Plea to watch for hitchhiking bees

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Australia, NZ, Oceania, Diseases and pesticides | Posted on 21-12-2006

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Travellers are being asked to help stop the spread of the varroa bee mite these holidays.

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Candle-making nuns know their beeswax

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in North America, Products | Posted on 21-12-2006

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Orthodox Christian nuns from The Convent of the Meeting of the Lord make a living at Quiet Light Candles near Stanwood. Read more about this, and learn what negative ions has to do with beeswax candles.

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Ethiopia: Government said giving prime attention to apiary development

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Africa, Business | Posted on 20-12-2006

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State Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Dr. Abera Deresa indicated the attention and high priority the government attached to the promotion of beekeeping and enhancement of honey production as part of the wideranging efforts to enabling the majority of the farming community to generate income, thereby helping ensure food security and reduce poverty.

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The mystery of the missing honeybees in Shiiba, Japan

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Asia, Biology, Misc | Posted on 19-12-2006

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Shiiba is so well known for its honey that two years ago, to capitalize on the fame, local residents here launched a special Shiiba brand. There’s just one problem. The honeybees have all but disappeared.

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Aussie bees banned in New Zealand

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Australia, NZ, Oceania, Diseases and pesticides | Posted on 19-12-2006

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Last Friday, the National Beekeepers Association applied to the Wellington High Court for an interim order stopping the importation of Australian honey and other bee products.

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No africanized honeybees In N.C. yet

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Biology, North America | Posted on 18-12-2006

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Africanized honeybees have yet to reach North Carolina, according to a recent survey of honeybees by state experts.

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Honeymarkproducts.com launched by Honeymark International

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Business, Products | Posted on 18-12-2006

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In a press release, Honeymark International is revealing their new web site, honeymarkproducts.com. Honeymark International is a company selling skin care products containing Manuka Honey as a healing agent.

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New varroa finds in Nelson raise elimination doubts

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Australia, NZ, Oceania, Diseases and pesticides | Posted on 18-12-2006

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A Nelson bee-keeper leading efforts to eliminate the varroa honey bee mite from the top of the South Island, says the discovery of new infestations of the parasite may compromise the chances of the programme succeeding.

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Biosecurity detects varroa mite in Nelson

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Australia, NZ, Oceania, Diseases and pesticides | Posted on 17-12-2006

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Biosecurity New Zealand has detected three hives infected with low levels of varroa mite in Nelson.

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Beekeepers told to go for quality in Tanzania

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Africa, Hardware | Posted on 17-12-2006

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The use of poor working tools during harvesting of honey downgrades the quality of product in its key markets, an official has said.

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