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Last flight of the honeybee?
guardian.co.uk logo -
Jun 3, 2008
Dave Hackenberg's bees have been on the road for four days. To reach the almond orchards of California's Central Valley, they pass through the fertile plains of the Mississippi, huge cattle ranches...
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Does the USDA Even Care About the Bee Crisis?
The Daily Green -
May 6, 2008
Awhile back I was contacted by Paul Bedard, a reporter for US News and World Report magazine. He was asking about Colony Collapse Disorder because he was doing a story on it for his magazine.
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Buzz grows over beekeeping
The Boston Globe -
May 6, 2008
All morning one cool, drizzly April Sunday, cars pull up to the Reseska Apiaries warehouse in Holliston - one driven by an attorney, one carrying a plumber and a machinist, another a yoga studio owner
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Farm bill complicates plight of honeybees
SFGate -
Apr 22, 2008
he hand of nature, usually unseen and unappreciated, is coming down hard on California agriculture. The honeybees that pollinate its $21 billion bounty of almonds, avocados, berries, melons and...
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Report: Bill could bring honeybee disaster
United Press International -
Apr 22, 2008
The farm bill being negotiated in the U.S. Congress could speed the extinction of honeybees and other pollinators by encouraging crops in areas now wild.
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"Major disaster" for bees may jeopardize Washington state's crops
Seattle Times -
Apr 16, 2008
Last year, many Washington beekeepers were relieved that they avoided a mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder that silenced hives all over the country. But this year, some beekeepers are reporting...
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Some Say Bee Disease Will End in Fire, Some Say in Ice
The Daily Green -
Apr 16, 2008
Further investigation into what happens to all those empty beehives after all the bees have died from what is believed to be Colony Collapse Disorder has turned up some interesting answers...
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UCD Bee Specialist Earns Honor
Daily Democrat -
Apr 16, 2008
Cooperative Extension honey bee specialist Eric Mussen of UC Davis - widely sought for his expertise on colony collapse disorder or "vanishing bees" - is the recipient of the Distinguished Achievement
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Bees spill makes a honey of a mess on Highway 99 ramp
Sacramento Bee -
Mar 20, 2008
Things were really humming on Sunday at Florin Road and Highway 99. A big rig loaded with 440 colonies - hives to the layman - populated by 8 million bees flipped over onto its side...
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Honey Bees Give Clues on Virus Spread
Wired -
Feb 29, 2008
Everyone likes a medical mystery -- even more so when the mystery in question is solved. When a few people in Queens developed fevers in 1999, scientists pinpointed an American strain of West Nile...
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