Beyond the Hive: Indian tea growers worry about climate change

Tea growers in India say that climate change is having a harmful effect on their crop.

Study: City-bee honey tastier, farm-area bees struggle

This report from a website in India indicates that there is enough bioversity in cities to give bees a good taste of a lot of different plants (pollens) and that bees in farming areas could meet with lower-quality pollens and pesticides.

EU bans imports of honey from India

Alleging lead contamination, the European Union has banned the import of honey from India.

Honey loss in India

Destruction of trees important to honeybees in India has led the government to begin an awareness campaign to save what's left.

Honey as an economic development tool

India is using agriculture, including honey production, as a tool of economic development, to help people work and to fight against Maoist insurgents.

Honey production down in India

The Times of India reports that bees are dying in parts of India, resulting in a drop in honey production.
In one district, the number of beekeeping boxes has dropped from 100 to fewer than 20; in another, the number has dropped from 25 to one.