Dear Chandan
I am no longer interested in bee-keeping but the following piece
followed the earlier one and I have to forward it to you. I had to edit
it a little in order to
shorten it without damaging the core.
A question. As you know, honey is collected from the forests of Nepal,
West Bengal, Assam and rest of India by contractors of the Forest dept.
This is not the same honey as produced by bee-keepers.These wild bees
build their hives on top of very tall trees of the forests. Their
honey is full of dead bees, larvae, ashes and all sorts of impurities.
Is this honey also exported? Is there any quality check somewhere?
-bhuban
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The London Stock Exchange is to welcome thousands of new worker drones
next month, by introducing bees to its rooftop in the City.
Europe's largest stock exchange, the fourth biggest in the world, has
taken delivery of two beehives which will receive their 100,000
residents in a fortnight .
It is a step that will strike many as eccentric, both in the City and
outside, but the Exchange's chief executive Xavier Rolet, an avid
beekeeper, is excited about the move, which he says is a small effort
to address the threat to Europe's dwindling bee populations. The honey
will be given as corporate gifts.
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Honey bee numbers across Europe and North America have been falling in
recent years, raising concerns for their future. It is hoped that the
LSE's warmer central London location, overlooking St Paul's, will help
its new colonies survive the winter.
According to the London Beekeepers Association: "Urban bees have a wide
range of forage, as the gardens and green spaces in cities contain a
rich variety of trees and flowers. This, and the slightly milder
weather, means that the beekeeping season is longer and usually more
productive than in rural areas."
With concern mounting over bee populations, the number of hobbyist
beekeepers is on the rise, and the LSE is only the latest business
organisation to install apiaries on its premises. Mr Rolet, 51, keeps
50,000 bees at his private estate in Provence. The former Bank of
England governor Robin Leigh-Pemberton and the Business Secretary Vince
Cable are beekeeping enthusiasts, and the Japanese investment bank
Nomura has installed two hives at its London site.
Like the new LSE project, Nomura's apiary was set up in partnership
with a not-for-profit social enterprise, The Golden Company, and offers
underprivileged young people the opportunity to help sustain the hives
and learn business skills.
The Exchange hopes that employees will get involved. A spokesman said:
"Local people and communities, including underprivileged children, will
be able to help look after the hives, and employees will also have the
chance to help."
Natural remedy
* Honey has been used for centuries to treat everything from sore
throats to cuts, burns and digestive problems and can help against
seasonal conditions such as hay fever.
* Locally produced honey, as the kind one might find at an open-air
market, has the added benefit of carrying traces of pollen from the
area. It is thought these spores and pollens can help build an immunity
or tolerance to the toxins which cause hay fever.
* The Urban Honey Collective (www.urbanhoneycollective.co.uk) keeps a
database of beekeepers by area to help honey-lovers to find honeys
close to home.
* It is also worth remembering that when exposed to temperatures of
around 50C (122F) or more, the enzymes in honey are destroyed – and
with them, any beneficial effects. So if putting honey in a hot
beverage is your thing, remember to let the drink cool a little first.
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