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More than 23 people were struck down after eating honey contaminated by bees feeding off native tutu bushes in the Coromandel, 22 cases of which had been traced to Whangamata's Projen Apiary, run by hobbyist Kevin Prout. The poisoning is being investigated by the Food Safety Authority. 'I'm concerned that the public's perception now is that there's a risk of honey generally, and comb honey specifically being contaminated with tutin toxin,' Mr Chris Cable, of Rainbow Honey said.

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With the objective of contributing to the development of the beekeeping industry in the state, Anhanguera / Uniderp signed a collaboration agreement with Sebrae / MS and other entities that set goals for the beekeeping project in the central region of Mato Grosso do Sul. The signatories agreed to certain results to be achieved as: Increase honey production by 25% in the period 2008-2010, increasing production per hive per year by 25% until November 2010 and commercialize 50% of the honey produced within the project through the Central Marketing Cooperative , until November 2010

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Until now, the import of bees was tightly restricted to protect local hives from diseases such as honey bee tracheal mites. Bees could only be imported from New Zealand, Australia, Hawaii and Nova Scotia. Under the new rules, bees can be imported through a program called Capped Queen Bee Cells. The queen bees have to come from a recognized breeding program and be declared disease-free. 'Blueberry growers need bees in order to ensure maximum pollination and fruit sets, to get the best yield they possibly can from their crop,' Chris Jordan, P.E.I.'s berry crop development officer

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Carol Hiatt thought she and her husband, Sidney, were a bit crazy 40 years ago when they left steady paying jobs as school teachers in Oregon and became beekeepers in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Carol, 70, still isn't fond of bees. They can sting, you know! But the 1,000-hive business they bought on Ephrata's B Street in 1968 now has 10,000 to 12,000 hives, making it one of the largest agricultural bee pollination services in the state.

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There was a Senate Briefing last week. The purpose was to explore why the $20 million from Agriculture Appropriations requested months ago by the Senators has not yet been found and to discover what new developments have come about in the ongoing research on Colony Collapse Disorder since the last hearing several months ago. On the research front not much has happened it seems. This is because most research projects are at a standstill due to lack of funding, or, as in the case of the 5-year USDA plan are just getting underway and haven?t produced results yet.

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West Wiltshire Beekeepers are organising the free event on Wednesday April 23 at the Methodist Church Hall in Station Road.

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Wide surveys of Australian beekeepers begin today as part of a project to provide more information about the state of the industry and set future directions in industry strategy, and research and development. The survey will explore the characteristics of honeybee businesses, production efficiency and profitability, and demographic and socioeconomic circumstances of people in the industry.

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Local beekeepers are finding their hives in far better shape this spring, a year after as much as a third of the nation?s honey bee hives was lost through colony collapse syndrome, or CCS. A statewide survey that included some local beekeepers shows a greater hive survival rate than last year. ?That?s generally what we?re hearing. Even some of the larger ones fared better,? said Penn State professor Diana Cox-Foster, a principal researcher in the hunt for the cause.

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After a Wewahitchka beekeeper complained to the state about daytime spraying near his bees two weeks ago, the state is investigating possible violations of state law by the county regarding mosquito spraying.

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