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EU court backs angry honeymaker in GM pollen row

The presence of pollen from GM maize in honey, even in minuscule quantities, renders farm produce commercially void in the European Union, the bloc's top court said Tuesday.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Beekeepers try to stop the pollinator's decline

Andrew Westrich lifted the top from a waist-high wood box in his suburban backyard.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Survey reports 2010/2011 winter honey bee losses

Total losses from managed honey bee colonies nationwide were 30 percent from all causes for the 2010/2011 winter, according to the annual survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Apiary Inspectors ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UN alarmed at huge deline in bee numbers

The UN on Thursday expressed alarm at a huge decline in bee colonies under a multiple onslaught of pests and pollution, urging an international effort to save the pollinators that are vital for food crops.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 6

Where have all the flowers gone?

Katharina Ullmann is on a mission. "Where have all the flowers gone?" she asks.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 03, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'Swindon Honeybee' could save Britain's bees

(PhysOrg.com) -- Honey bee numbers have been declining almost everywhere due to a pesticide-resistant mite called Varroa. Now a beekeeper in Britain claims to have discovered a strain of bee that destroys ...

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Microbial team may be culprit in colony collapse disorder

New research from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) identifies a new potential cause for "Colony Collapse Disorder" in honeybees. A group of pathogens including a fungus and family of viruses may be working ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Bees in more trouble than ever after bad winter

(AP) -- The mysterious 4-year-old crisis of disappearing honeybees is deepening. A quick federal survey indicates a heavy bee die-off this winter, while a new study shows honeybees' pollen and hives laden ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 24, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

UF research finds that 'killer' bees haven't stung U.S. honey production

(PhysOrg.com) -- In just a few years after Africanized honey bees were introduced to Brazil in 1956, the aggressive bees had dominated and ruined domestic hives throughout South and Central America. According to University ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sex life may hold key to honeybee survival

The number and diversity of male partners a queen honeybee has could help to protect her children from disease, say University of Leeds scientists, who are investigating possible causes of the widespread increase ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Urban beekeeping generates buzz

Walking up to the roof of the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C., is not a jaw-dropping experience. Exit the door and you are confronted with a sea of roof tiles and empty space -- there is nothing about this rooftop that ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Survey finds slower decline of honeybee colonies

(AP) -- The decline of honeybee colonies has slowed slightly since last fall, but a mysterious combination of ailments is still decimating the insect's population, federal researchers say.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 20, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Sweet deception: New test distinguishes impure honey from the real thing

Here's some sweet news for honey lovers: Researchers in France are reporting development of a simple test for distinguishing 100 percent natural honeys from adulterated or impure versions that they say are ...

Chemistry / Other

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Beekeeper

A beekeeper is a person who keeps honey bees for the purposes of securing commodities such as honey, beeswax, pollen, royal jelly; pollinating fruits and vegetables; raising queens and bees for sale to other farmers; and/or for purposes satisfying natural scientific curiosity. People who keep bees are usually classified as hobby beekeepers, sideliners, or commercial operators, depending on the number of colonies maintained.

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