ApinewsNews about bees and beekeeping from around the world

The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously on Friday to pass an ordinance that legalizes beekeeping in Minneapolis.

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The West Australian Department of Agriculture has been accused of sitting on its hands and allowing the exotic pest small hive beetle to spread freely in the far north of the state.

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Lacking a stinger is no barrier to kicking butt in the evolutionary cage match between Australian bees and hive-invading parasites

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Honeybees have been dying in record numbers in the U.S. for at least the past two years. Experts attribute the mass deaths to a catchall condition known as colony collapse disorder (CCD), although both a cure and the culprit remain elusive.

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The world’s leading cosmetics manufacturer, L’Oréal Paris, has become the first corporation to help finance the fight to save Australia’s honeybee population, promising $50,000 towards protecting local bees from the Varroa Destructor mite.

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If you’re interested in becoming a beekeeper — and state agriculture extension officials hope you are — you might want to look into beemaster classes being offered through the Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program.

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The University of Zagreb and the Croatian Beekeepers Association will found a beekeeping centre in Mrzlo Polje in Zumberak municipality.

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To speed the search for the cause of an epidemic killing honey bees – and threatening food crops across the country – Wyman’s of Maine, the premier brand of wild blueberries, today presented $50,000 to the Department of Entomology at The Pennsylvania State University.

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A Whangamata hobbyist beekeeper who accidentally poisoned 22 people has said he will keep making and selling honey.

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Beekeeping is officially illegal in New York – but that hasn’t stopped keepers around the city from practicing their hobby on the down-low.

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