Honey has been used to treat wounds since ancient times, but recent years have seen a surge of medical interest in the sticky stuff. Manuka honey has been the subject of particular interest, with the results of a study just published by Sydney University finding that it has powerful antibacterial properties, and is even effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Associate Professor Dee Carter, from Sydney University's School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences said: "Our research is the first to clearly show that these honey-based products could in many cases replace antibiotic creams on wounds and equipment such as catheters. Using honey as an intermediate treatment could also prolong the life of antibiotics."

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Saginaw County honey producer and jar distributor T.M. Klein & Sons has earned an award from the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center.

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Queensland's beekeepers and the community are battling to protect the state's billion-dollar bee industry from an exotic threat. The chair of the Primary Industries, Fisheries and Rural and Regional Queensland Ministerial Legislative Committee, Wayne Wendt MP, praised the industry and the public for their efforts since an outbreak of Asian honey bees was first detected in Cairns two years ago. At the Queensland Beekeepers' Association's (QBA) 105th Annual General Meeting and Conference in Cairns, Mr Wendt, Member for Ipswich West, said the Asian honey bee posed a serious threat to the State's wax and honey industry.

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The Lee County Extension, in collaboration with the Beekeepers Association of Southwest Florida offers an introductory beekeeping class this summer. Classes begin on Friday July 31. Other class dates are Aug. 7, 14, 21, 2009 Space is limited to 30 students.

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Yesterday was a new Commission in Toledo Regional Apiculture, which brings together nine beekeeping associations of Castilla-La Mancha. The meeting was headed by director general of Agricultural Production, Francisco Martínez Arroyo, and has discussed the aid that keeps the regional government to the sector to study how to improve the efficiency gains compared to the current problems facing

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Learn about "The Culture of Bees" on July 18 at 7 p.m. at the Canyon Community Center, 126 Lion Blvd., Springdale. The presentation is free. Archaeologists have found amphorae full of crystallized honey on the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea. Once it was heated, and re-liquefied, a few lucky souls were able to taste nectar thousands of years old. The relationship between humans and the honey bee is long standing. Emblems of the honey bee and beekeeping adorn the Vatican and Utah roadsides. Our understanding of that relationship, and our understanding of the honey bee, is continually evolving.

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