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Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Agricultural yields have always depended on pollinators and their symbiotic ability to spread the powdery substance necessary for plant reproduction, a fact that has become more important as the unexplained drop in the worldwide bee population continues. Pollinating insects add to the production of 84 percent of European crops and officials there are looking to boost the efforts of domesticated pollinators, such as honeybees, and wild...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BeesFree, Inc. (OTC QB: BEES), a company that has developed and is currently marketing BeesVita Plus(TM), an innovative composite food supplement for honeybees that works to prevent the effects of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), today announced the addition of Mr. Paolo Danesi to the Board of Directors. Mr. Danesi has over 12 years of international sales experience. Currently, he is the Vice President of Sales at Burmeister and...
Decline of pollinators will have severe impact on nature and mankind Two thirds of the crops humans use for food production and the majority of wild plant species depend on pollination by insects such as bees and hover-flies. This ecosystem service, however, provided by nature to humans for free, is increasingly failing. As an example, after 3000 years of sustainable agriculture, farmers in the Chinese province Sichuan have to pollinate apple flowers themselves by using pollination sticks...
New program trains Bayer field staff to facilitate community dialogue on honey bees and colony health. Research Triangle Park, NC (PRWEB) August 28, 2012 When a honey bee lands on an almond flower to extract nectar, she is doing more than gathering food for her colony; she is helping feed the world. Honey bees are vital to agriculture and our food supply, which is why Bayer CropScience has established a dedicated Bee Ambassador Program to bring more awareness and knowledge about them to...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BeesFree, Inc. (OTC QB: BEES), a company that has developed and is currently marketing BeesVita Plus(TM), an innovative composite food supplement for honeybees that works to prevent the effects of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), today announced the formation of a strategic advisory board. The advisory board members will provide ongoing input and feedback on sales and marketing, product development, and technology solutions....
Most people are not aware of the fact that 84% of the European crops are partially or entirely dependent on insect pollination. While managed honeybees pollinate certain crops, wild bees, flies and wasps cover a very broad spectrum of plants, and thus are considered the most important pollinators in Europe. The serious decline in the number of managed honeybees and wild bees reported in Europe over the last few decades has the potential to cause yield decreases with threats to the...
FIRESTONE, Colo., Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Honey has been in the news recently, covering topics from its source to its authenticity. The National Honey Board (NHB), a federal research and promotion board with United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversight, wants to clarify any misconceptions. The NHB utilized industry, culinary and educational resources to produce "The Story of Honey," which captures the many positives of honey, from being a vital component of a...
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Honey has long been believed to have numerous important health benefits; past studies have suggested the beeswax product helps in the healing of burns, aids in digestion and weight loss, and is even a good source of energy. And now, researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel have found that honey may have another important health benefit: the treatment of nighttime coughing in toddlers. Based on their study, lead author Herman...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Aug. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BeesFree, Inc. (OTCQB: BEES), a company that has developed an innovative composite food supplement for honeybees, BeesVita Plus(TM), to help honeybees avoid the effects of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), received two additional orders for delivery in Slovakia. The new orders, which are subject to product registration and authorization in the European Union, call for the company to deliver 4,500 liters of BeesFreeVita Plus(TM)...
Bayer collaborates with non-profit to increase awareness of the importance of bees to the planet. Research Triangle Park, NC (PRWEB) August 03, 2012 Each time someone goes to the grocery store to pick up fresh apples or blueberries; they witness the work of a pollinator. Thanks to the work of bees, birds, butterflies and other pollinators, billions of people around the world are able to enjoy an abundance of nuts, fruits and vegetables. And as the world population continues to grow, the...
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Apiology is the scientific study of honey bees, a subdiscipline of melittology (the study of all bees), which is a subdiscipline of entomology. Melittology comprises of more than 17,000 species other than the honey bee. Apiology includes apicology, which is the study of honey bee ecology. Honey bees are often chosen as a study group to answer questions on the evolution of social systems. People who study honey bees are called apiologists. There have been a number of notable apiologists...
The bumblebee is a flying insect of the genus Bombus in the family Apidae and a relative of the common honeybee. The bumblebee feeds on nectar and gathers pollen to feed its young. They are beneficial to humans and the plant world alike, and tend to be larger than other members of the bee family. Most bumblebee species are gentle. From this comes their original name: "Humblebee". Bumblebees are social insects that are known for their black and yellow striped bodies, a commonality among the...
The honeybee is a colonial insect that is often maintained, fed, and transported by farmers. Honeybees are a subset of bees which fall into the Order Hymenoptera and Suborder Apocrita. Of the approximately 20,000 known species of bees, four are considered honeybees: Apis florea, Apis dorsata, Apis cerana, and Apis mellifera (Western honeybee). It is thought that they have been domesticated at least since the time of the building of the Egyptian pyramids. Honeybees store honey (which is...
Bees (Apoidea superfamily) are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants. They are adapted for feeding on nectar, and play an important role in pollinating flowering plants, and are called pollinators. Bees have a long proboscis that they use in order to obtain the nectar from flowers. Bees have antennae made up of thirteen segments in males and twelve in females. They have two pairs of wings, the back pair being the smaller of the two. Bees are fuzzy and carry an electrostatic...
