and agency review before being finalized.
Please write to the FDA before March 6th.
Instructions:
Click on this link and submit your thoughts: https://www.regulations.gov/comment?D...

Include:
Who you are
Where in the country you are located
What you do? Beekeeper, commercial honey producer, packer etc.
How long you have been in the business
A statement that you believe putting “Added Sugars” on the packaged honey label will confuse consumers and harm the market for honey
Key Messages:
We recognize that honey is a source of sugar added to foods; however, there is nothing added to pure honey itself.
Listing the sugar content in honey as “Added Sugars” on the nutrition facts label implies adulteration of honey in its natural form.
As stated in 21 US Code §342 (b)(4), “A food shall be deemed to be adulterated… if any substance has been added thereto or mixed or packed therewith so as to…make it appear better or of greater value than it is.”
Consumers will be misled to believe that honey is sweetened by adding an external sugar source rather than the naturally occurring sugars inherent in honey.
By definition, something added cannot also be naturally occurring.

Our desire, as is the FDA’s, is to inform consumer food choices to promote public health without confusion or misbranding around pure honey.
To that end, we are asking that the FDA consider listing the naturally occurring sugar content of 100% pure honey as a “Total Sugar” and not “Added Sugars.”
Download: Draft Guidance for Industry Questions and Answers.
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