SUPERBEE-BUCKFAST QUEEN BEES

18/02/2025

https://www.dw.com/en/turkish-fake-honey-on-the-rise/a-71626685

Turkey is one of the biggest honey producers in the world. Increasingly, though, honey is being adulterated with sugar syrup or other ingredients — and the fake honey is almost certainly being sold in Europe.

15/02/2025

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-15/tasmania-bee-insemination-to-create-new-queens/104899096

A ban on the importation of queen bees from interstate means that more and more Tasmanian beekeepers will use artificial insemination in their apiaries.

07/02/2025

https://www.youtube.com/live/bXDNhzA8W6Q?si=yB0PCtlJME5kY3rp

Please join me and Mr Blake Shook from Desert Creek Honey in Texas to discuss the current situation around the coutry.

28/12/2024

https://youtu.be/dcJO19QHAKE?feature=shared

Steve is a member of the “Path to Varroa-resistance in the UK” team, led by Emeritus Professor Stephen Martin. They launched the education and science websi...

21/12/2024

https://www.blog-veto-pharma.com/en/tropilaelaps-mites-the-next-big-beekeeping-challenge/

Learn how Tropilaelaps mites differ from Varroa, their impact on honey bees, and strategies for detection and management to protect your colonies.

12/12/2024

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjw0w921nzgo

A report found that 46% of sampled honey products had likely been bulked out with cheaper sugar syrups.

22/11/2024

https://unn.ua/en/news/eu-tightens-control-over-honey-imports-from-november-2024

УНН Economy ✎ Starting from November 30, 2024, honey and other bee products intended for human consumption can only be imported into the EU from companies listed by…

11/11/2024

https://scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ps.8193?fbclid=IwY2xjawGfGFVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHaAnnUKv4FzSEy9UI0kJNc5FYjSZMm4PAkzVZDzVVTpy3u8wVyISbTREQA_aem_2Wtb5ZxGeONTBy4PIzQqcw&sfnsn=mo

Varroa destructor mites exposed to a dsRNA biopesticide, named vadescana, were unable to produce offspring. Our findings demonstrate the success of RNA interference in controlling an apicultural pest

06/11/2024

https://youtu.be/FNIdSod1ANw?feature=shared

Honey Undercover: The Truth Behind Honey in Global Market by the Hidden CameraRead more country reports here: cleanupthehoneymarket.com/Join the initiative f...

07/09/2023

By Catalina Mihai | EURACTIV.ro Est. 2min 04-09-2023 (updated: 04-09-2023 ) Content-Type: News Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. In 2022 and 2023, honey exports accounted for only around 10% of the total produc...

26/08/2023

Urginea maritima L.
An uncommon heat and drought tolerant bulbous plant that flowers during the hottest part of the Cyprus summer, when temperatures often exceed 40C in the shade. The inflorecense is produced separately from the leaves that sprout during the winter rains.
As already mentioned, the plant is generally uncommon but as it flowers at a time when there is little else for the bees to forage on it is a good maitenance source, yielding nectar and pollen.
Here are some photographs and videos of the bees foraging today near one of our apiaries.

02/07/2023

https://www.livescience.com/animals/bees-wasps/where-do-honey-bees-come-from-new-study-turns-the-standard-picture-on-its-head

DNA analysis indicates the world's most common bee originated in northern Europe around 780,000 years ago, before spreading into East Africa and Arabia around 120,000 years later.

26/05/2023

Our bees are gathering pollen from the olive trees

04/04/2023

Our bees are working on Crataegus azarolus now.

24/03/2023

"Superbee going Supersonic".
THE RIGHT STUFF!

24/03/2023

https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news/food-fraud-how-genuine-your-honey-2023-03-23_en

Highly sensitive testing methods applied by the JRC reveal that 46% of honey imported in the EU may be adulterated. The suspicion of fraud results from an EU coordinated action.

14/02/2023

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/15-countries-produce-best-quality-135819331.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=YW5kcm9pZC1hcHA6Ly9jb20uZ29vZ2xlLmFuZHJvaWQuZ29vZ2xlcXVpY2tzZWFyY2hib3gv&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADeNFa_6adJ0dE7zk0V47lTb-riBZL0vld18iW8A9-R2Gs4PP1PC8jZOYHe0w5VoaEIj4c7EHmLcLHb-FfdLvpDqmRJ1vs68UG7Vx_C_JczTDaY2ItuR_008mxUU-encUlg7CGeVeOZQDZ7zcX-hOjkqM3F1g1OPUq-IxEW5MA76

In this article, we will discuss the 15 Countries that Produce the Best Quality Honey in the World. You can skip our industry overview and go directly to the 5 Countries that Produce the Best Quality Honey in the World. The honey industry involves the production and sale of honey, as well as other b...

29/01/2023

https://youtu.be/0n7-TppkKug

Subscribe here: http://9Soci.al/chmP50wA97J Full Episodes: https://9now.app.link/uNP4qBkmN6 | Bee Afraid (2008)They're nature's tireless workers - no wonder ...