Beekeepers fighting for survival in Australia

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Australia, NZ, Oceania, Business | Posted on 24-10-2007

Beekeepers in the west of Australia have moved into survival mode with production falling by 80 per cent due to ongoing drought.

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Evidence That Honey Speeds Wound Healing

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Health | Posted on 23-10-2007

A new review has found considerable support for the use of honey in wound healing. The findings, published in the October issue of the International Journal of Clinical Practice, covered 18 studies.

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Stop Flesh-Eating Superbugs With Honey

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Health | Posted on 22-10-2007

Drugs might not work against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — better known as MRSA, one of the flesh-eating superbugs — but honey could.

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Beekeepers fight off bad buzz

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in North America | Posted on 22-10-2007

With the sting of invading Africanized honeybees wearing off, commercial and hobbyist beekeepers in Brazoria County now are hoping younger generations will take up the trade.

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Honeybee collapse linked to deadly virus invasion

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Diseases and pesticides, North America | Posted on 18-10-2007

A virus has been identified that is strongly associated with colony collapse disorder in the United States, according to a new study conducted by researchers from Pennsylvania State University, Columbia University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and a number of other institutions and published in the journal “Science.”

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The crash of the bumblebee

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Diseases and pesticides | Posted on 17-10-2007

Thorp, an emeritus professor of entomology from the University of California at Davis, found one solitary bumblebee worker last year along a remote mountain trail in the Siskiyou Mountains, but hasn’t been able to locate any this year. He fears that the species — Franklin’s bumblebee — has gone extinct before anyone could even propose it for the endangered species list. To make matters worse, two other bumblebee species — one on the East coast, one on the West — have gone from common to rare.

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Watch bees, lend a hand to scientists

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Diseases and pesticides, North America | Posted on 17-10-2007

Some people have heard about the unexplained die-off of honeybee colonies in the United States. The malady, first reported last year, is called colony collapse disorder. It’s been the subject of research, speculation and even a hearing earlier this year before members of a House Agriculture subcommittee. Now an Illinois bee expert who testified at the congressional hearing wants to enlist the aid of average residents in conducting further research – this time on wild bees.

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Honey bees to bring money for women

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Asia, Misc | Posted on 16-10-2007

Stressing that rearing of honey bees could be a viable source of income, the Agricultural College and Research Institute (ACRI) here has launched a unique training programme for women on producing honey in the backyard or agriculture farms.

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Bees Could Help Humans and Elephants Co-exist in Africa

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Africa, Misc | Posted on 16-10-2007

As both human and elephant populations grow in Africa, there have been increasing clashes between African residents, mostly rural farmers, and elephants. Now researchers are offering hope by revealing that recordings of angry bees are enough to send even big, tough African elephants scrambling for safety.

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Backyard beekeepers are more important than ever

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Diseases and pesticides, North America | Posted on 15-10-2007

Backyard beekeepers may be the key to saving honey bees in the United States decimated by mites, viruses, and colony collapse disorder, the mysterious killer that has been wiping out huge numbers of commercial honeybee hives.

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