Paper prepared by  Jacqueline I. Keenan, Nina Salm,  Alison J. Wallace and  Mark B. Hampton

The  Megan Paska history

The Lorain County Beekeepers Association will have its 17th annual Beginner Beekeeping class 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 9, 16 and 23.

Between 55 to 75 percent of the bee population of Hasbaya and Arqoub have died because of severe weather and disease, the Beekeepers Association of south Lebanon said Sunday. Sheikh Tarek Abu Faour, the association’s spokesperson, said that “several deadly diseases in addition to frost and ice that covered agricultural fields were the main factors behind the bees’ death.”

The Asian hornet, or vespa velutina, could bring death to the hives of the area this summer if the weather continues to be mild and dry. The hornets kill honeybees and take them away to feed them to their young. Already seen in Brittany, reports of its arrival in the West are expected at any time. The dangers of the invading hornet was one of the subjects covered in talks at the annual meeting of the Somerset Beekeepers Association at Kings of Wessex Academy, Cheddar

Saturday, March 10   2pm - 4pm, Coordinated by Doug DeCandia in Hilltop Hanover Farm, Yorktown Heights

Stung by constant criticism of delayed handling of food and drug safety scandals in China, the country’s State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) has decided to talk directly to the end user. On February 26, the SFDA announced the establishment of a centre to deal with complaints directly with consumers. The centre went live the same day, with the watchdog setting up a new website and a hotline (12331) for customers to call in directly with complaints

An innovative study of the UN investigators to replace the use of nitrites in meat preservation. Propolis is a natural product, and according to studies, just as effective.

The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Water of the Canary Islands, Juan Ramon Hernandez has signed the Order granting the transitional national protection to Protected Designation of Origin "Honey from  Tenerife" waiting for the Union Europe examines the application for the grant of the European final.

Organized by Apacame el March 7, 2012, 08 PM in the Main Hall of the White Water Park Av Francisco Matarazzo, 455. Maoires information call (11) 3864-9284. Speaker Prof. Dr. Lydia Baker