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The Conwy Honey Fair

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This article is published in the July 2012 issue of Bee Craft. Pauline Aslin This traditional fair has taken place on 13 September every year for over 700 years The Conwy Honey Fair was founded over 700 years ago by King Edward 1st when local beekeepers were given the right to sell their honey within [...]

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Beekeeping History

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Beekeeping History Mankind’s relationship with honeybees stretches back into the dawn of our history. Ancient cave paintings depict the earliest people stealing the bees’ sweet treasure – their golden honey. As well as being a delicious and very special food, honey has long been used as a medicine while the wax from the bees’ honeycomb [...]

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Beekeeping History

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Mankind’s relationship with honeybees stretches back into the dawn of our history. Ancient cave paintings depict the earliest people stealing the bees’ sweet treasure – their golden honey. As well as being a delicious and very special food, honey has long been used as a medicine while the wax from the bees’ honeycomb can be [...]

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Honey I Healed A Wound

Honey I Healed A Wound Honey has well known antimicrobial properties and these are increasingly being used in wound dressings. Honey is a sweet, sticky bee product that has been valued by mankind for thousands of years as a food, medicine and offering to the Gods. It is difficult to trace its history as a [...]

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