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How do bees land on the spot? Indian-origin scientist finds out

eivindm — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:40:00 +0000

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.

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Apitherapy now in Madurai

eivindm — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +0000

The next time someone you know complains of joint pain, hot water bottles and medication need not be the only solution.

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Orissa tribals in India adopt beekeeping business

eivindm — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:38:47 +0000

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.

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Silent Killer of Honey Bees in Kerala: Mobile Towers and Radiation

eivindm — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:27:00 +0000

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

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Outside exporters sell honey under ‘Kashmir’ brand

eivindm — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:56:00 +0000

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.

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India: Need for a balance in dealing with beehives

eivindm — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:48:00 +0000

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.

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India: Money beyond honey

eivindm — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:03:53 +0000

Honeybees are no longer just reared for their honey but for boosting crop yield in a big way through cross pollination.

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Export of honey from India expected to rise in 2009-10

eivindm — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:03:00 +0000

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.

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Gather honey minus stings, in a ‘spacesuit’

eivindm — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:21:00 +0000

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.

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Indian scientists use cow urine for better rearing of honeybees

eivindm — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:45:32 +0000

Scientists in Uttarakhand are making use of cow urine to save bees from contacting microbial diseases during the rearing process.

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