May 22, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Honey":
National: 27 Mar 12
Nearly a third of Germany’s bees died this winter due to parasitic mites thriving in the mild weather and causing greater damage than normal. Experts say the Varroa destructor could threaten the entire bee population.
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Lifestyle: 19 Feb 12
The 62nd Berlin film festival wraps up on Sunday after awarding its Golden Bear top prize to Italy's veteran directors Paolo and Vittorio Taviani for their gripping prison docu-drama "Caesar Must Die".
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National: 11 Feb 12
Angelina Jolie says it was only natural that her directorial debut should tackle some of the toughest issues facing humanity and after wartime Bosnia, Afghanistan is likely to be her next subject.
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Society: 9 Feb 12
Diane Kruger stars as Marie Antoinette in "Farewell My Queen," a lush costume drama set on the eve of the French Revolution that will open the 62nd Berlin film festival on Thursday.
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Lifestyle: 9 Feb 12
This Week's Highlights: The star-studded Berlinale film festival kicks off in Berlin, Munch goes on view in Frankfurt, and a ukelele orchestra sets up in Munich.
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Lifestyle: 7 Dec 11
Put on your mittens, don your cap, and join The Local for a tour of Germany’s best-loved Christmas markets. Frohe Weihnachten!
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Lifestyle: 6 Oct 11
This Week's Highlights: Max Liebermann in Hamburg, Samuel Beckett in Munich, and an ancient metropolis comes to life in Berlin.
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Lifestyle: 6 Sep 11
Sushi might be a tasty treat, but it’s also an environmental disaster on your plate. Cinnamon Nippard reports on a German art project trying to make it from sustainable and regional sources.
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Lifestyle: 21 Jul 11
Summer in Germany is lovely, except for when it isn’t. Never fear: if you’ve hit a grey and rainy patch, a trip to the spa is sure to warm you up. Sally McGrane checks out the WerratalTherme in Hesse.
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Business & Money: 22 Jun 11
While German industry continues to try to fill jobs remaining empty as the economy grows, politicians are split on how and even whether to attract foreign professionals, while others say Germany is simply not attractive enough to them.
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Science & Technology: 10 Jun 11
As the climate grows warmer, flowers are blooming earlier in the spring and this year many German honeybees awoke to find many blossoms already gone. Researchers are working to find out why.
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Sport: 5 May 11
An ongoing row between alpine ski stars Maria Riesch of Germany and Lindsey Vonn of the US hit more bumpy terrain Wednesday when Riesch's manager and husband accused the American of lying.
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Travel: 19 Apr 11
Feel the need to recharge your batteries? A Bavarian spa hotel, exquisitely situated in an Arts & Crafts country house, could be just the ticket.
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Society: 17 Mar 11
The buzz about Berlin this spring has nothing to do with hipsters descending on the city in droves – Christine Madden reports on new project bringing the hum of honeybees to the German capital.
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Society: 8 Feb 11
Art-house cinema in 3D, Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut and new thrillers starring Liam Neeson and Kevin Spacey will headline the 61st Berlin film festival starting Thursday.
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Society: 23 Dec 10
Invited to a German Christmas dinner and don’t know what to expect? Forget about Turkey with cranberry sauce, say goodbye to mince pies and Christmas pudding and embrace these Teutonic holiday specialities.
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Society: 16 Dec 10
Germany’s favourite Christmas sweets include spiced Lebkuchen and Spekulatius cookies, as well as the raisin-filled, sugar-coated bread Stollen. But where do they come from? The Local explains some tasty holiday traditions.
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Politics: 20 Oct 10
Nearly a quarter of voters believe the conservative rising star Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg would make a better chancellor than the embattled Angela Merkel, a poll published Wednesday found.
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Business & Money: 2 Sep 10
The US government announced criminal charges Wednesday against executives from six German and Chinese companies accused of smuggling antibiotic-tainted Chinese honey in order to avoid import duties.
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Lifestyle: 18 Aug 10
The Local’s series Made in Germany presents the best the country has to offer, including the atypical Bavarian tipple known as SLYRS Whisky.
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Politics: 12 Jul 10
Steffen Seibert, the popular TV news anchor for ZDF set to become the new face of the centre-right coalition as Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief spokesman, faces a baptism of fire, former colleagues and media experts have warned.
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Lifestyle: 19 May 10
The Local’s series “Made in Germany” presents the best the country has to offer, including Saxony’s noble watchmaker A. Lange & Söhne.
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Science & Technology: 5 May 10
The Hamburg Airport has welcomed a group of special environmental detectives to its runways this spring. For the next few months, six hives of honey bees will be stationed along the tarmac to monitor air quality.
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Science & Technology: 15 Apr 10
Germany's honey bee population is being threatened by a killer parasite and intensive farming practices, both of which have destroyed up to 200,000 bee colonies in recent months, a Thursday media report said.
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Lifestyle: 8 Mar 10
This month Exberliner, Berlin's leading English-language magazine, tells you where to get your fix for quality hot sauces and chocolates.
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Society: 21 Feb 10
The 60th Berlin Film Festival wrapped up Sunday after crowning Roman Polanski best director for the political thriller "The Ghost Writer" and giving the Golden Bear top prize to a Turkish family drama.
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Society: 20 Feb 10
Roman Polanski's political thriller "The Ghost Writer" and gritty dramas from Romania and Russia were tipped as favourites to win the Golden Bear top prize Saturday at the 60th Berlin Film Festival.
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Society: 4 Dec 09
Nika Knight from Exberliner magazine visits Germany’s oldest Demeter farm to find out what hides behind the organic label.
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Analysis & Opinion: 2 Nov 09
Angela Merkel’s speech to the US Congress on Tuesday is an honour for both the chancellor and Berlin. But her trip to Washington comes at a price, believes Dr. Josef Braml from the German Council on Foreign Relations.
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Business & Money: 23 Jul 09
Ferdinand Piech, the grandson of the inventor of the VW Beetle, was more than ever the Germany's auto godfather on Thursday after his vision of a Volkswagen-Porsche tie-up prevailed.
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Society: 12 Jun 09
It's love, set and match for Boris Becker on Friday when he marries his Dutch model girlfriend in a posh Swiss resort and harvests a lucrative TV deal to air his second nuptials.
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Politics: 30 May 09
The deal struck with a Canadian firm and its Russian backers to rescue US giant General Motors' Opel unit was a "test for the transatlantic relationship," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday.
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Science & Technology: 25 Dec 08
In what could be a novel way to protect crops from pests, German scientists have found out that caterpillars and other hungry crawlers get scared when they sense the buzz of approaching wasps and bees.
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Lifestyle: 10 Oct 08
Faced with a grey autumn in Berlin, Daniel Miller decides to get tropical by checking out a new exhibition at the city’s Martin-Gropius-Bau museum.
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Travel: 3 Sep 08
Size doesn't matter when it comes to the natural beauty of Germany's smallest national park, Jasmund. But its humble reach has kept it one of the country's best-kept seaside destinations. Sarah Roberts reports.
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Analysis & Opinion: 16 Jul 08
Germans might be known as a nation of tightwads, but there’s more to the country’s thriftiness, writes Roger Boyes, the Berlin correspondent for British daily The Times.
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National: 15 Jun 08
German bee-keepers are being forced to take their buzzing charges on long commuter journeys to pollen fields to avoid genetically-manipulated corn that contaminates their honey.
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Science & Technology: 13 May 08
A key discovery by researchers at the Free University of Berlin may help beekeepers treat a deadly bee infection.
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National: 25 Apr 08
Berliners this Sunday will head to the polls to have their say on the planned closure of the city’s historic Tempelhof airport. Naomi Kresge looks at the controversy dividing the city.
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Travel: 20 Mar 08
Still wondering where to go over the Easter break? Elise Krentzel tests the waters of Germany’s classy southwestern spa town Baden-Baden.
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Lifestyle: 11 Mar 08
Looking to pep up your Easter spread with fresh parsnips or prosciutto? Celeste Sunderland proves Bavarian cuisine isn’t limited to Weißwurst and Leberkäs by exploring Munich’s Viktualienmarkt.
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Lifestyle: 7 Mar 08
What happens when an experimental theatre troupe runs loose in Berlin’s Natural History Museum? Daniel Miller suits up for a taxonomic safari in the urban jungle.
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