Miel Mex, S.A. Ltd., this year exported 1,500 tons of honey mainly to Germany, United States, Italy and Japan, reported in charge of central collection Jaime Raul Cauich Ramirez. He said that currently the harvest is improving with the blooming of jabín who came to further improve the production of the sweet, today said it captured about 500 tonne and expect to reach a target of 1,300 tonnes for 2008.

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Included among many others: Agreement that sets forth the rules for determining the country of origin of imported goods and provisions for certification; the Agreement are made available quotas for importing honey; the Agreement are publicized intern quotas of natural honey for the European Community in the period July one year to June 30 the following year .

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The Emater / RS-Ascar held this Saturday (12) in Cacheira do Sul a cooking course based in honey, rice and nuts and Good Manufacturing Practices, with the participation of 22 producers in the region. The course of Good Practice includes all rules that the Health Legislation recommended for food establishments. In 2007 the National Sanitary Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) began to require agribusiness developing operational plans (PoPs) and a Manual of Good Manufacturing Practice. Each establishment must have at least one staff member trained in this issue

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Paper prepared by Daniela Kenjeri?, Milena L. Mandi?a, Ljiljana Primoraca and Frane ?a?i?

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Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE), a natural component of propolis. Paper prepared by Olga Beltrán-Ramírez, Leticia Alemán-Lazarini, Martha Salcido-Neyoy, Sergio Hernández-García, Samia Fattel-Fazenda, Evelia Arce-Popoca, Jaime Arellanes-Robledo, Rebeca García-Román, Patricia Vázquez-Vázquez, Adolfo Sierra-Santoyo and Saúl Villa-Treviño

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After 10 years of study, CONICET researchers who work at the National University of Comahue in Insect Ecology Laboratory of INTA Bariloche-Río Negro, in partnership with a private company, have developed a toxic bait consisting of meat lyophilized, attractive compounds, the insecticide fipronil and a bitter agent that prevents accidental or deliberate ingestion by humans or animals

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Viewers of Jan Cannon's new film 'Health & the Hive: A Beekeeper's Journey' won't quite be able to sense the delicate passage of bees' feet across their hands and arms, but they are likely to feel a part of the beekeeping process and to appreciate the mystery of life in the hive. The film explores the impact of honeybees in our lives by following the teamwork of many professions related to bees through their seasonal rhythms. Lifelong beekeeper Todd Hardie of Honey Gardens Apiaries in Ferrisburgh is a central figure linking segments of 'Health & the Hive.'

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With a third of the nation's honeybees disappearing because of a mysterious malady, Florida's beekeepers are working to restore their hives and nurse their bee colonies back to health. But Dave Hackenberg, a 46-year veteran beekeeper and many other of the state's 165 or so commercial beekeepers have felt the sting of CCD. Hackenberg said he has been hit with US$400,000 in lost bees and revenue over the past two years. He has replaced most of the colonies, but not all of them. He's had to increase his prices to recoup his losses. Once charging US$45 per hive to pollinate apples, he now charges US$65. Blueberries have gone from US$60 to US$90.

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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Welsh Assembly Government outlined their proposals yesterday. But they have already faced criticism from the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) which said it had ?no confidence? that enough extra money would be provided for research.

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The use of honey in meat increases to keep this product up to a week and reduces the growth of bacteria that degrade their quality, informed the scientific Armida Sanchez Escalante of the Research Center for Food and Development (CIAD) . The specialist in nature preserve of meat products indicated that normally since beef life time is normally three to four days in refrigeration and testing we have done shows that when adding 50 to 100 grams of honey a kilo of meat, life useful grows up to one week.

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