Honey production is declining due to high labor costs and low profits from the honey business. Therefore, to overcome this decline pure honey is adulterated with chemicals and water (Anthony & Balasuriya, 2016). According to Codex Alimentarius, the honey intended for human consumption should not ...
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The European honeybee (Apis mellifera) is a key pollinator and has in the last decades suffered significant population decline. A combination of factors, including decrease in genetic diversity and introduction of Varroa mites, have been suggested to be responsible for these losses, but no definitive...
Michigan's current level of food production and its agricultural economy are in jeopardy due to drastic honey bee population declines across the state over the past seven years. This problem should be a priority for policy makers; honey bee losses affect almost everyone in the state because over...
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony loss is a widespread phenomenon with important economic and biological implications, whose drivers are still an open matter of investigation. We contribute to this line of research through a large-scale, multi-variable study combining multiple publicly accessible data...
The decline of the honey bee population has been a subject of serious discussion and concern around the world for the last several years. Through a joint effort with the community we hope to help rescue, restore, and rebuild at least some of the bee population, as well as help educate oth...
The study was conducted in 2008 at the apiary of College of Agriculture , Karbala University to determine outside and inside activities of honey bee, Apis mellifera L. , colonies during the period of sharp decline which usually extends from c. mid - June to c. mid - October and find out...
"Unjust logging of bee pastures is another major problem," said Hashem, calling on authorities to address the issue to prevent a decline in honey production. Muntasir Al-Auadhy, a honey exporter, said that falling export demand, caused by economic sanctions imposed on Yemen's Houthi-controlled...
Several studies have highlighted different factors leading to the pollinators' decline that have been observed around the world. This bulletin considers the latest scientific findings and analyses possible answers to this question. As the bee group is the most important pollinator worldwide, this ...
I visited Hidcote Manor Gardens in Warwickshire earlier today. They have several honey bee hives and a notice board claiming three different reasons for the decline in honey bee colonies across the UK. “The number of honey bee colonies in the UK has halved in recent years. This is probably...