The person in charge of beekeeping of COAG, Tintxu Ruiz, indicated that the apicultural campaign “goes very badly” this year since the drought and the diseases of the bees have caused a casualties of national production of the 50 percent. There are zones like Catalonia where a loss of a 75 percent of harvest and in Andalusia around a 50 percent with a greater incidence in Granada and Almeria is considered, and of they polen a loss of a 80 percent of the harvest with special incidence in Huelva and Jaén.

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The people in charge of Firemen of Asturias decided to form a team of people who were familiarized in working with the bees, according to explained to this newspaper one of the controls of Firemen of Asturias, Jesus Pallarés. The team of volunteers formed by David Mallada, Oscar Ruiz, Alberto Alonso, Jesus Vicente Fernandez, Jose Manuel Fernandez and Carlos Garcia.

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The beekeepers of the social sector in the state hope to catch in the season of production of honey of period 2006-2007, 10 thousand tons, two thousand more than in the past productive cycle. The president of the Mayan Apicultural Society, Miguel Lara Sosa explained that this year very good rains in the honey zones of the organization have fallen, in fact commented will go ahead to a month the period of harvest.

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Organized by the Chile Ministry of Foreign Relations, Argentina Ministry of Foreign Relations, Pro Chile and Export AR, September 26,2006 in Buenos Aires, limited vacancies

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The quarterly meeting of New England north-west apiarists has discussed a number of pressures on the industry including high petrol prices. The Tamworth president of the Apiarist's Association Peter Murphy says middle men are increasing their profit, forcing a number of local bee-keepers out of business. 'Somewhere between the packer and the major supermarkets ... everyone has to make their cut, and it just comes back to the farmer who makes bugger-all,' he said.

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Andrew Fenton, who oversees New Zealand's biggest kiwifruit farming cooperative, is paying 30 percent more (NZ 170- US$ 112)for honey bees to pollinate his crop since a blood- sucker with wanderlust came to town. New Zealand beekeepers have 293,799 hives, and about 80 own 2,000 hives or more, according to the association. Kiwifruit farmer Fenton needs 10 hives per hectare in blossom season. By 2015, the nation may lack 72,000 hives ( 20% of actual stock)

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With summer winding down, Central Valley beekeepers say the extended winter and severe July heat have taken a toll on honey production. Because of the weather, the honey production season was shortened and there weren't as many flowers available for bees to visit. Beekeepers say the record-setting July heat storm killed untold numbers of bees in addition to poultry and livestock.

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All the beekeepers of the Formosa province adhered to the International Fair of the Furniture and the Wood (FEDEMA 2006). The beekeeping is bound to the lumber activity because it is with this material which the beehives are prepared “but this activity for us is also very important because the rational operation of the resource of the mount favors so much to the beekeepers as to those who are within the sector forest - industrialist” Said the representative of Provincial Apicultural Council, Ricardo Martinez.

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The forest reserve of Cosigüina volcano, located 70 kilometers to the northwest of this departmental head, has an enormous potential for beekeeping, reveal studies carried out by the Faculty of Biology of the Independent National University of Nicaragua, UNAN-Leon. The communitarian ones will produce about 240 barrels of pure bee honey.

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The bees went to the party of basebowl yesterday between Venados and Manzaneros, where besides to support to his equipment, they pricked 18 people; reason why firemen and municipal police went in support to retire the cluster of the park. In the end, the mishap brought greater emotion to the encounter of the championship of state baseball 2006.

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