It laid the groundwork governing aid agro environmental pollination, in order to maintain an adequate level of activity by the bee that they have a beneficial impact for biodiversity conservation, primarily because the role of pollination of bees. The deadline for submitting applications for aid will end on September 22 next.

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At a meeting organized by the cooperative 'Sol San Pedrina' at the headquarters of the Agency Extension INTA San Pedro on 29 August at 20:30 hours.

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On August 30, 2008, for the renovation of Steering Committee and Fiscal Commission. There were two lists

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Beekeepers asked the state government 233 tonnes of sugar as a measure of support to the emerging risk of losing some 77 thousand hives by the prolonged drought in the entity. The chairman of the Board of Directors of Honey and Wax of Campeche, Jose Sanchez Faisal, delivered the request for support to Secretariat staff and Rural Development said that the prolonged drought does not allow flowering in the fields of the entity. He explained that this measure does not apply emerging, could have millions in losses the next season

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In Vallarta Port, Nayarit October 15 to 18th, 2008.

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The Ministry of Production, Labor and Tourism Province reminds the apicultural producers and persons connected with the activity, which are in force Decree No. 2882/96 and 1105/06 the Provincial Executive Branch, according to which it is forbidden entry in the provicial territory of any material live bee (bees, kernels, packages, queen bees, cells with offspring, and so on.) coming from other provinces

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Beekeepers will meet this Friday and Saturday, 29 and 30, to participate in a new edition of the Meeting of Beekeepers of Maranhão and Honey Festival, traditional in recent years in the Region of the High Turi, which concentrates the increase in honey production, promoted by the state. Organized and sponsored by entities Apiculture Maranhao, Sebrae and associates events promise to collect 350 beekeepers Maranhenses and potential employers, and institutions that support beekeeping in the state and are part of the Draft Apis in the Region Turi - managed by the Office Business in Santa Inês of Sebrae.

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Local demand for table honey is so overwhelming that the country has to import 24 per cent of honey in the country to fill the shortfall. Currently Uganda produces 3,000 tonnes although it has a capacity for more than 200,000 tonnes. Uganda has four honey-processing plants: Arua which has the capacity of 600 tonnes, Nalukolongo in Kampala District with a capacity of 1,000 tonnes, Reco Industries in Kasese District, a plant with a capacity of 50 tonnes, and another in Bweyogere with a capacity of 104 tonnes.

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Research from Waikato University's honey research group is about to hit international medical markets in the form of a dressing for wounds. The dressing, a blend of honey and a seaweed extract, is designed for use on wounds including leg and foot ulcers, burns, and infected areas. The international wound-care market is estimated to be worth $12 billion by 2012. The dressing is the brainchild of Dr Peter Molan, a professor at the University of Waikato, who leads the university's world-renowned Honey Research Unit. The Unique Manuka Factor (UMF) rating was devised by Dr Molan about 10 years ago to show the level of activity in manuka honey being sold as an antibacterial substance. Widespread evidence shows manuka's antibacterial agents are effective at healing wounds.

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A German prosecutor is investigating Werner Wenning, Bayer's chairman, and Friedrich Berschauer, the head of Bayer CropScience, after critics alleged that they knowingly polluted the environment.The investigation was triggered by an Aug. 13 complaint filed by German beekeepers and consumer protection advocates, a Coalition against Bayer Dangers spokesman, Philipp Mimkes, said Monday. Bayer CropScience, which has its U.S. headquarters in North Carolina, said field studies have shown that bees' exposure to the pesticide is minimal ( the damage) or nonexistent if the chemical is used properly.

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