Central Beekeepers Alliance

Honey Fights Bacteria in Wounds, Scientists Say

Some 2000 years before the discovery of the existence of bacteria, honey was used to treat infected wounds. With the advent of modern medicine, such “folk remedies” as honey for wound treatment have gone out of favour, but in recent years honey has started to get more attention. Now, another study lends further credence to [...]

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PEI Honey Product Wins Prestigious Prize

Central Beekeepers Alliance sends its hearty congratulations to Island Abbey Foods Ltd. of Prince Edward Island. The company just won the Global SIAL d’Or, one of the world’s top food prizes, for its innovative Honibe Honey Drop, a dried honey product in the form of a lozenge, used to sweeten a hot beverage with honey [...]

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Thanks from Central Beekeepers VP

Well, the CBA has had a busy few months. We started off with the Maritime Bee Tour here in our city that was a great success! We had several guest speakers that had a wealth of information for all beekeepers young and old. The food was great, the people were awesome, and the many things [...]

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Special Gear for Central Beekeepers

The new CBA logo makes its first appearance in a selection of custom t-shirts and caps produced for us by Valley Graphics. There’s a wide variety of colour combinations to choose from for the clothing, and sew-on patches are also available. Here’s just a sample of the great-looking gear that our beekeepers will be sporting [...]

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New Logo Unveiled for Central Beekeepers

Central Beekeepers Alliance has a new logo, designed for us by Alexzandra Dembenski, who is the daughter of CBA Vice-President Christine Dembenski and Mike Dembenski. Many thanks to “Allie” for kindly donating her skills to produce this artwork for us. A special variation of the CBA logo shown was created at the same time to [...]

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