Is Beekeeping Relevant?
By: John Miller To beekeepers, yes! We absolutely are relevant! We are the gatekeepers of the food supply! However, we often occupy our own…
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American Honey Producers Association – Happy Extracting Season!
Happy Extracting season! Which economic factor is most interesting to talk about these days? Corporate tech companies becoming brokers for almond pollination, inflation rates…
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Fridays on the Farm: Making a Difference with Honey Bees
By Sydney Erickson, FSA, Nebraska Meet Kirstin Bailey of Fox Run Farms, a diversified family operation in Brainard, Nebraska. Kirstin and her family transformed…
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NIFA Invests $5.7M in Pollinator Health
https://www.nifa.usda.gov/about-nifa/announcements/nifa-invests-57m-pollinator-health?utm_name= https://portal.nifa.usda.gov/enterprise-search/ss/1809 ↕ Project Title ↓Accession Number ↕ Sponsoring Agency ↕ Funding Mechanism ↕ Award Number ↕ Initial Award Fiscal Year ↕ Recipient…
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Beekeeper Survey
This a public survey looking for input from veterinarians but also animal caretakers, animal industry stakeholders/businesses/farms/ academics i.e. Beekeepers. They consider bees to be…
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Minding Your Bees and Cues
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Minding Your…
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Wax Moths and Honey Bees
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Wax Moths…
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Help Beekeepers With Disaster Relief
September 2024 Hurricane Helene has impacted the Florida beekeepers. There are reports of record-breaking storm surges and hives (and homes) in areas that never…
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Recommended Control Options By Seasonal Phase
STUDY HALL From the Editor, Jerry Hayes As I promised, here is all of the information available from the Tools for Varroa Management Guide…
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Honey Recipe
Cinnamon Roll Smoothie This recipe was originally published in the Blue Diamond Growers Almond Facts Magazine Ingredients □½ cup rolled oats □ 1 cup…
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UF BEEKEEPING ACADEMY
UF Beekeeping Academy Videos The videos below are new since our last post! Each video is listed below with their short descriptions. Want to…
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Bee-ginner’s Beekeeping: The Basics of Apiculture
Learn how to be a beekeeper in this self-paced online course that teaches students how to start, maintain, and care…
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Queen Bee: Berry Turns a Sweet Hobby Into Research & Impact
By Brandon Ward Jennifer Berry has always been interested in insects. As a child, she would spend time in the woods behind her house, fascinated…
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UF Two Bees in a Podcast
UF Two Bees in a Podcast The episodes below are new since our last post! Each episode is listed below with their short descriptions….
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Agriculture Technology Innovator Terra Vera Launches ApiVera to Preserve Bee Populations and Optimize Bee Health
Terra Vera, an agriculture technology company leading the charge towards a more food-secure future with amino acid-based crop management solutions, is launching ApiVera, a new…
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Milkweeds Are Not Just For Monarchs
By: Alyssum Flowers Although milkweed has often been considered a weed, and to farmers, an annoying nuisance, it has recently enjoyed new respect and…
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Sugar-Conditioned Honey Bees Can Be Biased Towards a Nectarless Dioecious Crop
M. Cecilia Estravis-Barcala, Florencia Palottini, Facundo Verellen, Andrés González & Walter M. Farina Scientific Reports volume 14, Article number: 18263 (2024) Cite this article Abstract The targeted pollination strategy has shown positive results in…
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Do You Speak Bee?
Do You Speak Bee? By: Albert Chubak If you’ve ever wondered about life inside a beehive, you’re invited to step into the extraordinary world…
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MO Fall Bee Conference
This event is Saturday, October 26, 2024, from 8 AM – 5:30 PM, in Arnold, MO at the Family Life Center of the First…
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American Beekeeping Federation: EPA Finalizes First-of-its-Kind Strategy to Protect 900 Endangered Species from Herbicides
Pesticide Update: EPA’s Office Of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Dear ABF Members, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its final Herbicide Strategy, an…
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