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Monthly Archives: December 2007
Bees to vanquish varroa
New Zealand researchers say they have bred honeybees which are not only resistant to varroa mites, but fight back by making the mite larvae sterile. Read more
Genetically Engineered crops causing CCD
Scientific evidence suggest that GM Crops are causing a breakdown of bees immune system in what has been called by scientists “Honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder“. Read more
Posted in Diseases and pesticides
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Harder Working Bees, Through Chemistry
Beekeepers with colonies suffering from symptoms of Colony Collapse Disorder still keep showing up. They did everything right this summer: they made healthy splits; they fed, medicated and sheltered. But the splits didn’t build up like they should, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Behavior, Biology, Diseases and pesticides
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Honey ‘better than medicines’ for kids’ coughs
Natural honey is a betterremedy for children’s coughs than expensive over-the-counter medicines, researchers said today. Read more
Posted in Health
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Swarm of bees briefly halt Sri Lanka-England cricket Test
Sri Lanka – A swarm of bees briefly halted play in the cricket Test between Sri Lanka and England when they flew across Asgiriya Stadium, forcing the players to all lie motionless on the ground. Read more
Posted in Asia, Misc
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Pork Industry Board welcomes Beekeepers’ win
The Court of Appeal has upheld the Beekeepers’ case that it is unlawful for MAF to allow new organisms across the border. It affirms that the only body with power to approve the introduction of new organisms to New Zealand … Continue reading
Queen Bees Control Sex of Young After All
Royalty has its privileges, even in the insect world. Queen honey bees can choose the sex of their offspring, a new study shows. Like a sharp stinger, that finding pokes a hole in the notion that queens are merely mindless … Continue reading
Posted in Biology
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Guerilla bees cheat their way to royalty
The revolutionary-style activity of a type of honey bee has dealt a blow to the image of insects working co-operatively to benefit the colony. Read more
Posted in Behavior
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Sweet news for Aussie bee industry
The US Department of Agriculture says it won’t ban imports of Australian honeybees, after first suggesting a few months ago the bees might be the source of deadly Colony Collapse Disorder in the states. Read more
Beekeepers leaving the industry, with no one to replace them
David Coggshall remembers when he was a boy hauling bee colonies from sweet clover fields in Cocoa to cucumber patches in the Everglades and back to Central Florida in time for summer orange blossoms, which flavored the honey for his … Continue reading
Posted in North America
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