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Help get the Beekeeping Merit Badge Reinstated
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Category Archives: Europe
New Honeybee Breed Key to Combating Colony Collapse Disorder
A British beekeeper has been working on creating a new strain of honeybee resistant to the varroa mite, a prime suspect in colony collapse disorder (CCD), and it looks like he’s hit a high note after 18 years of careful … Continue reading
Support for Bangor University research on tough bees
Scientists hoping to breed bees resistant to disease and harsh Welsh weather say they have been inundated by offers of help. Read more
German Airports Using “Biodetective” Honeybees To Monitor Air Quality
Environmental monitoring has come a long way since the proverbial canary in the coal mine. Now we use bees. Read more
Ten-year plan to help honey bees
HONEY bees are to be given greater protection under a ten-year strategy unveiled yesterday. Read more
£10m scheme looks at bees in UK
The Swindon-based Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has launched a £10 million programme to look at the decline of honeybees and other pollinating insects. Read more
More bees survive despite UK’s harsh winter
The percentage of honeybee colonies which made it through this winter was slightly higher than last year despite the harsh conditions, the British Beekeepers’ Association said yesterday. But while there was a “small and encouraging improvement” in survival rates this … Continue reading
Killer hornets could kill honeybees
Giants hornets attacking Gloucestershire’s honey bees could kill off its honey production industry. Read more
‘Adoption’ scheme aims to help save honeybees
People who are concerned about the fate of the UK’s honeybees but who do not want to keep bees themselves can now get involved with efforts to protect them under an “adoption” scheme launched today. Read more
Project to establish first honeybee sanctuary in North Wales
A pioneering village has become a hive of activity after setting itself up as a honeybee sanctuary. Henllan, in Denbighshire, aims to become a bee-friendly village to give a helping hand to the beleaguered insect. Read more
“Bears Love Honey”
Ultimately, the Berlin International Film Festival managed to come up with at least one plausible winner, the Turkish-German co-production Bal (Honey) from director Semih Kaplanoglu. Michael Althen reports on a worthy winner at a not-so-worthy festival Read more
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