FYI, I just wanted to touch upon what Dick had brought up regarding what
is happening with the the National Honey Board and bring things up to date
as his post, http://listserv.albany.edu:8080/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0312B&L=bee-
l&P=R3554&D=1&O=D,  refered to an April 19, 2000 Press Release,
http://www.honey.com/pressrm/research/enrgy-expbio.html.

The National Honey Board publishes a bulletin, The Nucleus; I just last
week received my copy of Volume 2, Issue 4 Fall/Winter 2003 edition.

Under a topic called "Future Research Needs" the following was printed
which brings up to date Dick Marron's Post: "In the next few months, Board
staff will be evaluating proposals for research opportunities, including
investigating honey's glycemic index..." "In order to compare honey to
other carbohydrates, the Board has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for
research that will determine the glycemic index of several varieties of
honey. The chosen researcher will begin with Clover honey and two other
varieties, one with high fructoseand low glucose  (such as Tupelo or Sage)
and one with low fructose and high glucose (such as Cotton, Sunflower, or
Rapeseed.

Another topic regards Kirin Honey Beer!  It seems that The Japaneese beer
maker, Kirin is gonna produce "Honey Brown Beer" and its major source is
Orange Blossom Honey. I also seems that there will not be enough Orange
Blossom Honey produced in the USA to supply all of Kirin's needs so
additional Orange Blossom Honey will be purchased from Spanish and Mexican
sources. This is very good news for California and Florida pollinators;
and because of the Japanese attitude towards quality control there will
IMHO be no "blending" of American Orange Blossom Honey.

Other articles featured Research on the Antibacterial Activity of Honey,
how to get on The Honey Locator, and a report on the Board's visit to the
Carl Hayden Bee Research Center in Tucson.


Happy Holidays!

Chuck Norton
Norton's Nut & Honey Farm
Reidsville, NC

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