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Did you test your honey IQ in our Sweet Truth Challenge? If not, we’re sad you missed it! We hosted our sweepstakes on our Facebook page, which allowed honey lovers to answer questions about the golden nectar. We were sweet enough to even direct you to finding all the answers on www.storyofhoney.com.

Questions ranged from asking what bees collect to make honey (nectar!) to the number of honey varietals in the United States (over 300!). Studying up on honey facts paid off for these lucky participants who answered questions correctly.

• Sharon R., St. Marys, Ga.
• Bob M., Peabody, Mass.
• Zoey W., Charlestown, W. Va.
• Stephen M., Carver, Mass.
• Rick H., Batesville, Miss.
• Bonnie F., Boynton Beach, Fla.
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Did you test your honey IQ in our Sweet Truth Challenge? If not, we’re sad you missed it! We hosted our sweepstakes on our Facebook page, which allowed honey lovers to answer questions about the golden nectar. We were sweet enough to even direct you to finding all the answers on www.storyofhoney.com.

Questions ranged from asking what bees collect to make honey (nectar!) to the number of honey varietals in the United States (over 300!). Studying up on honey facts paid off for these lucky participants who answered questions correctly.

• Sharon R., St. Marys, Ga.
• Bob M., Peabody, Mass.
• Zoey W., Charlestown, W. Va.
• Stephen M., Carver, Mass.
• Rick H., Batesville, Miss.
• Bonnie F., Boynton Beach, Fla.
 ...
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Last week, staff from the National Honey Board had the opportunity to travel to Fort Wayne Indiana to visit Parkview Field, home of the TinCaps, for a double-header. The TinCaps are the Class-A affiliate to the San Diego Padres. 

The TinCaps moniker is a reference to the beloved pioneer Johnny Appleseed, who was known for wearing his tin cooking pot upon his head. Johnny hails from Fort Wayne and joined the TinCaps in April of 2009 to help jumpstart the move to downtown Parkview Field. What was even more fun to learn was that Johnny Appleseed was a real person, but the name of John Chapman. Mr. Chapman died near Fort Wayne 151 years ago and is buried there. We thought this was such a neat piece of history!

We thought both the team and ...

Last week, NHB staff traveled to New York to exhibit at the New York Baby Show. We arrived on Friday and as soon as we got to the hotel, we put our bags down and went searching for Pier 92. This was our first time exhibiting at this show and we opted for a 10 x 20 booth, as opposed to the 10 x 10 you traditionally see.

Once we had set up our extra-large booth, it was time to get back to the hotel and get some rest for the show open the next morning. Once we arrived back at the show the following morning, we were ready to spread our love of honey to moms, dads, kids and anyone who would listen. The doors opened at 10 am, and from then until show closed at 4 pm, we were talking to attendees nonstop. The families attending the show loved our booth, our giveaways and our honey messaging.

We chose to attend the NY Baby ...

We launched our Sweet Truth Challenge today and we are so excited! The Sweet Truth Challenge aims to educate consumers on the journey from honey bee to table.

Every day a new question will appear, and with every correct answer, you are entered into our daily drawings, as well as our grand prize drawing. Each daily winner will receive a $50 Amazon gift code and the Grand Prize winner will receive a $500 American Express gift card, plus a honey swag bag containing culinary honey items!

Questions like: How many ingredients are in honey? Does pollen make honey, honey? will be asked and if you answer one correctly, you could be a winner! Plus, finding the answers has never been easier. Just head over to www.storyofhoney.com, where all the answers can be ...

We’ve been pulling together our honey brochures, honey swag and of course, the honey to get ready for our first time exhibiting at the New York Baby Show next week.  All this running around reminded us that this Sunday is Mother’s Day! 

And what better way to celebrate than a giveaway? This giveaway includes an all-silicone spoon with our www.honey.com website on the handle, a handy fold-away tote that folds into itself to become a fraction of the size,  ten orange blossom honey sticks, one honey lip balm and our newest honey brochures, Honey: The Journey From Hive to Bottle and Honey: Discover the Versatility.

Be one of the first five people to email us at socialmedia@nhb.org and we will send you a ...

Last week, staff from the National Honey Board (NHB) had the opportunity to travel to Birmingham Alabama to attend a Barons baseball game. The Barons are the Double-A affiliate to the Chicago White Sox.

The NHB chose the Barons as one of their six teams to sponsor this season and we are so glad we did. The team plays at a brand new, beautiful stadium and we couldn’t have asked for better weather. If that wasn’t enough, the game was a great one and the Barons beat the Huntsville Stars, five to one. 

Upon arriving at the stadium, the first thing we noticed was the HUGE honey billboard directly behind the pitching mound. This was great to see, but it didn’t stop there. ...

Last week we boarded a plane to beautiful San Diego to present at our semiannual board meeting. This two day meeting is packed with information, as we have to present all the marketing programs, financial plans and research projects that we’ve been working on. We also present our plans for the work we have slated for the remainder of the year and talk about any issues that might be facing our industry.

Also on the agenda, we had the pleasure of swearing in new board members and alternates that were appointed by U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack last December.

To back up a bit, our ten person board is composed of three first handler representatives, two importer representatives, one importer-handler representative, three producer representatives, and one marketing cooperative representative. ...