White honey grows scarce as bees abandon Ethiopia’s parched peaks

Drought forces bees into valleys in search of flowers, meaning they produce yellow honey

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New Manuka Honey Standard Reaches U.S.

Koru Naturals has received its first batch of Spirits Bay Manuka Honey tested for activity using the new assay and standards developed by Dr. Peter Molan.

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Richard Marple’s beekeeping art collection opens Saturday at Chico Museum

A glimpse into the long history of beekeeping has landed at Chico Museum this month to stay through December.

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Arizona bee swarms expected in larger numbers this year

Fire officials and beekeepers are seeing an increase in swarming bees this spring because of above-average rainfall and the spread of Africanized bees throughout Arizona.

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Beekeepers expect a good year in Ontario

At a meeting of the Central Ontario Beekeepers Executive recently, at the McMullen Farm in Warsaw, there was encouraging news that the local honeybee population seems to have wintered well and like the rest of us is eagerly awaiting the coming spring and summer season.

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Self-pollinating almond trees developed

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are developing self-pollinating almond trees that can produce a bountiful harvest without insect pollination.

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Surgeon’s Skin Secret Products Contain Beeswax

Discovered by a Grand Rapids (Michigan) plastic surgeon in the early 1950s, Surgeon’s Skin Secret is a special moisturizer containing 25 percent beeswax. This revolutionary product helped prevent infection and reduce scarring. Soon, nurses and other doctors used it on their hands to prevent drying and to help heal cuts and abrasions.

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Beekeepers in Australia fear infectious mite will beat quarantine and hit honey production

It is only a matter of time before the varroa destructor mite finds its way to Australia and infects bees, keepers say.

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Propolis Extract Inhibits Vaginal Yeasts

Antifungal Activity of Propolis Extract Against Yeasts Isolated from Vaginal Exudates

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Hawaii beekeepers making progress against varroa mite

Hawai’i beekeepers are making progress battling the devastating varroa mite with a pesticide approved late last year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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