Drought forces bees into valleys in search of flowers, meaning they produce yellow honey
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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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A glimpse into the long history of beekeeping has landed at Chico Museum this month to stay through December.
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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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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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Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are developing self-pollinating almond trees that can produce a bountiful harvest without insect pollination.
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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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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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Antifungal Activity of Propolis Extract Against Yeasts Isolated from Vaginal Exudates
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Tagged propolis, research
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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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