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Honey Solutions honey packing company has  weekend fire By Jane Howard Lee Contributor, THE BAYTOWN SUN The main metal building at Honey Solutions, a honey processing plant between Baytown and Mont Belvieu, Texas, may have survived Hurricane Ike, but it could not hold up against a fire that raged through the plant Sunday night, formerly known as Hoyt’s Honey Farm, about 7:40 p.m. Located at 11711 Interstate 10 East, Honey Solutions processes bulk honey from American and overseas sources, and then distributes it to food manufacturers and honey distributors throughout the nation. It is one of the largest dedicated industrial honey suppliers in the United States. The plant suffered heavy damage from the blaze, but no injuries were reported. Firefighters from some of the other agencies remained on the scene longer and arson investigators worked to determine the cause of the blaze. Initial reports indicated that 100% of the offices were destroyed, but this isn’t confirmed. By Monday morning, workers with Phoenix Pollution Control and Environmental Services were at Honey Solutions to begin clean-up activities, while Honey Solutions workers awaited a representative from the insurance company. According to a spokesman for the Chambers County Office of Emergency Management, 10 other fire departments responded to the fire. Honey industry spokespeople commented that this is a significant event for the entire honey industry that will exacerbate the international shortage of honey.   Find out What’s New At Mann Lake right Here Protein feeding pays off with better bee health, better survival, better production, and better wintering.  Learn More.   Subscribe to Malcolm Sanford’s Apis Newsletter right here For a comprehensive listing of beekeeping events around the country and around the globe, check out Bee Culture’s Global Beekeeping Calendar   This message brought to you by Bee Culture, The Magazine Of American Beekeeping, published by the A.I. Root Company.