Doctors from Nair Hospital tested the Indian honey on 226 patients and found that it had incredible healing properties. The findings were recently presented in the Second International Honey Conference in Malaysia. Dr Sunita Deshpande of the hospital’s microbiology department and her six doctorate students tested nine types of Indian honeys. “We found all Indian honeys have almost equal properties as the New Zealand’s Manuka honey,” said Deshpande, who presented the research paper in the conference.

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The Provincial Apiculture Council concerning joined the livestock industry to prevent health risks posed by the installation of foreign apiaries in areas of the province. As part of a meeting between leaders of both sectors, which took place on Friday, the producers agreed to work together to protect the health, towards the profitability of beekeeping next showing a remarkable recovery in the province.

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Honey harvest, delayed by cold and varroa, left losses of more than $ 150,000 (U.S. $ 11,390) in beekeeping, which equals $ 27,000 (U.S. $ 2,050) per tonne, said Jose del Carmen Ku Mukul, Guild representative Tinún beekeepers. He explained that the cold does not allow production of honey, which means economic loss, joining to this the varroa, also known as the tick of the bee, which affects part of the population in each hive. Given this scenario producers feed their bees with sugar to prevent emigrate and die, also provide them with the drugs without using chemicals banned by SAGARPA for Disease Control. For inclement weather crops were delayed, but if conditions improve in the coming weeks will get a 15 or 20 per cent of the estimate, corresponding to the flowering of tajonal. Unfortunately dropped the price of sweet honey and wax Campeche purchase at $ 27 (U.S. $ 2.04) per kilo, wet honey to $ 25 (U.S. $ 1.89) and very wet between $ 20 and $ 22 (U.S. $ 1.51 and $ 1.67).

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The Municipality of Avellaneda reports that the producers included in the Assistance Program Beekeeping Chain Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fishing of the Nation are Franzoy Luis Eduardo Morzan, Edgardo SPONTON, Anselmo Bordone, Hernan Galarza, Eloy Raffin, Oscar Fleita, Mario Del Blanco, Christian Gomez and Manuel Romero.

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In order to delineate targets set for 2010, the meeting was attended by seven of its nine members: John Angles, Gabriel Gatti, Emilio Conti, Alexander Araldi, Secundino Gomez, Carlos San Miguel and Pablo Mucabare. Only missed by special reasons, and Leonardo Cladera Carlos Arizmendi. Among the goals for this year are: To increase production in the area, underpinned by the efficient use of substitutes, replacement queens and use of products approved by SENASA, place an apiary witness to verify the data in our area, kilograms of honey produced per hive, existing diseases, appropriate treatment, quality of pollen, honey and pollen varieties in the area, and so on.

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From the Secretariat for Production and Employment informed beekeepers who have received the subsidy by bees in the framework of the assistance program for beekeeping chain, to be submitted as soon as the relevant expense reporting, as has been demanded by Ministry of Agricultural Affairs in the province of Buenos Aires and has set a deadline for delivery of surrender on Friday 26 February. Thus proof of purchase must be submitted to the municipal unit identified, located at Calle 23 No. 636 between Kelly Avenue and 18, by Friday 19 February.

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The agricultural organization Huelva COAG has requested the Ministry of Finance published a decree on the establishment of the reduction or exemption of modules in the income statement of 2009 for farmers affected by the storm wind and rain occurred in the province in the months of November and December. In the case of beekeeping is from 0.13 the petition as equally bad weather has decimated hives.

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In order to strengthen the zone of San Pedro as a producer of honey, its flora and climate characteristics, in January began a series of training in honey production. The workshops are organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Production and are theoretical and practical.

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The Beekeeping Council meeting was chaired by the secretary of Production, Cristian Vilas, and was attended by the Head of the Department of Farm and Agribusiness, Natalia Livieres; Luis Volpato, coordinator of the network of technicians; Stephanie Cutro of ArgenINTA, and all representatives of river flows beekeeping. Vilas said he met with officials from the Ministry of Agriculture of the Nation, they warned that orders for emergency assistance for beekeeping made last year did not enter the national budget.

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Using genetically modified bacteria, a team of Australian researchers has created artificially produced honey bee silk. "The silks would be good for tough, lightweight textiles, and high-strength applications like advanced aviation and marine composites," ABC Science quoted CSIRO entomologist Dr Tara Sutherland, who led the team of research researchers, as saying. "It would also be useful in medical applications including sutures, artificial tendons and ligaments," Sutherland added.

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