The 13-year-old Skiatook seventh-grader from Troop 250 is trying to convince the Boy Scouts of America to reinstate a merit badge for beekeeping, something the organization discontinued in 1995 because of a lack of counselors who were sufficiently qualified on the topic.
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Posted in North America
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Tagged scouts, usa
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Apiarists, who have long had to hide their activities with camouflaged hives, were celebrating last week.
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service, in conjunction with the Apiary Inspectors of America, is conducting a voluntary survey to determine the bee colony losses for the 2009/2010 winter.
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Vegetable growers say the latest decision by biosecurity officials to give up trying to eradicate a pest incursion raises questions about the viability of the existing system of keeping unwanted pest and diseases out of New Zealand.
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An ancient therapy which involves bees stinging patients to cure their ailments is causing a buzz in China.
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Posted in Asia, Health
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Tagged bee venom, china
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The mysterious 4-year-old crisis of disappearing honeybees is deepening. A quick federal survey indicates a heavy bee die-off this winter, while a new study shows honeybees’ pollen and hives laden with pesticides.
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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.
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Posted in Europe
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Tagged funding, research, uk
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A federal appeals court refused to delay a ban on the sale of a pesticide that some environmental groups claim is killing honeybees.
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Recently, the Illinois Department of Public Health has decided to regulate the distribution of local honey. If this initiative is enforced, it would cut public availability to local honey whether sold or given to a neighbor.
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The New York State Senate passed legislation (S.6268) to ease regulations on beekeepers and save the state more than $10,000 annually.
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