One Hundred and eighty participants, mostly women from a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) on Saturday, ended a two-week training programme on beekeeping at Oboadaka near Suhum in the Eastern Region.
Posted by eivindm | Posted in Australia, NZ, Oceania | Posted on 31-10-2008
Tags: australia, bumblebees
The federal government has refused a request to allow bumblebees into Australia to pollinate crops.
Posted by eivindm | Posted in North America | Posted on 30-10-2008
Tags: oregon, usa
There’s nothing like a shipwreck tale of mystery and intrigue to draw a weekday crowd to the Washington State Capital Museum for a noon-hour lecture.
Posted by eivindm | Posted in Diseases and pesticides, North America | Posted on 30-10-2008
Tags: california, usa
Honey bee specialists at UC Davis are working closely with the California State Apiary Board to help maintain a healthy bee population in the Golden State.
Blowing into a glass bubble that holds buzzing bees sounds a little kooky. But according to Portugue
se artist Susana Soares, doing so could help detect disease and monitor fertility cycles.
Posted by eivindm | Posted in Diseases and pesticides, North America | Posted on 27-10-2008
Tags: canada, ccd, colony collapse disorder, organic beekeeping
Organic bees appear to be unaffected by the mysterious disorder that is killing off commercial bees, some beekeepers say.
While the mainstream beekeeping industry has lost up to one-third of its populations, there have been almost no reports of colony collapse disorder out of a group of 1,000 organic beekeepers across North America.
Posted by eivindm | Posted in Diseases and pesticides, North America | Posted on 27-10-2008
Tags: ccd, colony collapse disorder, florida, usa
A mysterious phenomenon that has devastated honey bee colonies across the nation has spread to Southwest Florida.
Posted by eivindm | Posted in Diseases and pesticides, North America | Posted on 27-10-2008
Tags: ccd, colony collapse disorder, pesticides, usa
“The recent phenomenon described as honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) is a serious concern to everyone associated with agriculture, (“Mystery of lost bees points to pesticide” Oct. 16). It is unfortunate that this article claims a pesticide class to be the leading cause of this problem, when there is no evidence to support such a hypothesis.” says Jay Vroom, president and CEO of CropLife America
Posted by eivindm | Posted in Diseases and pesticides, North America | Posted on 25-10-2008
Tags: georgia, research, usa, varroa
The University was one of 17 colleges awarded a $4.1 million grant to investigate the sudden decline of Georgia honey bee populations.
Posted by eivindm | Posted in Diseases and pesticides | Posted on 23-10-2008
Tags: ccd, colony collapse disorder, research
Vita urges beekeepers to become more proactive to prevent bee deaths
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