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Asian Hornets in England

Huge Asian hornets nearly wipe out beekeeper’s business after tearing through hives in England The giant insects that can devour more than 60 bees…

A Conversation with Kim Flottum, Part 1

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Bees Balanced Diet

Even on Farms, Bees Look For a Balanced Diet ENTOMOLOGY TODAY By Andrew Porterfield Managed bees provide a critical service to crop growers, providing…

Urban Beekeeping

Urban Beekeeping: A Green Illusion? The Need for a Measured Approach to Regenerating Biodiversity in Cities NEWS PROVIDED BY 3Bee / Milan PRNewswire/ — Urban beekeeping is…

UK Approval of Thiamethoxam

The UK government has approved a bee-threatening pesticide (Neo-Nic, thiamethoxam) in a potential breach of environmental law The UK government has recently approved the…

Insect Apocalypse

Insect apocalypse By Steve Nicholls Generally unloved and disregarded, insects are in fact the most successful group of animals on Earth and have been…

FFA Beekeeping Winner

Area FFA members shine in Indy Rachel Gabel Blue and gold jackets are wall to wall in Indianapolis, Ind., during the National FFA Convention….

Empowering Beekeepers

The Eastern Apicultural Society’s Annual Conference By: David Burns In my years as a beekeeper, I’ve attended quite a few conferences. But there’s one…

Minding Your Bees and Cues

Is vaccinating bees in our future? By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel Feeling nostalgic for the days when the word “vaccination” was ubiquitous in…

Varroa in Australia Updates

Beekeepers battling varroa mite count the cost of failed eradication and call for industry exit strategy Landline / By Bronwyn Herbert Search warrants have been issued…

Saving Ukraine’s National Beekeeping Institute and Museum

By: John Gordon Sennett June 26, 2023 was a quiet cool day in Kyiv, Ukraine. No Air Raid sirens woke us in the middle…

Honey Bee Vaccine Update

Dalan Animal Health Receives Canadian Market Authorization for First-Ever Honeybee Vaccine NEWS PROVIDED BY Dalan Animal Health, Inc. Newly approved vaccine provides Canadian beekeepers…

Urban Beekeeping

Urban beekeeping project works to restore honey bee populations with hives all over Washington, D.C. BY KERRY BREEN, CHRISTINA RUFFINI, GILLIAN MORLEY From rooftops…

Propolis in Australia

Beekeepers look to untapped potential of propolis, or ‘bee glue’, as alternative revenue stream by Courtney Wilson A by-product of honey production largely discarded in…

The Quiet Evolution of Apiary Mowing

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A Doorway to Nature

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Found in Translation

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Bees and Women

Miss Lillian Love By: Nina Bagley Miss Lillian Love was born into a Quaker family in Marion, Indiana on October 24, 1880. Her family…

Protecting Bees from Pesticides

Do common methods for protecting bees from pesticides actually work? by Entomological Society of America Responsible use of pesticides includes striving to avoid negative effects…