CATCH THE BUZZ – MANN LAKE ACQUIRES KELLEY BEEKEEPING
HACKENSACK, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mann Lake Ltd. (“Mann Lake”) has completed a management buyout with the support of Grey Mountain Partners (“Grey Mountain”). Mann Lake is…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – France is the First Country to Ban all 5 Neonic Pesticides
With bees on the endangered list and the terrible consequences that will come to pass if they become extinct, France has taken a drastic…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Organic Food Worse for the Climate than Conventional Farming.
Chalmers University of Technology Image: the crops per hectare are significantly lower in organic farming, which, according to the study, leads to much greater indirect…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Farm bill mostly neutral on pollinators. Research Funding up or steady, and ADDED Sugar off the table.
By: R. Thomas (Tom) Van Arsdall Director of Public Affairs, and Val Dolcini President & CEO The Pollinator Partnership Tom Van Arsdall from the…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Researchers Discover Honey Bee Gynandromorph with Two Fathers and No Mother.
By: Bob Yirka – Phys.Org A team of researchers at the University of Sydney has discovered a honey bee gynandromorph with two fathers and…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Bee Friendly Insecticide, Made from Olive Oil, Creates a Buzz around Europe
A UK-Italian business is cornering the EU market with an innovative crop protection technology based on a bee-friendly insecticide. Headquartered in Cambridge, AlphaBio Control…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – President Donald Trump Calls Climate Change A Hoax, But Ag Crops Will Suffer
By: Alan Harman (NOAA photo) Climate change promises rising temperatures, extreme heat, drought, rangeland wildfires, and heavy downpours that will increasingly disrupt agricultural…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – EAS Calls for Award Nominations and Research Proposals
From – Erin MacGregor Forbes, Chairman CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO: Entomology Departments, Apiculturists, and Apicultural Laboratories DATE: November 24, 2018 RE: Call for Nominations…
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Beeyard Thoughts, Observations, and Updates
By James E. Tew Some People Who Were At Pivotal Points On My Beekeeping Journey It’s not about me – I promise Editor Kim…
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Meet Maryann and Jim Frazier
By Ross Conrad Annual Interview Section The names Jim and Maryann Frazier are very familiar in beekeeping circles. The scientific duo has been in…
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A Closer Look
QUALITY, QUANTITY AND DIVERSITY ARE ALL IMPORTANT The observed increase in foraging distances with decreasing landscape diversity suggests that honey bees compensated for lower…
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All The Buzz In…. Bee Kid’s Corner
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By Jessica Dally Micro Targeting This HUGE Audience. I promised you in the last article that we’d get down to the nitty-gritty of how…
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Honey and Cheese
By Marina Marchese Fireworks For Your Mouth. Move over tea and toast, honey has a new sidekick that will delight your taste buds while…
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build a bee whiraligig
By Ed Simon After working hard all Summer, it’s time for something just for fun. It’s time for some frivolity. You have worked hard, become…
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An Apology To Oxalic Acid
By Frank Mortimer Skeptical at first, I’ve seen the light. When I was new to beekeeping, the first beekeeping course I took was titled,…
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The Intrepid, Delightful Roberta Glatz
By Grai St. Clair Rice Beekeeping gets better with experience. Honey bees, as well as beekeepers, get infinitely more interesting. Each year brings new depths…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – What Soybean Farmers Should Do To Prevent Dicamba Damage
Soybeans showing the cupped leaves, which are a symptom of dicamba injury. (Photo: University of Arkansas Research and Extension) COLUMBUS — New restrictions the…
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Meet Treasure Valley
By Jennifer Berry Annual Interview Section Part of my job at the UGA bee lab is extension, which means I get to travel, teach…
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FOUND IN TRANSLATION
Replacement Queens, A True Cinderella Story Honey bee colonies and beekeepers alike can’t afford to take queen rearing lightly. During supercedure events, swarm preparation,…
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Data Sharing Risks And Rewards
By: Joseph Cazier, Walter Haefeker, Edgar Hassler For Hobbyist Beekeepers. Introduction In our September Bee Culture article, “BeeXML Part I: The Power of Big…
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