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Kim Flottum

After receiving a degree in horticulture from UW Madison, Kim Flottum worked four years in the USDA Honey Bee Research Lab, studying pollination ecology. After that, he spent two years raising acres of fruits and vegetables, where bees played a large role. He brings this experience, plus nearly 20 years of writing and editing articles for beekeepers in the monthly magazine Bee Culture. He is the publisher of books on honey bee pests and diseases, marketing, queen production, beekeeping history, beginning beekeeping, and the classic industry reference, The ABC & XYZ of Bee Culture.

Pollen and clouds: April flowers bring May showers?
Bee Plants, Catch The Buzz, Pollen, PollinationMay 6, 2015

Pollen and clouds: April flowers bring May showers?

Bee Friendly Flowers University of Michigan ANN ARBOR–The main job of pollen is to help seed the next generation of trees and plants, but…

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Catch The Buzz, Government, PollinationMay 1, 2015

New York Establishes Pollinator Protection Plan (so what’s your state doing?)

Kathy Welsh, Hudson Valley News Gov. Cuomo announced that New York State will establish an interagency taskforce to develop a Pollinator Protection Plan to…

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Catch The Buzz, Health, News, PesticidesApril 29, 2015

Immunity, Genes and Bees

Dave Armstrong, Earthtimes. www.earthtimes.org Bumblebee genomes are less commercial than that of the honeybee, but have just proved to be remarkably similar. What does…

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Articles, Authors, Bee Culture, Bee Culture Magazine, Catch The Buzz, Kim Flottum, NewApril 24, 2015

Next Generation Bee Culture Magazine is here!

Vision and Change About 6 months ago, we launched the first step in an improved version of our website.  Today we take another step…

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Catch The Buzz, Climate, Environment, NewsMarch 30, 2015

CATCH THE BUZZ: Going to be dry again…

National Water Forecast Predicts Limited Water Supply West of the Continental Divide WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2014 – A limited water supply is predicted west…

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Catch The Buzz, News, PollinationMarch 30, 2015

CATCH THE BUZZ: Monarch Watch, Chip Taylor-Growing Green Award

NRDC and Berkeley Food Institute Join to Host 2014 Growing Green Awards The 2014 Growing Green Awards honored an outstanding individual in each of…

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Agriculture, Catch The Buzz, Environment, NewsDecember 11, 2014

Top Food News Story of 2014: The Great Western U.S. Drought

Hunter Public Relations’ 12th Annual Food News Study Reveals What’s Garnering Consumer Attention NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – Dec 11, 2014) –  From fun flavor…

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Catch The Buzz, NewsDecember 5, 2014

Farmer wanted For Mars Mission. A Beekeeper Next?

By Rob Leclerc, from AgFunder Elon Musk’s goal of sending humans to Mars is getting closer to reality. His company SpaceX has posted a job offer…

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Catch The Buzz, LifeNovember 26, 2014

CATCH THE BUZZ – Missing Food the Culprit in missing bees

It’s the food that’s missing that’s making bees disappear, not pesticides, say these researchers. http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/11/more-problems-for-bees-weve-wiped-out-their-favorite-plants/#p3

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Catch The Buzz, Foreign, LifeNovember 26, 2014

Ontario To Reduce Seed Treatment Chemicals

The Ontario government commits to an 80% reduction in the number of acres planted with neonicotinoid treated corn and soybean seed by 2017, a…

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Agriculture, Catch The Buzz, Habitat, Health, Pesticides, Pollination, ScienceNovember 26, 2014

Pesticides, or Habitat Loss?

Over 100 scientists worldwide, citing 800 studies, are demanding that the Obama administration follow Europe’s lead and put a moratorium on the use of…

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Catch The Buzz, Foreign, LifeNovember 26, 2014

Honey Production up, but Nosema likes it warm

UK honey production up from 2013, but the new Nosema and global warming may be a problem down the road. The British Beekeepers Association…

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Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceNovember 26, 2014

Missing Food the Culprit in missing bees

It’s the food that’s missing that’s making bees disappear, not pesticides, say these researchers. http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/11/more-problems-for-bees-weve-wiped-out-their-favorite-plants/#p3

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Catch The Buzz, Foreign, LifeNovember 26, 2014

Ontario To Reduce Seed Treatment Chemicals

Alan Harman The Ontario government commits to an 80% reduction in the number of acres planted with neonicotinoid treated corn and soybean seed by…

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Agriculture, Catch The Buzz, Habitat, Health, Pesticides, Pollination, ScienceNovember 26, 2014

Pesticides, or Habitat Loss?

Bee Losses. Pesticides or Habitat Loss? EPA Uncertain. By Paul Bedard, in Washington Secrets. Over 100 scientists worldwide, citing 800 studies, are demanding that…

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Apiculture, Catch The Buzz, Foreign, Honey, Honey Bee Management, LifeNovember 26, 2014

Honey Production up, but Nosema likes it warm

UK honey production up from 2013, but the new Nosema and global warming may be a problem down the road The British Beekeepers Association…

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Apiculture, Catch The Buzz, Honey, Honey Bee Management, National Honey BoardNovember 23, 2014

The National Honey Board announces the re-launch of The Sweet Truth Behind Honey

The real food movement isn’t going anywhere as 57 percent of people have reported searching for foods made with simple, real ingredients. Honey—a natural…

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Catch The Buzz, Foreign, LifeNovember 23, 2014

Manufacturer Causes Bee Kill

In Switzerland last April there was a mass poisoning of bees originally blamed on local farmers, but it turned out that wasn’t the case….

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Catch The Buzz, Foreign, LifeNovember 13, 2014

Packaging error kills bees

Manufacturer Causes Bee Kill From BeeTime EU In Switzerland last April there was a mass poisoning of bees originally blamed on local farmers, but…

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Catch The Buzz, Foreign, Life, NewsNovember 13, 2014

Packaging error kills bees

Manufacturer Causes Bee Kill From BeeTime EU In Switzerland last April there was a mass poisoning of bees originally blamed on local farmers, but it…

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