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Young entrepreneurs like beekeeper Blessing Hallie are finding a future in green jobs. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Along a rocky dirt road in Lofa County, Liberia, past a field of pineapples, through a forest of rubber trees and up a winding path, sits a wooden beehive, humming quietly …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A swarm of bees has killed an elderly man in Arii village, Labala sub county, Amuru district. Alfred Labalpiny, the Pabbo sub county LC 3 chairperson identifies the deceased as Nelson Opwonya, 75, a resident of Atiak Pawiro in Atiak sub county. According to Labalpiny, …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A swarm of bees has stung a man to death and injured several others in a monthly market in Agoro trading center, Lamwo district. Denis Onyon, the Agoro sub county LC 3 chairperson identifies the deceased as Bernard Ajulai, a resident of Lapulingi A village …

Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Francis Xavier Lubinga, the new speaker for Kyotera district has been rushed to hospital in extreme pain after being rescued from a swarm of bees that attacked him in his office. It is said that as soon as he entered his office, bees started stinging him. …

  Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven people accused of burning beehives in Mt. Elgon National Park are in custody at Mbale Central police station. The suspects are Charles Matasanga also known as ranger, Michael Natsambwa, Amon Manyali, Julius Nakhwashe, Rashid Majeme, Yefsa Matsanga and Richard Kamana, all residents …

Helsinki, Finland | AFP | Scientists in Finland have developed what they believe is the world’s first vaccine to protect bees against disease, raising hopes for tackling the drastic decline in insect numbers which could cause a global food crisis. Bees are vital for growing the world’s food as they …

Ulu Muda, Malaysia | AFP | On a moonless night deep in the Malaysian rainforest, two men perched precariously on high branches use a smoking torch to draw thousands of bees from a treetop hive, braving the angry swarm to collect their prized honey. The honey hunters, as they are …

Paris, France | AFP | Hundreds of flower species have evolved the ability to project ethereal halos of blue light invisible to humans in order to lure pollinating bees, researchers revealed Wednesday. In laboratory experiments, bumblebees were drawn to synthetic flowers designed to generate the same kind of ultraviolent rings, they …

Miami, United States | AFP | Traces of pesticides that act as nerve agents on bees have been found in 75 percent of honey worldwide, raising concern about the survival of these crucial crop pollinators, researchers said Thursday. Human health is not likely at risk from the concentrations detected in a …

Montreal, Canada | AFP | Thieves in Quebec have staged an unusual heist of something that’s becoming increasingly rare in North America these days: bees. Beekeeper Jean-Marc Labonte lost more than 180 beehives worth $160,000 earlier this week in what he says is a first for his family business. “It’s …