Would honey by any other name taste as sweet?: Avoid counterfeit honey by supporting your local beekeepers

06/10/2025 22 min Episodio 100
Would honey by any other name taste as sweet?: Avoid counterfeit honey by supporting your local beekeepers

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Episode Synopsis

This episode is the final part of our two-part chat with Sophia Croker. In the last episode, Phia explained the life of the average bee and the extraordinary life of a mobile beekeeper. In this episode, Phia discusses how treating varroa mites can impact the honey and beeswax, how supporting local beekeepers helps you to avoid potentially counterfeit honey in supermarkets, and why you should stay away from almond honey.   Resources and links: The Bee Drover website Phia’s Bees on Facebook Phia’s Bees on Instagram   Send us your story: Do you know someone (or are you someone) who’d make a great potential guest on a future episode of Beyond the Farm Gate? Drop us a line at [email protected].   Connect: Bendigo Bank Agribusiness website Bendigo Bank on Facebook Bendigo Bank on X Bendigo Bank on LinkedIn Bendigo Bank on YouTube   In this podcast any opinions, estimates and projections are for informational purposes only and any advice provided is of a general nature only and does not take into account your personal needs, objectives and financial circumstances. You should consider whether it is appropriate for your situation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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