According to the Turkish Foundation for Combating Erosion, for Reforestation and the Protection of Natural Habitats, or TEMA, report on beekeeping, mass extinction of bees has been occurring for the past two years. First, 32,000 bee colonies died in Hatay in 2007. Later, in Ad?yaman, Ardahan and Ankara, the bee population declined by more than 50 percent. The country has 4.5 million bee colonies which produce 50-60,000 tons of honey per year. However, this amount was halved in 2007 and Turkey ended up in a position where it had to import honey.

See Original Article  

The shipment in late June of two containers of honey to Germany marked the resumption of exports of Prodapys honey for Europe. With the support of consultancy and training provided by the SENAI / SC, the Brazilian company was the first to meet the health requirements set by the European Community, after two years of embargo on Brazilian products by the absence of a program in Brazi to Control Honey contaminants. Prodapys sent its first batch at the same country that had exported for the first time in 2001.

See Original Article  

Faced with the constant rains affecting municipalities in the state, the Apiculture Federation of Cooperative Societies of the state require a total of 400 tons of sugar for feeding apiaries, said its chairman, Professor Pedro Celestino Poot Uicab. The organization brings together producers of honey José María Morelos, Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Othón P. Blan­co and Lá­za­ro Cár­de­nas.

See Original Article  

A flatbed truck hauling beehives early Tuesday morning rolled on I-90, causing traffic delays and leaving an angry and displaced swarm of bees. The accident happened at about 6:45 a.m. According to Winona County Sheriff´s Department Chief Deputy Ron Ganrude.

See Original Article  

Some like it sweet. Others prefer it dry. And humans have liked it for thousands of years. Now several local winemakers are bringing out of the shadows of obscurity this ancient beverage: honey wine, or mead.

See Original Article  

Approximately $ 11 million (U.S.$ 1.1 M) will distribute the delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA) for the livestock sector under the Agenda for Sustainable Livestock Production and Livestock and Apicultural PROGRAN or new program, beginning of September next, all those farmers who entered this grant. The delegate from SAGARPA in Quintana Roo, Bolanos Arturo Medina indicated that this program had received about 5,600 requests for an equal number of cattle producers and beekeepers. According to the rules of operation of Progres, is considered to pay $ 60 (U.S.$ 6) for hive.

See Original Article  

In order to train new producers in beekeeping, the rice cooperative of Villa Elisa, along with the draft incubators of local development plan that city, developed the course 'organisational innovation for initiating productive in beekeeping.' It is free and open to the entire community.

See Original Article  

The episode of 'The Girl' which considerably affected the agricultural season 2007/2008, at the end of their stage of dissipation, allowing the climate in agro gradually evolves into a state close to normal. However, it is likely that the residual of 'The Girl' continues to make feel, albeit declining, during much of the winter and the first part of spring, so the normalization process will be slow.

See Original Article  

It is number 32 of today's date. It has an explanatory note on the Apitoxin signed by its President of Dr. Julio Cesar Diaz.

See Original Article  

Unauthorised substance sulphamethazine (> 40 ?g/kg - ppb) in natural honey with comb from Turkey detected in Denmark in an official control of the market.

See Original Article