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Updated : Honeybee colonies across the country have been dying off at high rates in recent years. Scientists have been working on the problem, but have not found a solution. Until recently, they have been looking at factors such as pesticides, fungi and ...
Publ.Date : 2012-01-22T08:36:56ZThat’s a big story for us, too—up to $12 billion in crops rely on the fuzzy flyers for pollination. Of the 2.4 million honeybee colonies in the U.S., about one million died off this past winter. Big declines have also been seen in Europe and Asia.
Publ.Date : 2012-01-27T08:02:22ZIt began as a normal workday morning for Buckhead resident Sarah Williams at the Honeybee in Smyrna this past Saturday. Owners Betsy Digiorgio and Lisa Rieves of the stylish and fun boutique had arrived. So Williams went for the door for a quick bank run ...
Publ.Date : 2012-01-28T10:17:12ZFor a while now, I've been writing about the threat to honeybee populations from Bayer's neonicotinoid pesticides, which are synthetic derivatives of nicotine that attack insects' nervous systems. Here's last week's post on new USDA-funded ...
Publ.Date : 2012-01-17T16:56:47ZFor information, call 386-402-7810. Ag museum plans beekeeping seminar The Florida Agricultural Museum will have a special presentation on Honeybee Basics from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today at the museum, 7900 Old Kings Road N., Palm Coast.
Publ.Date : 2012-01-28T04:12:07ZJoin Rodale Institute's new Honeybee Conservancy and Stewardship Group to learn about humane, chemical-free bee-keeping methods. The full package ($850) includes a three-session course Feb. 4, 11 and 18, a bee colony, a state-of-the-art Thomas ...
Publ.Date : 2012-01-24T23:15:02ZAnalyses of bees found dead in and around hives from several apiaries over two years in Indiana showed the presence of neonicotinoid insecticides, which are commonly used to coat corn and soybean seeds before planting. The research showed that ...
Publ.Date : 2012-01-12T16:55:33ZA common pesticide used by beekeepers to kill honeybee-infecting mites temporarily leaves the bees more susceptible to a debilitating virus, new research suggests. From parasitic flies to numerous viruses, honeybee colonies across the globe have a lot of ...
Publ.Date : 2012-01-27T21:02:37ZWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Honeybee populations have been in serious decline for years, and Purdue University scientists may have identified one of the factors that cause bee deaths around agricultural fields. Analyses of bees found dead in and around hives ...
Publ.Date : 2012-01-23T14:33:40Z
Random Honey Bee Related News from Yahoo
Updated : The disappearance of honeybees has many people at the annual American Beekeeping Federation Conference concerned.
Publ.Date : Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:51:59 -0800A common pesticide used by beekeepers to kill honeybee-infecting mites temporarily leaves the bees more susceptible to a debilitating virus, new research suggests.
Publ.Date : Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:32:47 -0800Research indicates a parasitic fly may be responsible for the honeybee colony collapse disorder. San Francisco State University researchers have discovered the parasites by accident, according to NPR. Is the parasitic fly the only explanation for the ongoing honeybee problems?
Publ.Date : Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:07:00 -0800Honeybee populations have been in serious decline for years, and Purdue University scientists may have identified one of the factors that cause bee deaths around agricultural fields. Analyses of bees found dead in and around hives from several apiaries over two years in Indiana showed the presence of neonicotinoid insecticides, which are commonly used to coat corn and soybean seeds before ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:13:04 -0800A common pesticide used by beekeepers to kill honeybee-infecting mites temporarily leaves the bees more susceptible to a debilitating virus, new research suggests.
Publ.Date : Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:17:49 -0800LOS ANGELES , Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The first iPad book app to redefine the experience of reading 19th century poetry, "Chasing Fireflies: A Haiku Collection" has already been hailed as ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:58:00 -0800Anyone who's been stung by a bee knows they can inflict an outsized pain for such tiny insects.
Publ.Date : Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:24:33 -0800( Purdue University ) Honeybee populations have been in serious decline for years, and Purdue University scientists may have identified one of the factors that cause bee deaths around agricultural fields.
Publ.Date : Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:46:21 -0800U.S. researchers say they may have identified a common insecticide as one factor in the mysterious decline of honeybee numbers in recent years.
Publ.Date : Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:47:25 -0800Honeybee colonies across the country have been dying off at high rates in recent years. Scientists have been working on the problem, but have not found a solution. Until recently, they have been looking at factors such as pesticides, fungi and viruses to explain the honeybee die-off. Now, researchers at San Francisco State University have found a new possible cause of the problem - a parasitic ...
Publ.Date : Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:02:51 -0800