Quality honey and some stories behind it
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/bangor-bees-could-buzz-around-10586288
Bangor bees could buzz around wearing backpacksDaily Post North WalesA pair of leading academics at Bangor University have announced plans to try to kit honey bees out with backpacks – the size of two grains of rice. The miniscule baggage would be used to track the insects for two to three miles to observe their …
The decline in Britain’s bee population prompted more emails of concern than the Commons vote on air strikes against Islamic State in Syria, a Tory MP has said. Rebecca Pow, Mp for Taunton Deane in Somerset, said she had been contacted by farmers in …
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http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-12-02/what-we-can-learn-ancient-egyptian-practice-beekeeping
“The god Re wept, and the tears from his eyes fell on the ground and turned into a bee. The bee made his honeycomb and busied himself with the flowers of every plant and so wax was made and also honey out of the tears of Re.” …
The X-Men star portrays an ageing version of legendary fictional detective Sherlock Holmes in the movie, in which his retired character becomes a professional apiculturist. The British actor reveals he flat out refused to work with the insects when director Bill Condon first told him about his character’s hobby, but film finances quickly forced Ian to rethink his position.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-17/european-wasp-bait-effective-keeps-bees-safe/6946482
Highly effective new wasp bait decimates hives while keeping bees safe from toxins
Jodie Goldsworthy, Beechworth Honey owner and director of the Oceania Commission of the global beekeeping industry body APIMONDIA, told ABC Rural that while European wasps had had no substantial impact on Australia honey production, they were a …
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/104796
So parliament are going to discuss an online petition on their website. The suggestion is banning neonicotinoids in the UK (paraphrased). Its going to be on 7th December and you can watch it live on parliamentlive.tv.
I am looking forward to a reasoned debate.
http://news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id%3D11361
Forager bees ‘turn on’ gene expression to protect against microorganisms, toxins- UC Davis
When honeybees shift from nurse bees to foragers, or from caring for the brood to foraging for nectar and pollen, the bees “turn on” gene expression with products that protect against microorganisms and degrade toxins, three University of California …
http://news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id%3D11361
UC DavisForager bees ‘turn on’ gene expression to protect against microorganisms, toxinsUC DavisWhen honeybees shift from nurse bees to foragers, or from caring for the brood to foraging for nectar and pollen, the bees “turn on” gene expression with products that protect against microorganisms and degrade toxins, three University of California …
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/how-to-grow/how-to-attract-bees-to-your-garden/
Telegraph.co.uk
How to attract bees to your garden
Reduce – or preferably stop – using pesticides altogether. Garden chemicals containing the neonicotinoids thiacloprid and acetamiprid, which are still approved for home garden use, are available today at most garden centres and DIY stores. Read the label.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-epa-pesticide-20151113-story.html
EPA bans sale of pesticide that’s toxic to honey bees
It’s the end of the line for sulfoxaflor, a pesticide used on a wide array of produce, but that has been found to be toxic to honey bees that are crucial to pollination of crops. The federal Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday officially …and more »