Bee News

Friday, March 31, 2006

March 31 Bee News

Take steps to protect swarms of honeybees
The Robesonian - Lumberton,NC,USA
... of caring for eggs and the new bee larva as ... we do all we can to help protect swarms of honey bees. ... be properly managed and protected by a beekeeper to protect ...

Kansas bracing for first swarms of killer beesthis year
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
... Tim Tucker, a Niotaze beekeeper who lives just two ... is also president of the Kansas Honey Producers Association ... in the country with Africanized bees have simply ...

Bulgaria Markets "Fake" Honey
Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria
Most of the honey offered on Bulgarian market is not natural, the local union of honey-producers revealed. About 80% of the honey ...

Oh Honey BEE Careful!
WLTX.com - Columbia,SC,USA
(Columbia) - The Taylor family is all abuzz about some new visitors hanging around their front porch. Just a few from their front ...

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

"Honey is an excellent sweetener, it's healthy and it's part of a wholesome diet,"

Keeping bees
Frederick News Post (subscription) - Frederick,MD,USA
... People can further benefit from a sticky residue called propolis that bees create from a mixture of tree resin and other unidentified materials, which they ...

Monday, March 27, 2006

Great piece about Cowen Mfg, and part 2 of a wonderful article.

Beekeeping Manufacturer Gets Honeyof a Deal
Cedar City Review - Cedar City,UT,USA
... Cowen and his sons took care of the hives, with his younger son, David, working the field and gathering the honey from the hives. ...

Bee business is busy

Pacific Business News - Honolulu,HI,USA
Hawaii honey production rose 54 percent in 2005 to go beyond the 1 million pound mark, agricultural statisticians reportt. It is ...

Honey: medicine of the Qur’an for all diseases (Part 2 of 2)
Yemen Times - Sana'a,Yemen
Scientific research that is in accordance with Sharia has helped us a lot in understanding some honey issues in much greater depth. ...

Sunday, March 26, 2006

Wow. A day without an african bee story!

Food detective: honey
Times Online - UK
... These included Australian eucalyptus, Tasmanian leatherwood, organic honey from Zambia… Honey is enjoying a sea change of image, thanks to our current lust ...

It's a honeyof a business
Modesto Bee - Modesto,CA,USA
... Barbara Melrose ended up having a big role in the venture, and today she sells honey, candles, face cream and other bee products that she makes at their home ...

Porterville Recorder
Porterville Recorder - Porterville,CA,USA
The buzz downtown Friday was as real as it gets, as a swarm of three-band dark Italian bees took up residence in what apparently was a succulent ornamental ...

Prospects of apiculture
Independent-Bangladesh - Dhaka,Bangladesh
Apiculture or the rearing of bees for honey is one such highly prospective field waiting to be tapped in Bangladesh. Natural honey ...

Friday, March 24, 2006

AHB in Arkansas.

‘Killer’ bees in Arkansas: Warnings posted about Africanized ...
Sherwood Voice - Sherwood,AR,USA
The accidental releasing of Africanized honey bees in South America 50 years ago has finally hit home in Arkansas as state officials have confirmed the ...

Thursday, March 23, 2006

Do your bees know you by sight?

Sniffing dogs and sighting bees
Hindu - Chennai,India
HOMING IN: Bees have cognitive abilities to detect and identity different types of flowers. ... Training bees to do such an experiment is not easy. ...

Whatever happened to threat to honeybee hives?

Virginian Pilot - Norfolk,VA,USA
... them, said Art Halstead, a master beekeeper in Western ... forced beekeepers to buy queens and bees to replace ... more demand on the beekeepers to produce honey bee. ...

The Secret Life of Apiarists
Pulse of the Twin Cities - Minneapolis,MN,USA
... invited to crowd around the queen bee, covering the ... visualizes herself in her light-colored beekeeper veil, gloves ... bees could be affected and the honey would be ...


Killer bees in city early — blame the drought
Arizona Daily Star - Tucson,AZ,USA
By Tony Davis. Killer bees are swarming early and often around Tucson this year because of the drought. Africanized bees have been ...

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Africans and Bumbles

Swarming BeesForce Evacuation At Florida Elementary School
WFtv.com - Orlando,FL,USA
NORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- There was quite the 'buzz' at a South Florida elementary school when students were evacuated because of a swarm of bees. ...


Beesbuzz Mariners' spring complex
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
The Mariners had to call in a beekeeper Wednesday afternoon to deal with a swarm of bees that gathered near the players' door into the Mariners' complex. ...

Britain boosts bumblebee battle
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
... 70 percent fewer bumblebees in Britain than there were 20 years ago -- mainly because farmers no longer leave areas of clover and legumes for the bees to feed ..

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Kicking off today with an article about apitherapy.

It's a honey of an ouch
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
... In the meantime, the Lovitzes have put their faith in bees. Not long after the trip to Maryland, Kevin Lovitz was able to roll over in bed. ...

Stone Hill Honey
Henderson Gleaner - Henderson,KY,USA
... blue eyes of his. Paul and his wife Betsy own Stone Hill Honey in Spottsville and currently manage 75 hives. They began their bee ...

Tempe man takes on honeybees
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
They make honey, of course, but they also pollinate crops ... at Value Options and a second job as a beekeeper. ... He runs the bee business with his father, and it ...

Hive of activity
Worcester Telegram (subscription) - Worcester,MA,USA
... The Bee Dance is just one element that is taught at ... assembly, installation of bees into the hive, honey extraction and ... You have to call a beekeeper to do that ...

Local honeyfarmers are buzzed about bees
Old Berthoud Recorder - CO, USA
... A bee will only sting once, and then die, so it is ... The best action is to call a beekeeper,” said Ave ... Both Koolstra and Ave are sold out of their honey for the ...

Beyond Black and Yellow
Burke Connection - McLean,VA,USA
... by club members, videos, door prizes and a honey-tasting table. ... According to Brenda Keissling, 2 Ba Bee moderator and certified master beekeeper, the smooth ...

Return of the beehives -- it's a good time to start an apiary
nwitimes.com - Munster,IN,USA
... Craft, the state apiarist, or beekeeper, for the ... Honeybees make honey, and that's probably why most ... Webster, a Kentucky State University bee researcher, says ...

Here's the real buzz on honeybees
The Decatur Daily - Decatur,AL,USA
... All my plans and dreams of bees, honey, profit, enjoyment were ... and it pulls out of the bee (taking vital body ... a person decides to become a beekeeper doesn't ...

Odd weather troublesome for honeyproducers
Salem Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
Oregon's unusual weather pattern in 2005 made it a difficult year for the state's honey producers. Honey production in the state ...

Monday, March 20, 2006

I've stopped editing to remove the bold text. You folks know I get this stuff from google.

Corralling Killer Bees
American Profile - Franklin,TN,USA
... in southeast Arizona. A huge hive containing 50,000 angry killer bees doesn’t take kindly to his intrusion. Within seconds, Booth ...

Breeding Better Bees
Saskatoonhomepage.ca - Saskatoon,Saskatchewan,Canada
... The testing takes place at a remote site so there is no cross breeding with bees not in the project. The bees are infected with mites. ...

Pittsburgh suburb itching to get rid of beekeeper's hives
Centre Daily Times - Centre County,PA,USA
... Jenereski loans out his bees to pollenate crops; in return, he keeps the honey his bees make. He estimates he loses at least $15,000 a year on his hobby. ...

Another angle on the story above.
Beekeepersees swarm of problems in hive limit
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
... to a case in Blawnox where a beekeeper made peace with an angry neighbor by sharing honey from his ... among the least aggressive of the 3,500 bee species in ...

Bookmark this one.
Honey: medicine of the Qur’an for all diseases (Part 1)
Yemen Times - Sana'a,Yemen
Demand for honey today is higher than in ancient times. ... Chinese, Greek and Roman accounts also provide us innumerable benefits of honey. ...

Sunday, March 19, 2006

A nice mead piece.

Honey, do you love me?
Anchorage Press - Anchorage,AK,USA
Mead is fermented honey. ... Mead is also pure and clean. Interestingly, honey is the only food found in nature that never spoils on its own. ...

Saturday, March 18, 2006

Still catching up. This should do it.

Hive of activity
Worcester Telegram (subscription) - Worcester,MA,USA
... installation of bees into the hive, honey extraction and ... As students at the bee school will learn in the ... Beekeeper School participants who attend at least five ...


Bees buzzin' again; residents beware
Portales News-Tribune - Portales,NM,USA
... ’Tis the season to beware of bees in Roosevelt County. ... Bees are not active during cold weather, but once flowers begin to bloom, they go in search of food. ...

European Union suspends import of Brazilian honey
Agencia Brasil - Brazil
Brasilia – Starting this Friday (17), Brazil will not be allowed to export honey to the European Union (EU). The bloc says Brazil ...


Farmworker death attributed to heart, not bees
Lompoc Record - Lompoc,CA,USA
The February death of a Santa Maria farmworker who was attacked by bees has stirred some suspicion that African honey bees - also known as “killer bees ...

South Georgians warned to get ready for killer bees
WALB-TV - Albany,GA,USA
Albany -- Agriculture experts say they would not be surprised to find the first killer bees in Georgia this year. Now they are telling ...

Friday, March 17, 2006

Catching up after a month and a new computer.

State's honey production slides in 2005
Sioux Falls Argus Leader - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
... On the surface, it appears beekeeping isn't as high-maintenance as raising hogs, horses or cows, but the Baysingers say bees have their share of problems, too. ...

Locally-produced condiments finding their niche
Jefferson City News Tribune - Jefferson City,MO,USA
... Meanwhile, comb honey is beekeeper Bob Verslues' biggest seller. ... And I won't buy other honey, we market ... are dangers inherent with the bee business, especially ...

Student befriends bees
LimaOhio.com - OH
... After all, you don't regu-larly hang out with swarms of bees and escape it. ... They decided on red clover, the perfect choice to attract bees.

Invasion of the Africanized HoneyBees
LiveScience.com - New York,NY,USA
Africanized honey bees have already invaded much of South and Latin America, and in 2005 they made their way up to Louisiana, Arkansas, and Florida. ...

Africanized HoneyBees Are Still on the Move
Agricultural Research - Beltsville,MD,USA
In 2005, Africanized honey bees showed up for the first time in Louisiana, Arkansas and Florida. An updated map showing the spread ...

(Blogger's note: Free bees, hives and training in some states!)
Fewer Bees, Resulting Fees Hurt Farmers
Jackson News-Tribune - Jackson,WY,USA
... about bee shortages all over the country," said Kevin Hackett, head of the US Department of Agriculture ‘s research program for bees and pollination. ...

Hive of activity
ITP.net - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
For many honey producers, it is no surprise that the Middle East has the highest per capita consumption of the foodstuff in the world. ...

Eastern Cuba Boosts HoneyProduction
Periódico 26 - Las Tunas,Cuba
Havana. - Authorities in eastern Santiago de Cuba province have implemented a series of initiatives to boost bee honey production. ...

4-H'ers learn about extracting honey
Noblesville Ledger - IN, USA
CICERO -- Project books were distributed and Skler Majors gave a demonstration about how to extract honey from the comb at the March meeting of the Husky 4-H ...

Homegrown honey from backyard bees: Part three
Rock River Times - Rockford,IL,USA
... of a bee. Before keeping bees, we, too, had been known to thrash indiscriminately upon hearing one or more buzz nearby. But since ...

Beekeepers to discuss 'killer' bees
Anderson Independent Mail (subscription) - Anderson,SC,USA
... These bees are often referred to as "Africanized" or "Killer Bees." They were first discovered in the United States in 1990 at Hidalgo, Texas. ...

The US is in danger of running out of honeybees to pollinate its ...
BBC News - UK
February and March are the crucial months for almond growers, as this is when trees blossom and need pollinating. At this time of ...

Honey of a business
Greater Milwaukee Today - WI, USA
... report, a panel on farm marketing, bee disease identification ... If you are a true beekeeper, it is fun ... Honey Acres has hosted the spring meeting for more than 50 ...

Visit leaves pupils all abuzz about bees
Daytona Beach News-Journal - Daytona,FL,USA
... Children were impressed with the sights of bees flying in a hive when Nataupsky showed a video of her hobby at a Samsula farm. She ...


Weather troubles beekeepers
Central Valley Business Times - Stockton,CA,USA
Bees have their work standards, too. ... While the bees sit out the weather, farmers have to provide them their food, usually corn syrup or other sweeteners. ...

REGION: Money For Your Honey
Pacific Magazine - Honolulu,HI,USA
Beekeepers from Pacific Island countries are meeting in Rakiraki, Fiji this week to discuss how to make the most of a growing honey industry. ...