"Honey Wars" news article :(

Started by folieadeux, November 08, 2016, 05:47:56 AM

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folieadeux

"Every day is a journey & the journey itself is home." Matsuo Basho

Acebird

What could possess someone to poison that many hives?  I can see the gain is stealing them but what gain is there in poisoning them when the price is golden?
Brian Cardinal
Just do it

BeeMaster2

Quote from: Acebird on November 08, 2016, 08:17:24 AM
What could possess someone to poison that many hives?  I can see the gain is stealing them but what gain is there in poisoning them when the price is golden?

They get frustrated and quit making the honey.

In western FL, if you place a hive on your land or a friends land in Tupilo territory and the local beeks find out about it, they will burn your hives.
Jim
Democracy is 2 wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote.
Ben Franklin

Nico

Acebird,
It's called "getting rid of the opposition"
Nico

Culley

There is a fair amount of discussion of this on the New Zealand beekeeping forum

http://www.nzbees.net/forums/commercial-beekeepers.31/



Also NZ is trying to trademark the term "Manuka Honey" to stop Australian producers using it.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-26/australian-honey-producers-concerned-by-nz-attempt/7789180

Andersonhoney

Manuka sites here are starting to become hotly contested here too (that's as nice as I can put it).