Planet Green Launches ‘Reel Impact’ Documentary Block

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in North America | Posted on 30-06-2009

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“Reel Impact” Airs Saturdays 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET, Starting Sept. 12th with The Last Beekeeper

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Colony Collapse Disorder Research Is (Finally) Gearing Up

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Diseases and pesticides | Posted on 30-06-2009

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A year later, here’s how $4.1 million in new federal honey bee research money is being spent.

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Calcium — the secret to honeybees’ memory

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Biology | Posted on 29-06-2009

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Long-term memory formation in honeybees is instigated by a calcium ion cascade. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology have shown that calcium acts as a switch between short- and long-term storage of learned information.

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Uganda: Honey Production to Start in Park

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Africa | Posted on 29-06-2009

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Members of Alpine Honey Producers have signed an agreement with the Uganda Wildlife Authority to allow them start bee-keeping in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

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Rwanda: Honey – Country Targets International Market

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Africa, Business | Posted on 28-06-2009

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According to RARDA, the national demand for honey will increase from 1,600 tonnes in 2006 to 13,800 tonnes by 2020.

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Bee-Killing Parasite Genome Sequenced

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Diseases and pesticides | Posted on 27-06-2009

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Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have sequenced the genome of a parasite that can kill honey bees. Nosema ceranae is one of many pathogens suspected of contributing to the current bee population decline, termed colony collapse disorder (CCD).

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Can We Count on Native Bees to Replace Honeybees?

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in North America | Posted on 27-06-2009

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Counting sheep might put you to sleep, but counting bees is exciting work, say the ecologists organizing a nationwide citizen science project to survey the nation’s bees.

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Kenya honey heads to Europe

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Africa, Business, Europe | Posted on 27-06-2009

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Kenyan bee farmers will begin exporting honey to the European market in the next two weeks, following the commissioning of new testing equipment at the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS).

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Forestry Tas Bullying Beekeepers Over Leatherwood

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Australia, NZ, Oceania | Posted on 26-06-2009

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The Tasmanian Greens today accused Forestry Tasmania of attempting to bully Tasmanian beekeepers into silence over the ongoing destruction of Tasmania’s unique Leatherwood resource.

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Bees’ sweet yearnings produce blue honey

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Misc | Posted on 26-06-2009

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No one is quite sure when. No one is quite sure where. And after decades of studying, experts still disagree on why.

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