Author Archives: gonzalo

Beekeeping with values | Beehives from Crowdfarming

Offering adoptions of beehives allows for an increase of the bee population and at the same time a honey with special values is created that goes hand in hand with our philosophy. Honey for the bees: It is not the goal of the bees to ... Continue reading

Open letter to the mankind

Ms. Bini the Bee Beehive of Bini’s Family (Department “Workerbees”) Naranjas del Carmen, 46117, Bétera Valencia, SPAIN Sunday, July 3rd. 2016, Dear humans, today, I turn to you as spokesbee representing the global bee ... Continue reading

How honey is made

Miguel Angel working with a honey hive surrounded by orange trees at Naranjas del Carmen We work hand in hand with the bees in order to produce your honey. In doing so we have a perfect division of tasks: The bees are responsible ... Continue reading

The bees, the workers of the sky

As you already know, we can only enjoy delicious honey thanks to the bees. But be careful! Not all of them are able to produce honey! In Europe, we can eat this delicious product thanks to the Apis mellifera (from latin Apis, bee et ... Continue reading

Loss & Waste: The unfortunate food predicament

As the words imply, food waste and loss describe food that is uneaten, lost, or discarded. A 100 million tons of food are thrown away every year in Europe and if nothing is done, this figure, according to the European Union and the ... Continue reading

Farming 2.0 – Putting local farmers on the map

It is no secret that nowadays, modern day society has opened up many doors for small businesses like ours. The world of web, social media, and online communication has transformed the way customers and corporations do business and has ... Continue reading

10 ways – never waste again!

We love eating our oranges! However, we understand that sometimes it can be hard to consume all of them before they begin to spoil. If you like to consume your oranges on the way to work or on a journey or if you are always looking ... Continue reading

The future of sustainable farming – an the role we play in it

Sustainability is certainly one of the most controversial topics. Despite its importance for the agriculture and our planet in general, there is still no uniform understanding of it and its usefulnes is widely discussed. That is why ... Continue reading

The orange anatomy!

How many times have you cut into an orange? Probably more times than you can count! However, have you ever examined it more closely? We will dissect one of our oranges with the precision of a surgeon, and we will explain in detail all ... Continue reading