CATCH THE BUZZ – Australia, New Zealand Fight Bitter War Over Honey.
Australian honey producers have been stung by the news that New Zealand’s honey industry is in the process of trying to trademark the word…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Same Plants, Same Honey … So Why Does New Zealand Want To Trademark Manuka?
By: Kit Mochan Same plants, same honey … so why does New Zealand want to trademark manuka? The ongoing fight between Australian and New…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Australian Growers Working Have Cloned The Strongest Medical Manuka Honey Available And Produce It On A Medicinal Honey Plantation.
Alan Harman Australian promoters are reported working on a project to clone the strongest medical Manuka honey available and produce it in a…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – So Who Owns The Name Manuka Honey, New Zealand, Or Australia? It’s Up In The Air Right Now.
Libby Bingham Master beekeeper Lindsay Bourke, Australian Honey Bee Industry Council chairman, is against NZ’s push to trademark manuka honey. Two award-winning Coastal honey…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – 1 In 10 Australian Pollination Hives Have AFB.
Close check: An audit found that more than 100 hives in Victoria’s North West had clinical signs of American foulbrood. LARGE scale biosecurity checks…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Bees Are Starting To Evolve To Survive Destructive Varroa Mite, Researcher Says
By: Robin McConchie Bees in the United States and Europe are starting to evolve through natural selection to survive a mite that has been…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Australian manuka honey a medicinal powerhouse
Provided by: University of Technology, Sydney Australian manuka honey is at least as powerful against bacteria as the more commonly known New Zealand variety,…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Australia Varroa find is jacobsoni, NOT destructor
Alan Harman Australia imposes a regional quarantine after Varroa mites are found in northern Queensland and they may have been there for years. Confirmation…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Australian Honey Packer Raising Capital, Expanding
Alan Harman Australian honey producer Capilano Honey Ltd. Announces a A$16.8-million ($12.1-million) capital raising offer on the Australian Stock Exchange, saying the money will…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Newfoundland allows importing bees from Western Australia
By Carolyn Stokes, CBC News The Newfoundland and Labrador government is allowing the importation of honey bees from Western Australia, one of the few other…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Out Back Fires Have Done In Last Beekeeper
Alan Harman One of the last active beekeepers in Australia’s Northern Territory says too many controlled bush fires have made it impossible to run…
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CATCH THE BUZZ -Headbanging Aussie Bee Takes a Heavy Metal Approach to Pollination
Research has for the first time revealed the heavy metal secret behind an Australian bee’s unique approach to pollination: High-speed headbanging. IMAGE: Research has for…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Trade in Invasive Plants is Blossoming
ETH Zurich Goldenrod, Himalayan balsam, Chinese windmill palm: three plants, one problem. All are native to continents other than Europe, but were introduced to…
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