Colony Losses

[Parsonage Bees]

This is where I get my baker's fondant (and bread and their Eccles cakes . Proper bakery. Queues out the door are normal.
The number of chelsea buns that I eat over a year mean that I probably eat another 12.5kg of fondant!

 

[Penninetrader]

I believe there is insect/ arthropod contamination in most if not all flour, as well as many other foods. Flour mites are not uncommon. Removing every trace of bugs from harvested wheat must be pretty much impossible.
Having said that 4% seems a lot, if it's correct - I'm not sure i can be bothered wading through the regulations though!

European supermarkets could soon see a surge in products containing insect-based ingredients. From February 10, the European Union has approved up to 4 per cent of ultra-violet (UV)-treated mealworm and cricket powders for use in foods such as bread, pasta and cakes across the bloc.13 Feb 2025
approval insect novel food - European Commission
https://food.ec.europa.eu/food-safety/novel-food/authorisations/approval-insect-novel-food_en

 

[Sutty]

European supermarkets could soon see a surge in products containing insect-based ingredients. From February 10, the European Union has approved up to 4 per cent of ultra-violet (UV)-treated mealworm and cricket powders for use in foods such as bread, pasta and cakes across the bloc.13 Feb 2025
approval insect novel food - European Commission
https://food.ec.europa.eu/food-safety/novel-food/authorisations/approval-insect-novel-food_en

Yes, but has to be labelled as such.
You will have already eaten plenty of incidental insects!

 

[North End Bees]

There seems to be a trend towards high protein bread recently but usually it's fortified with pea flour. I shall be looking at my ingredients labels more closely!

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

This is where I get my baker's fondant (and bread and their Eccles cakes . Proper bakery. Queues out the door are normal.
The number of chelsea buns that I eat over a year mean that I probably eat another 12.5kg of fondant!

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must be a butcher next door - I can see his apron hanging out to dry

 

[Parsonage Bees]

must be a butcher next door - I can see his apron hanging out to dry

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Is this another Greek mythology reference that I don't understand?

There's usually an old delivery bike outside the butchers. Like in "Open all hours". That's the sort of reference I get.
Woodhall Spa is more 'Home Counties' than 'Lincolnshire'. Significant retired population. I don't live there. But it's good to have access to better shops. We have a Cooplands, bit like Greggs.