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NorCal Nectar

NorCal Nectar Journal

Raw honey, honey sticks & beekeeping

Buying guides, serving maths, recipes and hive management — written to answer one question at a time, with the sources shown.

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Each hub collects the articles for one subject and links to the product they are about.

Raw Honey

What raw honey actually is, how to tell it apart from filtered supermarket honey, and how Northern California wildflower honey tastes through the season.

Honey Sticks

Serving sizes, pack maths, age safety, and how honey sticks work for tea, lunchboxes, events and businesses.

Recipes

Cooking, baking, drinks and infusions that use raw honey as an ingredient rather than a garnish.

Beekeeping

Hive management, seasonal timing, pests, equipment and California regulations — written for first- and second-year beekeepers.

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Beekeeping & Sustainability

Colony Collapse Crisis 2026: What Record Bee Losses Mean and How You Can Help

Beekeeping & Sustainability

Colony Collapse Crisis 2026: What Record Bee Losses Mean and How You Can Help

The 2024-2025 season recorded the highest honeybee colony losses since tracking began — 55.6% of managed colonies gone. This guide breaks down what's driving colony collapse disorder heading into 2026, the real-world consequences for food prices and agriculture, and concrete steps you can take to help reverse the decline.

13 min read

Beekeeping & Sustainability

Why Bees Are Vital for Agriculture: Crops and Economics

Beekeeping & Sustainability

Why Bees Are Vital for Agriculture: Crops and Economics

Bees do far more than make honey. They underpin roughly one-third of global food production through pollination, supporting everything from almonds and blueberries to cherries and cucumbers. This guide breaks down the economics, the crop-level data, and what protecting pollinators looks like on farms and at home.

12 min read

Shop while you read

Every guide above points at one of these.

Raw California Honey

Unfiltered wildflower honey in 16, 32 and 64 oz.

Pure Honey Sticks

One teaspoon of raw honey per sealed straw. Seven pack sizes, 10 to 1000.

The Complete Beekeeper Course

Eight written modules on Northern California beekeeping.

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