A study led by a scientist of Indian-origin has decoded the tricky art of landing by honey bees, a finding that can have huge implications in making better robot planes.
Posted by eivindm | Posted in Asia, Health | Posted on 20-11-2009
Tags: apitherapy, bee venom, india
The next time someone you know complains of joint pain, hot water bottles and medication need not be the only solution.
Tribals in Orissa’s Kaoraput district take to apiculture to earn a living. A non- governmental organization called ‘Sarvodaya Committee’ initiated the honey collection in 1955, aided by Orissa Khadi and Village industry board.
Posted by eivindm | Posted in Asia, Diseases and pesticides | Posted on 04-09-2009
Tags: bee death, india, research
A new study the electromagnetic waves also known as EM waves pose a threat to the honey bees and an abrupt and drastic decrease in the bee population was observed in areas that had installed new cell phone towers.
Update: In a comment I have been urged to remove this post since the research seems fishy. I admit id does sound fishy, and it probably conflict with earlier research. The research has been done by a researcher in a college in India, though, and thus I let the article stay. I can’t find any reference to this researcher other than that in the .edu domain. Read on with a critical mind 
Kashmir apiculturists have demanded legal action against unscrupulous exporters of Punjab and Tamil Nadu, who are selling inferior honey under brand name ‘Kashmir’ similar to Kashmir honey.
“It is simply a brand theft,” said Altaf Ahmad, an apiculturist.
Undeniably, friction is inherent in the interface between honey bees and humans. Often provoked by mischievous acts of humans, swarms
of bees that have lived harmoniously in the city beautiful for decades descend upon passersby.
Honeybees are no longer just reared for their honey but for boosting crop yield in a big way through cross pollination.
With the honey production in the Kashmir valley showing considerable surge, the authorities have set the target for honey export for 2009-10 to 250 metric tonnes, an official spokesman said on Sunday.
Posted by eivindm | Posted in Asia | Posted on 15-08-2008
Tags: bee suit, feral bees, india
The protective gear is the innovation of Nageshwara Charitable Trust (NCT), a Nagpur-based NGO that runs a honey-collection project in the tribal districts of Vidarbha and markets the honey in a venture that has changed the way honey hunters have been going about their job.
Posted by eivindm | Posted in Asia, Diseases and pesticides | Posted on 04-08-2008
Tags: cows, disinfection, india
Scientists in Uttarakhand are making use of cow urine to save bees from contacting microbial diseases during the rearing process.
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