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Safer Farms Sting Chinese Beekeepers

Posted May 3, 07 5:01 PM CDT in World,  Science & Health,  Arts & Living,  Glossies 

(Newser) – Stung by recent scandals over tainted food exports, a small group of Chinese beekeepers is trying to sweeten up local honey production. They're throwing out standard practices, like using antibiotics to treat their colonies, and pushing natural options. But the old guard is using violence in its attempts to prevent change and has even physically attacked high-end competitors.

Officials hope that the new honey will be a model of clean food production for export. But most farmers aren't looking to raise their standards—they just want to avoid competition. Says Sun Baoli, who was beaten by 15 other beekeepers after starting a clean honey farm, "It's going to take some time."

Source Los Angeles Times

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Sun Baoli with the plastic containers he hopes will revolutionize China's beekeeping trade.
BEE - HONEY(2 Of 3)   (Earth Life Forms - Animals)
Bee Keeper Bill Richards sets up his display of honey at the farmers market in Concord, California, Tuesday May 22, 2001. Richards and his wife spent two weeks extracting 70,000 bees from the a 150-ye   (KRT Photos)
Disc of a honeycomb is shown. The comb is the hexagonal-shaped edible compartment that holds the honey.   (KRT Photos)
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