Honey Run Apiaries - Beekeeping News

Honey Run Apiaries - Beekeeping News http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/ Your source for beekeeping news. http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/index.php?id=0,117,0,0,1,0 Africanized Honey Bees Are Still on the Move 03-06-06: In 2005, Africanized honey bees showed up for the first time in Louisiana, Arkansas and Florida. An updated map showing the spread of Africanized honey bees by county and state has been posted on the Agricultural Research Service (<a href="http://www.ars.usda.gov/">ARS</a>) website at <a href="http://www.ars.usda.gov/ahbmap">www.ars.usda.gov/ahbmap/</a>. 2011-01-01T13:37:00-08:00 tarheit http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/index.php?id=0,247,0,0,1,0 Farmworker death attributed to heart, not bees 03-17-06:&nbsp; The February death of a Santa Maria farmworker who was attacked by bees has stirred some suspicion that African honey bees - also known as &ldquo;killer bees&rdquo; - caused the fatality. 2011-01-01T13:37:00-08:00 tarheit http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/index.php?id=0,248,0,0,1,0 Georgia prepares as killer bees migrate across the South 03-18-06:&nbsp; Georgia officials are worried an invasion of killer bees from Florida may cross the state line this year, before moving north into other Southern states. 2011-01-01T13:37:00-08:00 tarheit http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/index.php?id=0,246,0,0,1,0 Bees buzzin' again; residents beware 03-17-06:&nbsp; Temperatures are warming and flowers will bloom soon. &rsquo;Tis the season to beware of bees in Roosevelt County. 2011-01-01T13:37:00-08:00 tarheit http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/index.php?id=0,244,0,0,1,0 Kids Korps is all abuzz about making hives 03-17-06:&nbsp; With hammers and nails, local members of Kids Korps have learned to make beehives for a women's cooperative in Mexico. 2011-01-01T13:37:00-08:00 tarheit http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/index.php?id=0,245,0,0,1,0 Honey, here's the sweet science of what bees do 03-17-06:&nbsp; Q: I eat honey almost every day, in tea or on a bagel. A friend told me that if I really knew just how bees made &quot;the stuff,&quot; I would never go near it. Tell me more, Jeffrey. 2011-01-01T13:37:00-08:00 tarheit http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/index.php?id=0,243,0,0,1,0 European Union suspends import of Brazilian honey 03-17-06:&nbsp; Brasilia &ndash; Starting this Friday (17), Brazil will not be allowed to export honey to the European Union (EU). The bloc says Brazil needs to perform further quality control analysis on the product and that the country&rsquo;s processes need to be similar to those performed in Europe. 2011-01-01T13:37:00-08:00 tarheit http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/index.php?id=0,344,0,0,1,0 Bee keepers appeal for industry help 04-18-06:&nbsp; Australia -&nbsp;A parliamentary inquiry has heard worrying evidence about threats facing one of the smaller and more colourful of our agricultural industries. Beekeepers are appealing for urgent action to set up educational and research facilities to arrest a perilous decline in their industry.&nbsp; 2011-01-01T13:37:00-08:00 tarheit http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/index.php?id=0,180,0,0,1,0 Bee-farming project causing a buzz for trainees 02-27-06: THE pilot project of an innovative bee-farming initiative that might possibly create endless job opportunities, this week got under way with the training of 17 former forestry workers to become bee farmers in the Wilderness National Park. 2011-01-01T13:37:00-08:00 tarheit http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/index.php?id=0,181,0,0,1,0 Nature Almanac: Bumblebees busy pollinating in the cold 02-23-06: HERE IN THE Bay Area, we often enjoy spring-like weather while there are still many more weeks of winter ahead, offering great opportunities for outdoor exploration. Whether you step out into your own back yard, a nearby park, or a remote ridge, you are likely to encounter queen bumblebees going about their business. 2011-01-01T13:37:00-08:00 tarheit http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/index.php?id=0,345,0,0,1,0 Beekeepers incensed over lapse 04-18-06:&nbsp; A package of honey mailed from the United States and erroneously passed by a MAF inspection, has prompted uproar among Hawke's Bay beekeepers battling to keep foreign honey out and their hives safe. 2011-01-01T13:37:00-08:00 tarheit http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/index.php?id=0,343,0,0,1,0 Nectar of life 03-18-06:&nbsp; Honey can do more than just sweeten your tea. 2011-01-01T13:37:00-08:00 tarheit http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/index.php?id=0,145,0,0,1,0 Keeping Busy 02-02-06:&nbsp; A beginning beekeeping workshop brought the group together recently at the MU Extension-Boone County office, located on Highway UU in Columbia. Attendees learned the basics of beekeeping: how to build a hive, extract honey and sell honey, along with some bee history and bee biology. 2011-01-01T13:37:00-08:00 tarheit http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/index.php?id=0,148,0,0,1,0 Beekeeping business looks to expand 02-03-06:&nbsp; One of the things that fascinates Diana Stafford most about beekeeping is that she is hanging out with 60,000 other women all day. 2011-01-01T13:37:00-08:00 tarheit http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/index.php?id=0,149,0,0,1,0 Heard the buzz? Bee gardens go from niche to necessary 02-07-06:&nbsp; Domesticated honeybees have been experiencing a worldwide die-off over the past few decades. Science is searching for a cause as well as for a remedy. In the meantime, the pollinator decline is being noticed - especially in grower pocketbooks. 2011-01-01T13:37:00-08:00 tarheit http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/index.php?id=0,150,0,0,1,0 Almond blossoms vulnerable as temperatures rise 02-07-06:&nbsp; Faced with a shortage of cold winter weather, the buds in many of California&rsquo;s almond orchards are starting to swell and an occasional blossom is opening up&mdash;a sign that pollination season is right around the corner. 2011-01-01T13:37:00-08:00 tarheit http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/index.php?id=0,151,0,0,1,0 Natural honey is making a buzz 02-07-06:&nbsp; Some swear by a spoonful of honey each day to help ward off illness. In fact, honey has for years been considered as having antibacterial properties. 2011-01-01T13:37:00-08:00 tarheit http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/index.php?id=0,152,0,0,1,0 Beekeepers stung by Biosecurity proposal 02-12-06:&nbsp;The prospect of half-priced honey coming into the country if a n on imports is lifted has the beekeeping industry feeling stung. 2011-01-01T13:37:00-08:00 tarheit http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/index.php?id=0,153,0,0,1,0 Woman's hobby is a sweet obsession 02-12-06:&nbsp; The 32-year-old Jarrettsville resident is one of more than 1,000 hobbyist beekeepers in Maryland. Her interest grew from a mild curiosity in 1998 to having 15 hives, a home-based honey business, and a job as a hive inspector for the state. 2011-01-01T13:37:00-08:00 tarheit http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/index.php?id=0,155,0,0,1,0 The magic of bee pollen 02-13-06:&nbsp; Bee pollen has been used from ancient times to treat arthritis, hay fever, prostate problems and other ailments as well as for general good nutrition. It is the male sperm cells of flowering plants and is collected by bees to feed their young. 2011-01-01T13:37:00-08:00 tarheit http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/index.php?id=0,157,0,0,1,0 Bee supplies up but pest problems continue 02-15-06:&nbsp; There should be plenty of pollinators this year for the state&rsquo;s almond orchards, assuming the bees stay healthy. Last year&rsquo;s shortage of bees in the Golden State sent rental prices rising, prompting out-of-state beekeepers to fill supply demands for this spring season 2011-01-01T13:37:00-08:00 tarheit http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/index.php?id=0,156,0,0,1,0 A New Bee Disease could be Released into NZ 02-13-06:&nbsp; Members of the National Beekeepers Association are concerned that the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry could allow the introduction of a new honey bee disease causing organism into New Zealand. 2011-01-01T13:37:00-08:00 tarheit http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/index.php?id=0,159,0,0,1,0 Viet Nam's honey exports mainly target US 02-15-06:&nbsp; The US will remains the main market for Viet Nam's honey exports for long term, said Dinh Quyet Tam, Director of the Central Honey Company while granting an interview to Viet Nam News Agency on the future of honey exports. 2011-01-01T13:37:00-08:00 tarheit http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/index.php?id=0,158,0,0,1,0 Bee gone! And they have 02-16-06:&nbsp; Noticed a lack of bees in the garden lately? Well, the arrival of the debilitating varroa mite in Wanganui more than two years ago produced a swarm of predictions from those in the know that feral bee populations would tumble, leaving the important job of pollination up to managed hives in commercial and hobby sectors to carry the can. As predicted feral bee colonies were decimated with the arrival of the parasite, while managed hives have survived. 2011-01-01T13:37:00-08:00 tarheit http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/index.php?id=0,341,0,0,1,0 Preble teen has a honey of a hobby 04-17-06:&nbsp; Preble County | Robert Bair stays as busy as the bees making honey in the white wooden boxes behind his parents' house. 2011-01-01T13:37:00-08:00 tarheit