Archive | February, 2009

Kim Flottum Reports from US Beekeepers Conference

9 February 2009

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Kim Flottum, editor of Bee Culture magazine and regular columnist at The Daily Green, went to the American Beekeeping Federation’s annual meeting in Nevada last month and came back with an interesting report on the state of US beekeeping — both good news, and not so good. The good news is, and we’ve been collecting [...]

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New Money for British Bee Research

5 February 2009

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New Money for British Bee Research

The British Beekeepers Association fears that another 2 billion honey bee will be lost in that country this year, at a cost to the national economy of about £54 million. But there's also some good news for bees in Britain...

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Help the Honey Bees, Eat Ice Cream, Send Bee-Mail

3 February 2009

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As beekeepers may have noticed, ice cream company Häagen-Dazs has set its marketing might firmly on the side of honeybees, in the face of colony collapse disorder and declining bee populations. And it makes sense — more than 40 percent of Häagen-Dazs all-natural ice cream flavours include ingredients that are dependent on honey bees for [...]

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Bee Talk: Winter 2008-09

1 February 2009

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If it’s about bees and beekeeping, have your say here!

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