http://apinews.morkland.org News about bees and beekeeping from around the world Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:28:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Bees that are high on cocaine behave more altruistically than sober bees do. Scientists report today in The Journal of Experimental Biology that coked-up bees are much more enthusiastic about helping other bees find food.Read More http://apinews.morkland.org/2009/01/cocaine-makes-you-altruistic-say-scientists/ A new study comprehensively describes the early and late symptoms, the visual signs and the progression of the mysterious affliction decimating U.S. beekeepers.Read More http://apinews.morkland.org/2009/01/the-first-full-accounting-of-colony-collapse-disorder/ The Seattle Post-Intelligencer is out this week with a special report on the global honey industry that will leave a bitter taste in your mouth.Read More http://apinews.morkland.org/2009/01/%e2%80%9choney-laundering%e2%80%9d-under-the-spotlight/ More than three-fifths of U.S. honeybee losses may be the result of Colony Collapse Disorder.Read More http://apinews.morkland.org/2009/01/majority-of-bee-losses-could-be-ccd-related/ Nearly every agricultural crop or livestock line has been improved by cross-breeding, resulting in plants and animals that are disease- or insect-resistant and more productive.Read More http://apinews.morkland.org/2008/12/bee-experts-look-at-breeding-in-varroa-resistance/ You have to feed hens to give you eggs and you need enough fodder for a cow to yield milk. But for bees it is a total contrast.Read More http://apinews.morkland.org/2008/12/uganda-agribusiness/ What do dancing honeybees and stock markets have in common? At first glance, not much. But both are complicated dynamic systems that are extremely difficult to model — until now. An MIT graduate student has developed a methodology for automatically constructing computer models that can accurately describe the behavior of ... http://apinews.morkland.org/2008/12/deciphering-honeybee-dances-and-stock-market-swings/ Buzz up! Pint-sized eco-pixie Lisa Simpson already won TDG's "Heart of Green" award last year for her star turn in the blockbuster The Simpsons Movie. Last night, lovable, do-gooding Lisa wears a beard of bees and campaigns against a greedy billionaire in the episode "The Burns and the Bees" (full ... http://apinews.morkland.org/2008/12/the-simpsons-take-on-colony-collapse-disorder-of-bees/ The scientist who developed the system for measuring the anti-bacterial properties in manuka honey has severed his ties with the organisation that administers it.Read More http://apinews.morkland.org/2008/12/scientist-cuts-ties-with-manuka-honey-organisation/ In an effort to protect dwindling bee populations, the European Parliament has overwhelmingly approved of the creation of special “recovery zones.”Read More http://apinews.morkland.org/2008/12/europe-to-create-protected-areas-for-endangered-bees/