Organized by the Uruguay Apicultural Society about 'What we can do to maintain the health of our bees' coordinated by Dr. Jerry Bromenshek, PhD at the University of Montana, United States, member of the U.S. research team, on Wednesday, May 21 , 2008 at 07:00 pm in Rural del Prado - Fiftieth Anniversary Pavilion, Lucas Obes 1011 Montevideo.

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In the country there are about 25 species of stingless bees in the wild, of which 10 have been domesticated, but the most important by the number of colonies and honey production are: jicota (Melipona beecheii), followed by chumelo or jimerito (Tetragonisca angustula), or weeping zarquita (Nannotrigona testaceicornis) and Magu alazán (Scaptotrigona pectoralis). Most people who cultivates these bees are located in the northern central region (department of Chalatenango), followed by the western region (Santa Ana) and Eastern (department of Morazan and San Miguel). The national average annual production of honey jicota is estimated at more than two liters per colony (more than three bottles)

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The holder of the General Coordination of Livestock at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA), Everardo Gonzalez Padilla, noted that the apicultural activity in the country, which depends more than 42 thousand families were has become an important generator of foreign exchange. This, to join more than 48 million dollars, currencies that are the proceeds from the export of 56,600 tons of honey per year on average. He explained that 'the national inventory reports a total of 1.9 million hives, of which 140 thousand are used for pollination of fruit crops and farming.

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The Apicultural Program Coordinator of the the Ministry of Production, Horacio Lessa, reported that honey production for 2008 would reach 250 tonnes, arising from 19 thousand beehives officially registered. There was a decline in production due to climatic changes that affected the work of bees, especially by the extraordinary floods recorded in western of the province.

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Oaxaca occupies the eighth place in the National Inventory Apícola: 1700 beekeepers, 77524 hives and honey production VII in providing a volume of 2903 tons annually.

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The municipality of Marchamalo creates Prize 'Recognized of the Year', which aims to highlight the merits of those individuals or groups related to Marchamalo, with its work, contribute to the dissemination of the town inside and outside its Municipal borders . Was awarded the Department of Apicultural Pathology, headed by Dr. Mariano Pascual Liver

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The position involves handling two apiaries in the west coast, under the rule UNIT 1112:2006 good honey production and processing practices. Report to the Head of the Environment Department. Presentation due date may 25, 2008

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Honey reduces pain and odor in wounds. It has strong antibacterial properties, says Karen Zulkowski, MSU associate professor of nursing in Billings. But don't raid a beehive or spoon honey out of a jar and slather it onto a wound. Zulkowski and student Jayme Day went to Billings Health and Rehabilitation to test a dressing that uses Manuka honey in calcium alginate. The honey had been sterilized. The calcium alginate retained moisture so the dressing wouldn't stick to the wound, but helped remove dead tissue. Finding the dressing effective, Day presented her results this spring at MSU's Student Research Celebration.

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A provider of advanced wound care products, announced that the FDA has given clearance to another dressing in the MEDIHONEY(TM) product line. This dressing is the first 100% medical grade honey product cleared for use on burns and wounds by the FDA. The product is 100% Active Leptospermum Honey and comes in a 1oz tube with an easy-to-use applicator tip.

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Special Tv report about: In laboratories all around the Delaware and Lehigh valleys, researchers are working relentlessly on new medical treatments. As it turns out, one of the most promising ones is 5,000 years old.

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