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Pesticides could lead to shortage of crop pollinators – EU report
* EU restriction on neonicotinoids to be reviewed this year * Value of pollination in Europe seen at 14.6 bln euros BRUSSELS, April 8 (Reuters) – Evidence is mounting that widely-used pesticides harm moths, butterflies and birds as well as … Continue reading
Stressed bees ‘behind decline’
STRESSED young bees that are forced to grow up too fast could largely account for disastrous declines in populations of the insects around the world, research suggests. Bees usually begin foraging at two to three weeks old but when older … Continue reading
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Uber-tidy bees defend their hives from disease
For some, cleanliness is next to godliness. For honeybees, which are suffering a major decline, it’s a way of saving the hive from disaster. A naturally-occurring cleaning behaviour protects colonies from harmful parasitic mites, and breeding bees to be more hygienic … Continue reading
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Bee crisis: warmer summers will help new parasite
An exotic parasite is spreading through the world’s honey bees and global warming is making it worse, writes Robert Paxton. A new study that shows it will soon be causing widespread colony collapse in North America and Europe. All animals … Continue reading
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What has happened to the Buckfast bees of Millport
A mystery slump in the bee population on the isle of Cumbrae has left the community baffled. Estimates given suggest that upwards of tens of thousands of bees have been killed during the past year. A beekeeping group had been … Continue reading
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Bee Summit in Cornwall
Beekeepers, environmentalists and academics will heading to the Royal Cornwall Showground today to discuss the decline in bee populations. The Cornwall Bee Summit will look at best practice on pollination,beekeeping and land management. The event is being chaired by … Continue reading
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BEES’ TOXIC PROBLEM
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Bee parasite affects returning home
UK: New research has found that being infected with Nosema ceranae, a common parasite, significantly affects honeybees’ chances of returning to the hive after foraging. The scientists, from Rothamsted Research, found that 35% of bees infected with the parasite … Continue reading
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Honeybee genome throws up survival clues
Honeybees probably originated in Asia, not Africa, said scientists Sunday who had teased interesting tidbits from the busy little pollinators’ genome that they hope can be used to protect it. They sequenced the genomes of 140 honeybees from 14 populations … Continue reading
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RoboBees might be pollinating our crops within 10 years
RoboBees might be pollinating our crops within 10 years A team of researchers from Harvard University that created the RoboBees are developing the robotic insects to be able to pollinate crops. The researchers are pushing the development because of … Continue reading
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Plant Virus Jumps to Honey Bees in Possible Link to Collapse
A virus that typically infects plants was found in honey bees and could help explain their decline, researchers in the U.S. and China wrote in a study in the American Society of Microbiology’s online journal mBio. Routine screening of bees … Continue reading
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Bees of Winter
It’s early January in middle Tennessee. My hives stand silent against the still winter cold. A warm ear against a frosty hive brings the reassuring hum of all those shivering bees, keeping one another warm. If I don’t hear them, … Continue reading
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Farmer finds the sweet spot in beekeeping
Danson Kithinji at his workshop in Kavutiri Shopping Centre, Embu. [Photo: Joseph Muchiri/Standard] By Joseph Muchiri Embu, Kenya: There is a Swahili proverb that loosely translated says, “follow the bee to eat honey”. Danson Kithinji, 32, has taken it literally, … Continue reading
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Hundreds of thousands bees infesting home removed
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) — Bee removal experts have cleared away about 100,000 bees that had infested the inside walls of a South Florida home. Homeowner Donna Reynolds said, thousands of bees have been infesting the inside walls of her … Continue reading
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Inventor touts device that protects bee hives
The Beetle Baffle prevents the small hive beetle from moving freely within a hive JACKSON, Miss. | There is worldwide concern about the decline in populations of honeybees that not only provide honey but pollination for many crops. Insects are … Continue reading
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A new suspect in bee deaths: the US government
As scientists race to pinpoint the cause of the global collapse of honey bee populations that pollinate a third of the world’s crops, environmental groups have indentified one culprit: US authorities who continue to approve pesticides implicated in the apian … Continue reading
Heinz closure affects local beekeeper in a big way
Tom Congdon of Sun Parlour Honey sells Heinz honey for its barbeque sauces The closure of the Leamington Heinz plant won’t just affect tomato farmers and employees there. It will also put a dent in a beekeeper’s bottom line. Tom … Continue reading
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Russian beekeepers strive to ban GM honey
The Russian National Beekeepers Association addressed to The Federal Service for Customers Rights with a request to ban the sale of honey with pesticides, GMOs and chemical impurities. According to market participants, Russia must discontinue both the sale of drugs … Continue reading
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Life is sweet
Stung by his knowledge of 50 years’ experience as a bee-keeper, the students, kitted out in their protective clothing, were buzzing around Mr Oosting’s Edgcumbe Beach property to learn everything they could about keeping bees before they returned home to … Continue reading
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Vanishing of the Bees and How it Relates to Autism
I went to see the Vanishing of the Bees last week with my teenage daughter. She came as a favor to her “composting- buy at the local farmers’ market- mother”, but walked away educated and engaged. Ever since, she happily … Continue reading
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Honeybees, Home, and the Holidays
My life with bees over the past 40 years — first as a commercial beekeeper and now as a hobbyist with a few hives in my back yard — has given me a unique lens through which to look at … Continue reading
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When buying honey, be aware of impostors
Christmas is one of the most popular times to buy honey — either as a gift or for baking. And that means consumers need to watch for honey fraud, said Bevan Weed, president of the Wasatch Beekeeping Association. With the bee … Continue reading
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Origins and Evolutionary History of the Honey Bee
http://www.adoptahive.co Related articles Dr. Martin Hasselmann, University of Cologne – Genetics Of Bee Sex (adoptahive.wordpress.com) Bee Researchers Make Friends with a Killer (adoptahive.wordpress.com) Sudan Bee Honey Production Increases to More than Half Million Tons (adoptahive.wordpress.com) European bees breed … Continue reading
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Let’s bee ‘aving you: Grumpy bear tries to fight bee
A massive Kodiak bear is finding this pesky bee a royal pain as it buzzes around his head just out of reach. This incredible comedic moment was captured in the bear den at Buffalo Zoo. Terry Cervi from Buffalo, New York, USA … Continue reading
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Strange migrating bees on the move in South America
ECUADOR, Dec. 9, 2013 — As scientists desperately research why honeybees are disappearing and dying at alarming rates, they now they have another unexplained behavior to figure out: Migration. Bees migrating back and forth to specific places with the seasons, … Continue reading
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