July 3, 2009

Insights into female sperm storage from the spermathecal fluid proteome of the honeybee Apis mellifera

Posted by eivindm @ 6:13 pm
Biology

Female animals are often able to store sperm inside their body – in some species even for several decades.

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June 30, 2009

Planet Green Launches ‘Reel Impact’ Documentary Block

Posted by eivindm @ 7:06 pm
North America

“Reel Impact” Airs Saturdays 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET, Starting Sept. 12th with The Last Beekeeper

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Colony Collapse Disorder Research Is (Finally) Gearing Up

Posted by eivindm @ 7:02 pm
Pest and diseases

A year later, here’s how $4.1 million in new federal honey bee research money is being spent.

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June 29, 2009

Calcium — the secret to honeybees’ memory

Posted by eivindm @ 7:40 pm
Biology

Long-term memory formation in honeybees is instigated by a calcium ion cascade. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology have shown that calcium acts as a switch between short- and long-term storage of learned information.

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Uganda: Honey Production to Start in Park

Posted by eivindm @ 7:31 pm
Africa

Members of Alpine Honey Producers have signed an agreement with the Uganda Wildlife Authority to allow them start bee-keeping in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

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June 28, 2009

Rwanda: Honey – Country Targets International Market

Posted by eivindm @ 6:20 pm
Africa Business

According to RARDA, the national demand for honey will increase from 1,600 tonnes in 2006 to 13,800 tonnes by 2020.

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June 27, 2009

Bee-Killing Parasite Genome Sequenced

Posted by eivindm @ 7:38 pm
Pest and diseases

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have sequenced the genome of a parasite that can kill honey bees. Nosema ceranae is one of many pathogens suspected of contributing to the current bee population decline, termed colony collapse disorder (CCD).

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Can We Count on Native Bees to Replace Honeybees?

Posted by eivindm @ 7:35 pm
North America

Counting sheep might put you to sleep, but counting bees is exciting work, say the ecologists organizing a nationwide citizen science project to survey the nation’s bees.

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Kenya honey heads to Europe

Posted by eivindm @ 7:19 pm
Africa Business Europe

Kenyan bee farmers will begin exporting honey to the European market in the next two weeks, following the commissioning of new testing equipment at the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS).

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June 26, 2009

Forestry Tas Bullying Beekeepers Over Leatherwood

Posted by eivindm @ 7:28 pm
Australia, NZ, Oceania

The Tasmanian Greens today accused Forestry Tasmania of attempting to bully Tasmanian beekeepers into silence over the ongoing destruction of Tasmania’s unique Leatherwood resource.

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