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Beekeeping => Bee News => Topic started by: Edward on March 21, 2014, 02:33:26 pm

Title: 175th birthday of honey bees in New Zealand
Post by: Edward on March 21, 2014, 02:33:26 pm
Today marks the 175th birthday of honey bees in New Zealand, described by Shakespeare as "singing masons building roofs of gold".

Two hives of honey bees were brought to New Zealand from Sydney in 1839 by Mary Bumby. Since then, beekeeping has evolved from being a home craft to a skilled art. Honey exports are now valued at around $81 million per year. Unfortunately, bees are under threat worldwide, which could be agriculturally and economically devastating for New Zealand.

To celebrate the arrival of the honey bee in New Zealand, we explore some amazing facts about bees.


http://m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11222605


mvh Edward  :P
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Title: Re: 175th birthday of honey bees in New Zealand
Post by: Perry on March 21, 2014, 07:59:52 pm
9. Honey bees may offer help in understand age-related dementia

There's hope for some of us yet!  ;) ;D :D
Title: Re: 175th birthday of honey bees in New Zealand
Post by: DonMcJr on March 22, 2014, 04:24:16 pm
Congrats!  8)
Title: Re: 175th birthday of honey bees in New Zealand
Post by: brooksbeefarm on March 22, 2014, 08:44:53 pm
1839 ? Hmmm, that was when iddee and tec. were in there mid twenties,about twenty five years before tec. joined the gray and iddee joined the blue. :laugh: Jack
Title: Re: 175th birthday of honey bees in New Zealand
Post by: iddee on March 22, 2014, 09:45:18 pm
Jack, we've had our times, but I've never talked so bad to you as say you joined the blue. You're cutting below the belt there, my friend.  ;D
Title: Re: 175th birthday of honey bees in New Zealand
Post by: brooksbeefarm on March 22, 2014, 10:57:33 pm
OOps. sorry about that buddy, i wouldn't like that myself, It was the age thing i thought would fire you guys off. ;D Jack
Title: Re: 175th birthday of honey bees in New Zealand
Post by: iddee on March 23, 2014, 07:09:16 am
AGE?? Heck, I'm only a young 132.......  But a SOUTHERN young'un.  :D