Join Commercial Bee Supply in Support of the HIVE Act for the Protection of Domestic Honey
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As a beekeeper in Kentucky, I know how easy it is for honey packers to sell “local” honey. As someone who does/will continue to sell local, I find this ridiculous for legislation not to protect their state natives from large honey packers that have more revenue, more personal, more equipment. Legislators should be looking to protect their constituents that elected them, either the consumer being misled or the producer that honestly labels product. I hope that a small voice can continue raise awareness and continue the “good fight” against something like this.
Austin supported: Support Texas Beekeepers - Stop Texas Honey FraudWe are owners of a beekeeping business whose honeybees are solely in Texas producing only Texas honey. We put alot of work, time, and money into making sure our bees are healthy and productive so our customers only get Texas and Local honey.
When I look at 80%+ of honey's in the grocery store, and trace their origin and genuine labeling (any consumer can do this), I realize the honey type being marketed in fraudulently labeled when it's called "Texas" or "Local" honey. We, as Texas beekeepers, then have to compete against honey suppliers that market "fake" honey.
When I look at the USDA data on U.S. Honey imports, a large majority of what is consumed in the U.S. is imported honey from other countries. With this same source data from the USDA, Texas beekeepers only produced 8-10 percent of the total Texas honey consumed. The price of honey in Texas is premium so it must be the key objective of "honey suppliers" to mislabel honey claiming its from Texas and Local when its not generally possible.
Who is marketing this "fake" Texas and Local honey? The misleading honey marketing practices must stop and we need Truth in Labeling laws in Texas to protect real Texas honey producers.
David supported: Support Texas Beekeepers - Stop Texas Honey FraudI am with you on this. I learned the hard way. My now ex has a hive and he taught me quite a bit about bees and how there are businesses that are not real honey bee farmers and then they try to sell it out in grocery stores after it was processed and as I put it, watered down. I now look for local bee farmers that sell their honey UNFILTERED and straight from the honey bee comb/hive. We need bees. We need to protect them because they deserve it. They give us so much that it’s only right to give back to them. 🐝🐝
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