Bee News

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Around the world...

Woman's hobby is a sweet obsession
Baltimore Sun - United States
... was offered by the Susquehanna Beekeeper's Association, one ... later, she started Cybee's, her honey business. ... The bee shortage leads to some agricultural crops ...

Beekeepers stung by Biosecurity proposal
National Business Review - New Zealand
The prospect of half-priced honey coming into the country if a ban on imports is lifted has the beekeeping industry feeling stung. ...


News from the San Joaquin Valley
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
... Bees are in high demand to pollinate almonds, one of the Central Valley's highest-grossing crops. With the growth of acreage dedicated ...

Young gardeners study BeeOlogy
Bucyrus Telegraph Forum - OH, United States
... To interrupt the directives, the smoker apparatus interrupts bee communications. The confused bees seek a sip of honey at that point. A beekeeper can do his ...

Bee gone! And they have
Wanganui Chronicle - Wanganui,New Zealand
... feral bee colonies were decimated with the arrival of the parasite, while managed hives have survived. Commercial beekeeper, John Brandon, of Canaan Honey ...


Viet Nam's honey exports mainly target US
Viet Nam News Agency - Hanoi,Vietnam
Ha Noi (VNA) - The US will remains the main market for Viet Nam's honey exports for long term, said Dinh Quyet Tam, Director of the Central Honey Company while
...

Friday, February 10, 2006

AHB in Arizona. Kiwis don't like imports either.

Swarm of bees kills dog
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
APACHE JUNCTION -A swarm of bees attacked and killed a dog Tuesday afternoon in Apache Junction, officials said. The attack occurred ...


Kayunga Earns Big From Bees
AllAfrica.com -Washington,USA
FARMERS in Kayunga district, who took on bee-keeping
(apiculture) are now earning big from the trade. Elisa Lukwago Galikuwa, the ...


Beekeepers oppose proposals over honey imports
Radio New Zealand - Wellington,New Zealand
Beekeepers worried about their livelihoods are continuing to oppose proposals to ease tight restrictions on honey imports. Honey ...


Ulster beekeepers warned of killer
Belfast Telegraph - United Kingdom
... down every beekeeper's spine," said Michael Young, chairman of the Institute of Northern Ireland Beekeepers. "This little beetle scavenges through honey bee ...

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Healthy, healthy honey.

Natural honey is making a buzz
Parksville Qualicum News - BC, Canada
Some swear by a spoonful of honey each day to help ward off illness. In fact, honey has for years been considered as having antibacterial properties. ...


A Taste of Honey for CPS
Process & Control Today - UK
Rowse Honey Ltd, the UK's leading supplier of honey and the largest independently owned company in its sector, has recently installed seven processing vessels ...


Honey business keeping the Marshalls busy
The Ashburton Guardian - Ashburton,New Zealand
... and any equipment from a North Island beekeeper needs a ... end user, the lack of the bee mite has ... advantage over their North Island honey producing counterparts. ...


Minding their beeswax
Milford Daily News - Milford,MA,USA
... bee. Participants also are taught how to safely handle bees and how to reap the golden reward of their labor -- honey.Building ...


Heard about the birds and the bees? They're no longer doing it
East African - Nairobi,Kenya
... The study, conducted in conjunction with the National Academy of Sciences, indicates that leading pollinators such as bees and some bird species have ...

Sunday, February 05, 2006

How do they do that?

How the bees follow scouts
Indian Express - New Delhi,India
... know that when a colony of honeybees gets overpopulated it splits into two, and one travels as a swarm to a new location picked by a team of scout bees. ...

Keeping Busy
Columbia Missourian - Columbia,MO,USA
... said he wants to become a full-time beekeeper. ... student agricultural organization, fueled a bee fascination. ... his Columbia hives produced 2,800 pounds of honey. ...


"Buzzing and Hooting" at Midland Ontario's Wye Marsh
Hospitality 1st (press release) - Cape Coral,FL,USA
... interested in the hobby of Bee Keeping, or as a general interest in the process involved in setting up bee hives, and processing honey. Beekeeper Laurie Schutt ...


Beekeeping business looks to expand
Marietta Times - Marietta,OH,USA
... Stafford, a beekeeper eight years, got started in bees ... Europe, is responsible for massive bee loss throughout ... Stafford's hives produce honey for friends and ...


Md. beekeepers in demand as mites put sting on bee population
Delmarva Daily Times - MD,USA
... Her husband's grandfather was a beekeeper, something she knew ... But in an effort to boost bee populations, Maryland ... enjoyed 50 pounds of fresh honey this season. ...


Class teaches the A-Bee-C's of beekeeping
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
... garden is doing really great, you can probably thank your local beekeeper.". ... During the nectar flow, a single bee makes one-12th teaspoon of honey in her ...


What's happening Sunday, February 5
WWMT - Kalamazoo,MI,USA
Today's program at the Kalamazoo Nature Center is "Beneficial Bees," a program for kids 10 and up to learn about bees and the products they create. ...

Thursday, February 02, 2006

Lots of buzz..

Bee-utiful Vegetable Crops Require Some Buzzing Business
AgNews - TX,USA
... has created a need for a commercialized bee industry, Baxter ... their colonies and head north for honey production ... hives per acre, and the beekeeper generally gets ...


Killer bees here in two years?
Houston Home Journal - Perry,GA,USA
... into the state, but an official with the Georgia Department of Agriculture said late last week that he wouldn't be surprised to see killer bees in Georgia ...


All hail the honey queen
Columbia Missourian - Columbia,MO,USA
Being a honey queen takes a lot of time and smile power. ... Each October, the Missouri State Beekeepers Association selects a new honey queen. ...


King of honey
ITP.net - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
HONEY King International Fze, a UAE and India-based refiner and marketer honey, is planning to open a new production plant in Ras Al Kama, Dubai, to help grow ...