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Beekeeping diary: the hard life of a bee
Ian Douglas returns to the beehive and hopes he hasn't killed them all in his first week.
01 Jul 09 By Ian DouglasThe bees have been in their hive for two days when I arrive at the allotments. They're locked away with nothing to do but reproduce and process the sugar syrup that I left in there with them. It's time to let them out....
New Bait Lures Varroa Mite to its Doom
01 Jul 09 By Jan SuszkiwVarroa mites could literally be walking into a trap—thanks to a new attractant developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Gainesville, Fla. The 1/16-inch long parasite
New York urban beekeepers swarm City Hall to protest ban
28 Jun 09 By ASSOCIATED PRESS Local beekeepers are trying to clean up the name of bees – and save them in the process. Wayne “Chappie” McChesney founded the Alachua County Beekeepers Club in hopes of educating the public and beekeepers. He said there is always a need for more beekeepers to help protect the insects so important to the growth and sustainability of plants and agriculture.
Much abuzz about bees
25 Jun 09 By PATRICIA HOYOS Local beekeepers are trying to clean up the name of bees – and save them in the process. Wayne “Chappie” McChesney founded the Alachua County Beekeepers Club in hopes of educating the public and beekeepers. He said there is always a need for more beekeepers to help protect the insects so important to the growth and sustainability of plants and agriculture.
RHS students help NASA study disappearing honeybees
22 Jun 09 By Macklin Reid, Press Staff “One of every three mouthfuls of food is pollinated by bees,” said Lisa Fox, a Ridgefield High School junior. “The number of bees in the U.S. is falling and a lot of commercial plants are reliant on bees to pollinate, a lot of farmers are reliant,” said classmate Jon Borden. “”...So, it’s big business. It would be a heavy loss.”
What's the buzz? Beekeeping
21 Jun 09 By Shawna MorrisonCHRISTIANSBURG -- After Jerry Borger planted a couple of dozen apple, peach, plum, nectarine and cherry trees on the land around his home off North Fork Road, he thought it might be a good idea to have some bees around to pollinate them.
Honeybees to be welcomed at White House after months of negative buzz
20 Jun 09 By Rob Hotakainen WASHINGTON – Official Washington is all abuzz over honeybees. At the White House, two types of parasite-resistant honeybees developed by U.S. scientists will be delivered to the first family's new garden next month.
Beekeepers Keep the Lid On
19 Jun 09 By JOSHUA BRUSTEINTHERE were hives to inspect and honeycombs to drain, but before all that Patrick Gannon sat on a cinder block in his backyard on City Island with his 9-year-old son, Julian, and just watched the bees. “I can’t think of anything more relaxing than sitting in front of my beehive, drinking a beer, smoking a cigar, letting the bees fly,” Mr. Gannon said on a recent Saturday afternoon. “And the smell. It’s the most beautiful smell.”
LAFF | The Bee Suit Comes Off: “The Last Beekeeper” Director Ashley Mariner
19 Jun 09 By indieWIREThe world’s honeybees are currently in crisis. These unsung heroes of the food chain, who are responsible for pollinating a third of the food we eat, are vanishing at an alarming rate. With some beekeepers reporting an unexplained 90% decrease in their hive population, scientists are working to solve this environmental mystery. This phenomenon, known as Colony Collapse Disorder, is at the heart of Jeremy Simmons’ documentary, “The Last Beekeeper.” [Description courtesy of LAFF]
The Bee Man
19 Jun 09 By Erin McGrath Media General News ServiceFor 45 years, Glenn R. Clayton has been playing with bees. A retired firefighter from New Jersey, Clayton’s passion for the honey-generating flying insects has evolved from a part-time hobby into a full-time job. The rest of the family has become enamored with the bees as well and Clayton, along with his wife, Joan, run Hungry Hill Farm in Shipman, a honey producing and packing operation that supplies the Central Virginia area.
Rooftop Bees Give Restaurant Hyperlocal Flavor
14 Jun 09 By Kate Davidson/NPRAncient Egyptians were the first known beekeepers, sometimes floating their hives up and down the Nile to pollinate crops along the river. Now, in Washington, D.C., two chefs are among the newest beekeepers in this long line of apiarists.
