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Monthly Archives: October 2006
Oldest bee fossil creates new buzz
The discovery of the oldest bee fossil supports the theory that bees evolved from wasps, scientists reported today. Read more
Honeybee origins are investigated
According to Neil Tsutsui, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, honeybees did not arise in Asia, as previously thought, but came out of Africa. Read more
Univ. community helps students, using coffee and bees as aids
Not many high schools in Georgia can boast about having a bee colony or their very own coffee shop. But thanks in part to the University, the new alternative high school in Athens can. Read more
Posted in Misc, North America
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Gallic bees threatened by placid foreigners
After surviving the ice age, parasites and insecticides, French honey bees are now under threat from placid foreigners. Read more
Posted in Europe, Misc
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Honey bee genome holds clues to social behavior
By studying the humble honey bee, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have come a step closer to understanding the molecular basis of social behavior in humans. Read more
Posted in Behavior, Biology
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Plan aims to govern honeybee industry
A proposal for a new state law in Arkansas intended to protect honeybees and their keepers from pests was approved Monday by the State Plant Board’s apiary committee. Read more
Posted in Diseases and pesticides, North America
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Declining Bee Population Threatens Major Growers
A major report from the National Academies says bees and other important pollinators are losing out to development and disease. The report’s authors warn the losses could have a big impact on some farmers, such as the almond growers of … Continue reading
Posted in Diseases and pesticides, Misc, North America, Pollination
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The Busy-ness of Bees
The bee business is booming these days. With wild bee populations in decline, beekeepers can make more money renting out bees to pollinate food crops than they ever could selling homemade honey. Read more
Posted in Business, North America, Pollination
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In the yard, on the roof — keeping the bees
On a rooftop high above a congested Somerville street, they make their home. Here is another story about an urban beekeeper. Read more
Posted in Misc, North America
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Honey production appears on stamps on Fiji
Fiji will, this month, release the Honey Production in Fiji stamp issue, in recognition of one of the fastest growing industries in Fiji. Read more
Posted in Australia, NZ, Oceania, Misc
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