New York City beekeepers swarm City Hall to protest ban

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Norway | Posted on 08-07-2009

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New York City always buzzes with activity. It appears urban beekeeping is contributing.

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Bees inconvenience passengers at Norwegian train station

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Europe, Norway | Posted on 26-05-2008

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A large swarm of bees Thursday caused problems for train passengers in south-eastern Norway, reports said. Station manager Terje Andersen at the train station in Fredrikstad told broadcaster NRK that “the bees began to swarm around us” early in the afternoon.

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Honeybee Researcher to Unravel Properties Governing Lifespan with Support from Norway

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Biology, North America, Norway | Posted on 01-04-2008

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Gro Amdam, associate professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University, has been awarded two grants totaling the U.S. equivalent of about $1.4 million from the Norwegian Research Council to investigate biochemical factors and social life history properties that can influence aging and longevity in honeybees.

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Norwegian council names ASU researcher ‘Outstanding Young Investigator’

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Misc, Norway | Posted on 17-07-2007

Gro Amdam, an assistant professor in Arizona State University’s School of Life Sciences who heads social insect studies in laboratories at both ASU and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, is one of 20 researchers now bearing the distinction “Outstanding Young Investigator” from the Research Council of Norway.

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Bee Researcher At Arizona State University Is 1 Of 20 New Pew Scholars In The Biomedical Sciences

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Misc, North America, Norway | Posted on 27-06-2007

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Gro Amdam, an assistant professor in Arizona State University’s School of Life Sciences who heads social insect studies in laboratories at both ASU and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences’ Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, is one of only 20 researchers chosen this year to enter the Trusts’ exclusive rolls as a Pew Scholar in the biomedical sciences.

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Fireblight in Bergen (Norway)

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Norway | Posted on 27-05-2007

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Big efforts are made to avoid fireblight in fruit growing areas in Norway.

Hardanger, where most of the apples are grown in Norway, has avoided it so far.
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Beekeeping could become an important business in northern Norway

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Business, Norway | Posted on 15-11-2006

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According to scientists, beekeeping could become an important agricultural business in northern Norway.

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Can beekeeping become important in northern parts of Norway?

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Business, Norway | Posted on 05-11-2006

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Yes, it can, says scientists Lise Hatten and Jørn Høberg at the science institution Bioforsk Nord Tjøtta

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Birds and bees may be gay

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Behavior, Norway | Posted on 16-10-2006

The birds and the bees may be gay, according to the world’s first museum exhibition about homosexuality among animals.

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Norway: Unrealistic to get rid of “pærebrann”

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Diseases and pesticides, Norway | Posted on 16-07-2006

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Scientist Lars Sekse thinks it is unrealistic to think it is possible to get rid of “pærebrann”

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