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Florida’s Honey Industry Embraces Purity Law August 10, 2009 “DAYTONA BEACH -- Fresh from the hive, wildflower honey drips from combs where two generations of honey packers have fought for and sold pure product…” |
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If you sneeze, have itchy, watery eyes or allergies, try some bee pollen March 12, 2009 “RIFLE, COLO. - Everybody likes it when the flowers begin to bloom and the grass begins to get green again. But those with allergies are often miserable when spring rolls around. |
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UC Davis bee researcher enhancing honey bee stock to help troubled industry Oct 13, 2008 10:02 AM It’s about bee-ing all they can be. “An enhanced-line honey bee stock developed by University of California, Davis Bee Breeder-Geneticist Susan Cobey, that crosses her bee line “New World Carnolians” with “Old World” Carnolians from Germany, shows genetic promise in aiding the troubled bee industry, research reveals. “I'm really pleased with the stock,” said Cobey, project leader of a honey bee stock improvement grant, funded by the California State Beekeepers’ Association and the California Almond Board. “The bees are very gentle, very hygienic and very productive, and hopefully will confer increased resistance to pests and disease...” |
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Germany bans chemicals linked to honeybee deaths May 23, 2008 “Germany has banned a family of pesticides that are blamed for the deaths of millions of honeybees. The German Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has suspended the registration for eight pesticide seed treatment products used in rapeseed oil and sweet corn. The move follows reports from German beekeepers in the Baden-Württemberg region that two thirds of their bees died earlier this month following the application of a pesticide called clothianidin. "It's a real bee emergency," said Manfred Hederer, president of the German Professional Beekeepers' Association. "50-60% of the bees have died on average and some beekeepers have lost all their hives..." |
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Mysterious Bee Disorder Could Sting at the Supermarket June 27, 2008 “Honeybees are vanishing at alarming rates across the United States and researchers are struggling to pinpoint the exact cause of the decline, experts told a Congressional panel Thursday…” |
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Disappearing bees threaten ice cream sellers February 20, 2008 “Haagen-Dazs is warning that a creature as small as a honeybee could become a big problem for the premium ice cream maker's business. At issue are the disappearing bee colonies in the United States, a situation that continues to mystify scientists and frighten food makers. That's because, according to Haagen-Dazs, one-third of the U.S. food supply - including a variety of fruits, vegetables and even nuts - depends on pollination from bees...” |
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Honey Helps Problem Wounds: "Medihoney" Is Often More Effective Than Antibiotics July 31, 2006 “A household remedy millennia old is being reinstated: honey helps the treatment of some wounds better than the most modern antibiotics. For several years now medical experts from the University of Bonn have been clocking up largely positive experience with what is known as medihoney. Even chronic wounds infected with multi-resistant bacteria often healed within a few weeks. In conjunction with colleagues from Dusseldorf, Homburg and Berlin they now want to test the experience gained in a large-scale study, as objective data on the curative properties of honey are thin on the ground...” |
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Thieves Stealing Bee Hives in California March 7, 2008 “As if the disease that has cut down on the bee population in California isn’t enough, now beekeepers are facing another challenge to their industry- the thefts of entire”...hives...” |
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Colony Collapse Disorder—A Complete Buzz June, 2008 “In the fall of 2006, a loud, new buzz began among beekeepers in a number of countries when managed honey bee colonies began to disappear in large numbers without known reason. By February 2007, the syndrome, which is characterized by the disappearance of all adult honey bees in a hive while immature bees and honey remain, had been christened “colony collapse disorder” (CCD)…” |
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Mysterious Honey Bee Disorder Buzzes Into Court August, 2008 “WASHINGTON, DC -- The nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council filed a lawsuit Monday in federal court in Washington DC to force the federal government to disclose studies on the effect of a new pesticide on honey bees. Studies on the pesticide, clothianidin, were ordered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from the pesticide's manufacturer, Bayer CropScience, in 2003 when the federal agency granted the company a registration for the chemical. An NRDC bee researcher and the organization's attorneys believe that the EPA has evidence of connections between pesticides and the mysterious honey bee die-offs reported across the country called "colony collapse disorder," or CCD, that it has not made public…” |
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Penn Researchers Use Honeybee Venom Toxin to Develop a New Tool to Study Hypertension September, 2008 “Potassium channels can be studied with a specific inhibitor derived from a honeybee venom toxin PHILADELPHIA - Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have modified a honeybee venom toxin so that it can be used as a tool to study the inner workings of ion channels that control heart rate and the recycling of salt in kidneys. In general, ion channels selectively allow the passage of small ions such as sodium, potassium, or calcium into and out of the cell…” |
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In diabetes, wounds that won’t heal are a big problem, and honeybees may have the answer By Adam Voiland Posted October 7, 2008 “Wound care is problematic for people with diabetes. A mere nick from an ill-fitting shoe or hangnail haphazardly cut can fester for months and develop into a gaping ulcer teeming with bacteria. Foot ulcers, in fact, are the most common reason people with diabetes are hospitalized, and studies show that an alarming 1 out of 5 people with an infected ulcer ends up undergoing amputation. Recently, however, researchers have started to find that an ancient and affordable remedy—a dab of a certain type of honey with potent antimicrobial properties—is a worthy weapon against an ulcer that refuses to heal…” |
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January 28, 2009 “The remarkable honey bee can tell the difference between different numbers at a glance. A fresh, astonishing revelation about the 'numeracy' of insects has emerged from new research by an international team of scientists from The Vision Centre, in Australia, published 28 January in the online, open-access, peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE…” |
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Monsanto's Uphill Battle in Germany March 5, 2009 “Business is booming worldwide for US biotech giant Monsanto but in Germany the company has encountered fierce resistance. A colorful alliance of beekeepers, anti-capitalism protestors and conservative politicians are in the process of chasing the global market leader out of the country…” |
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Sausalito team wins Häagen-Dazs-UC Davis 'Bee Friendly' garden competition February 26, 2009 “University of California-Davis.—It’s a honey of a garden, the judges unanimously agreed. A Sausalito-based team created a series of interconnected gardens with such names as “Honeycomb Hideout,” “Nectar Nook” and “Pollinator Patch” to win the international bee-friendly garden design competition, a gift to the University of California, Davis, from the Häagen-Dazs® brand…” |
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Solving the Mystery of the Vanishing Bees April, 2009 “Millions of beehives worldwide have emptied out as honeybees mysteriously disappear, putting at risk nearly 100 crops that require pollination…” |
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Survey Reports Latest Honey Bee Losses May 19, 2009 “WASHINGTON--Honey bee colony losses nationwide were approximately 29 percent from all causes from September 2008 to April 2009, according to a survey conducted by the Apiary Inspectors of America (AIA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture…” |
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“Crazy” ants attacking honeybees as they spread across southeast Texas, vexing beekeepers August 5, 2009 “A species of ant that has ruined sewage pumps, fouled computers and made it difficult for homeowners to enjoy their yards has a new target: the honeybee…” |
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Pollinators Make Critical Contribution to Healthy Diets June 25, 2011 “Fruits and vegetables that provide the highest levels of vitamins and minerals to the human diet globally depend heavily on heavily on bees…” |
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