Uganda now targets honey markets in the EU, Japan and US

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Africa, Business | Posted on 25-01-2007

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After years of struggling to market its products, the Uganda Honey Exporters Association has finally won government support.

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Pakistan achieves self-sufficiency in honeybee

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Asia, Misc | Posted on 20-01-2007

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Pakistan is exporting honey to the Gulf states and other countries after attaining self-sufficiency in production of honeybee.

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Man trying to kill bees sets home ablaze

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Misc, North America | Posted on 20-01-2007

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A man who tried to keep bees off his property accidentally set fire to his house instead, causing at least $500 damage.

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Honey bee researcher wins National Research Initiative Discovery Award

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Misc | Posted on 10-01-2007

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Dr. Tanya Pankiw, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station assistant professor, has been awarded the 2006 National Research Initiative Discovery Award.

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‘Killer’ bees tracked near New Orleans

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Misc, North America | Posted on 10-01-2007

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Another headache for survivors of Hurricane Katrina in flood-damaged St. Bernard Parish: killer bees.

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Varroa found in new hive in NZ

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Australia, NZ, Oceania, Diseases and pesticides | Posted on 08-01-2007

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A decision on the future of the varroa eradication programme is expected to be made later this month, following the discovery of another infected hive in the Nelson region.

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Queen bees shown to pass viruses to their offspring

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Biology, Diseases and pesticides | Posted on 06-01-2007

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The first evidence that viruses can be transmitted vertically from mother queens to their offspring in honey bee colonies has been discovered by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.

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Honey the top hangover cure

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Health | Posted on 05-01-2007

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A breakfast of toast and honey is the ideal New Year’s Day hangover cure, according to the Royal Society of Chemistry.

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Farmers seek authority to keep bees in forest in Kenya

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Africa, Misc | Posted on 05-01-2007

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Farmers in the two Nandi districts want the Government to allow them keep bees (apiculture) in the region’s forests which are protected areas by law.

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