The Beekeepers Club Inc.

Media Releases about Bees & Beekeeping

Newly discovered articles are placed on top of the list.

Bees in the Hood - An SBS Dateline article/vidio clip about beekeeping in the unlikely setting of congested New York, and how's it's helping to tackle colony collapse in the United States. (27-Jul-2010)

Australia stung by bee allegations - article in The Age (23-Jun-2010)

Federal regulators in the US say disease-carrying honeybees imported from Australia may be responsible for a mysterious disorder (CCD) that's decimated bee hives around America, and they may consider import restrictions if necessary.
Webmaster's comment: These allegations are not new; they have been made over a year ago. We should support the idea to stop sending healthy bees to the USA where they face certain death by Varroa within a short time.
Findings of the latest research on CCD done in Europe seem to reveal that monoculture is the likely cause for CCD, more than anything else. Our modern way of crop farming leads to bee malnutrition, weakening the immune system of our bees.

Honeybees survive for millennia in Sahara desert oasis - article by BBC Earth News (22-Jun-2010)

The COLOSS Project - In an attempt to fight Colony Collapse Disorder leading scientists, beekeepers and industry from 22 countries will collaborate with complementary approaches, to identify the factors at the individual honeybee and colony levels causing severe colony losses and investigate synergistic effects between them. This worldwide integrated approach will mitigate the detrimental impact of honeybee colony losses for beekeepers, agriculture and natural biodiversity.

Illegal Beekeeping in New York City - article by The New York Times (19-Jun-2009)

Ancient Bee Hives unearthed in Israel - The Daily Green (10-Sep-2008)

Famous Einstein Bee Quote Is Bogus - The Daily Green (10-Sep-2008)

Einstein once predicted that if bees were to disappear, man would follow only a few years later - Telegraph (14-Mar-2007)

Einstein and the Bee - Supermarket Guru (23-May-2007)

Exotic bee threat in the Hunter Valley - ABC News, Audio clip (4-Jul-2008)

Bee story has a nasty sting in the tail - Sydney Morning Herald (6-Jul-2008)

Honey bee dance breaks down cultural barrier - Media Release by Australian National University (4-Jun-2008)

Honey as cough medicine for children - American researchers have proven what we beekeepers have known for long. Honey is the better cough medicine.

Backyard Beekeeping - Organic Gardener Magazine (March/April 2008) - A beautiful story about hobby beekeeping.

Bee Afraid - Channel 9, 60 Minutes Report about the danger of Varroa entering Australia

Are bees the new silkworms? - Bees are the new silkworms - Media releases from the CSIRO (20-Nov-2007)

Asian honey bee incursion in Cairns (May 2007)

Unravelling honey bee genes and the importance of bees as pollinators - Media release from the CSIRO

There's more to bees than honey - Media release from the CSIRO (26-Oct-2006)