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How Do Honey Bees Make Honey?

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Watching all the activity around honey bee boxes I always wondered what went on inside the boxes and decided to find out just how those bees made the honey. This is a wonder piece that describes just how the bees do it. By Janette Marshall Honey bees are the types of bee which make honey, and you’ll find thousands upon thousands of different species scattered all over the World - with the exception that is, of the North and South Poles and some of the extremely hot deserts. If you love honey and the wonderful health benefits it bestows upon you, you may be ... Read Full Story

Killer Bees and Fire Ants: Protecting yourself

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Enjoying the outdoors is one of the biggest benefits of living in a beautiful state like Texas, but along with the beauty comes some danger. Non-native insects have invaded the area and can present serious and potentially deadly problems to residents and visitors. Africanized honeybees, also known as killer bees, and imported fire ants are among the most dangerous insects found in the Southern states. Both of these insects tend to attack in swarms, making them much more dangerous than their native counterparts. Killer Bees The Africanized honeybee was originally brought from Africa to Brazil in 1956, as part of an attempt to create ... Read Full Story

Bee deaths set apiculture congress abuzz

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Pesticides, viruses, industrialised farming, fungus... what on Earth is killing our bees? That's the big question being asked at Apimondia, the 41st world apiculture congress, where 10,000 beekeepers, entomologists and other actors in the honey business are gathered in this southern French city until Sunday. Across parts of North America and swathes of Europe, but also now in patches of Asia, bee hives have been struck by a mysterious ailment dubbed Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). At normal times, bee communities naturally lose around five percent of their numbers. But in CCD, a third, a half -- sometimes even 90 percent -- of the insects ... Read Full Story

Paris rooftops abuzz with beekeeping

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In the romantic city of lights, the bees are downright busy. Common sense says it is better to keep hives of stinging insects in the countryside, away from city centers packed with people. Yet on storied rooftops and public gardens in the urban jungle of Paris, the bee business is thriving. Bees are disappearing from fields across France and elsewhere in the world, victims of a slow decline in number because of loss of habitat compounded by a recent and mysterious catastrophe variously blamed on disease, parasites and pesticides. The most recent science research points to a combination of interacting diseases for new collapses ... Read Full Story

Urban beekeeping in UK helps combat decline

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In tiny urban gardens, Britons are doing their bit to counter the mysterious worldwide decline of bees -- they are starting to keep their own. The ancient art of beekeeping is enjoying a renaissance in Britain, fuelled by concerns about the provenance of food and the desire to do something for the environment. Jon Harris, 43, was a bee novice just six months ago. Now, with hundreds of bees buzzing around him in his white protective suit, he lifts the frames out of the hive in his compact back garden in Brixton, south London, and gives a satisfied smile at what he finds. "That ... Read Full Story

Urban beekeeping helps combat decline

From:   www.afp.com
In tiny urban gardens, Britons are doing their bit to counter the mysterious worldwide decline of bees -- they are starting to keep their own. The ancient art of beekeeping is enjoying a renaissance in Britain, fuelled by concerns about the provenance of food and the desire to do something for the environment. Jon Harris, 43, was a bee novice just six months ago. Now, with hundreds of bees buzzing around him in his white protective suit, he lifts the frames out of the hive in his compact back garden in Brixton, south London, and gives a satisfied smile at what he finds. "That ... Read Full Story

Britons find home is where the honey is

From:   www.afp.com
In tiny urban gardens, Britons are doing their bit to counter the mysterious worldwide decline of bees -- they are starting to keep their own. The ancient art of beekeeping is enjoying a renaissance in Britain, fuelled by concerns about the provenance of food and the desire to do something for the environment. Jon Harris, 43, was a bee novice just six months ago. Now, with hundreds of bees buzzing around him in his white protective suit, he lifts the frames out of the hive in his compact back garden in Brixton, south London, and gives a satisfied smile at what he finds. "That ... Read Full Story
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Honeybees Face Towering Threat From Cell Phones
Studies have brought out evidence to support the theory of colony collapse disorder (CCD) among honeybees due to bioactive microwave radiation from cell phones and their relay towers. Recent experiments have found that worker bees fail to return to their hives when their navigation skills are interfered by the mobile microwaves. Cell phones were placed near beehives. These hives collapsed totally in 5 to 10 days, with the worker bees failing...  
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A survey of beekeeping in North Carolina
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Urban Beekeeping: 5 Questions for Beginners
Auburn JournalUrban Beekeeping: 5 Questions for BeginnersDaily GreenEditor's Note: This is the latest installment in Kim's backyard beekeeping series. See DIY Backyard Beekeeping: A Beginner's Guide for tips on placing your ...Bee business abuzz with mystery and stressAuburn Journalall 2 news articles »  
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A visit to "Her Majesty's Secret Beekeeper"
Here are some photos from my visit to Cameo Wood's "Her Majesty's Secret Beekeeper" a wonderful beekeeping and honey shop in San Francisco, CA... Established on June 29th, 2009, HMSBeekeeper focuses on local honey, gourmet single source and infused honeys, pollen and propolis, locally made soap, candles, balms, and lotions, as well as exceptional yet economically priced beekeeping equipment.  If it is made from the hive, we are likely to...  
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Can a Grassroots Effort Save Disappearing Bees?
The Beekeepers Assn. of Southern California is 100 members strong. Beekeepers -- backyard and/or commercial -- cite media coverage of colony collapse disorder as the reason for burgeoning interest in local beekeeping. Will this surge in urban beekeeping beat back CCD or save California's food supply?  
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Beeginners Beekeeping
This is LondonBeeginners BeekeepingNew Jersey MonthlyThis 2.5 day course is designed to provide the necessary information needed for new beekeepers to start and care for a honey bee colony. ...The beekeeper's apprenticesPrinceton University The Daily PrincetonianSpecialist: Beekeeping growing despite industry problemsBeckley Register-HeraldBeekeepers concentrate on efforts to strengthen hives for pollinationCalifornia Farm BureauGoErie.com...  
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Geni replied to Mary's discussion 'Interested in Beekeeping' in the group...
Geni replied to Mary's discussion 'Interested in Beekeeping' in the group Urban Beekeepers What constitutes an apiary? I have a hive and will be expanding to a few more hives. I don't understand why bee hives would be limited to a 1.5 mile 'boundary'. What is the purpose of the NM Bee Act? I have yet to hear an explanation that makes se...  
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