News From Around the World

April 5, 2009 Beekeeping in Vermont
April 4, 2009 Video of Man that survives 3,000 bee stings
April 3, 2009 Elephants are afraid of bees
April 2, 2009 Bumble Bees
March 31, 2009 The worlds largest ball of propolis
March 31, 2009 New book about bees "The Language of Bees" by Laurie King
March 29, 2009 Pictures of the White House Bee Hive
March 29, 2009 Another beekeeper is convicted for doing something wrong.
March 27, 2009 Tutu Poison Beekeeper to pay victims
March 24, 2009 The Who Farm Some background information and videos about the White House. Also here
March 24, 2009 Backwards Beekeepers TV Short videos on beekeeping.
March 24, 2009 Scientific American article on the current CCD research.
March 20, 2009 Bee Hives at the White House The Obama's will have two bee hivess.
March 20, 2009 Truth is Stranger than Fiction. Just one more hazard of being a beekeeper.
March 18, 2009 The Beekeeping Podcast
March 18, 2009 "The Ultimate Beekeeping Package" For only $79
March 18, 2009 A link to beekeeping links
March 3, 2009 Going to Jail for selling poisoned honey.
March 3, 2009 2009 American Honey Queen
March 3, 2009 A book preview "A Sweet Life"
March 3, 2009 YouTube Videos from New England Beekeeping Supply.
Feb. 27, 2009 USDA 2008 Honey Report Honey production and prices have both increased.
Feb. 27, 2009 Mandarin Oranges and Beekeepers and Right-To-Farm laws can be used to battle other farmers
Feb. 27, 2009 Global Beekeeping CalendarA calendar of beekeeping events around the world.
Feb. 24, 2009 The Pollinator Game!?!? A short video that shows that pollinators and humor go together. (P.S. Watch the outtakes.)
Feb. 23, 2009 The Beekeeper Movie is short (30 minutes) movie that may become a feature length movie. Here is a movie review.
Feb. 22, 2009 Serge Labesque
This is a short video of Serge Labesque discussing beekeeping. There is nothing new here, but it is still a very good video.
Feb. 19, 2009 The Hibernation Diet
It is not new, but it is an interesting idea. Download the PDF files for an explanation. Also try Google and The Honey Revolution
Feb. 18, 2009 Royal Jelly
This is an excellent video that shows how to create your own queen cells and then using them to harvest royal jelly.
Feb. 15, 2009 Publish2 This is another site with a list of beekeeping news items.
Feb. 15, 2009 Backwards is the new Forward
Contains an interesting (short) video on starter strips, and the promise of more videos in the future.
Feb. 14, 2009 Heaven on a spoon.
Another interesting video on illegal beehives in New York City.
Feb. 13, 2009 Effects of Captan on Apis mellifera Brood Development
A short summary of a scientific research paper.
Feb. 12, 2009 African honey bees have been found in Utah There is a news report here: Video.
Feb. 11, 2009 Beekeeping Tourism in Slovenia, where the art of beekeeping is so celebrated that its referred to as "the poetry of agriculture."
Feb. 11, 2009 Twitter search for beekeepers - The Twitter service is now being used by beekeepers. You don't need a Twitter account to read this information
Feb. 9, 2009 Tennessee National Guard Team to Train Afghan Farmers - "Our goal is to improve lives for years to come,... a successful beekeeping operation may help empower Afghan women. We might make a significant contribution to their annual income and improve pollination in nearby crops."
Feb. 4, 2009 Newly-formed cooperative helps beekeepers in Afghanistan - "When it was time to extract I only brought a one litre plastic bottle to collect the honey. I was amazed to see that my bees brought ten kilograms of honey that day. I rushed to my neighbours to ask for extra bottles. Never could I imagine being able to extract so much honey."
Feb. 3, 2009 Urban Beekeeping is More Than Just Buzz Beekeeping is a hobby deemed illegal by (New York) city-wide health codes. However, City Council...has introduced a bill calling for a licensing system for beekeeping enthusiasts.
Feb. 2, 2009 Who knew honeybees can 'count'? New research shows that honeybees can tell the difference between different numbers of objects, up to four. The technical paper describing the original research can be found here on PLoSone
Jan. 15, 2009 Sundance Film Festival 2009Short Film "The Beekeepers" by Richard Knox Robinson
Jan. 13, 2009 The Commonwealth Club of California - Podcast about Pollination A discussion of bees and pollination by Claire Kremen, UC Berkeley . You will need your own Podcast (or iPod) software to download this mp3 file. It is not specifically for beekeepers, but it is very interesting.

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