Adding Ecological Value to Your Lawn
Adding ecological value to the urban lawnscape. Insect abundance and diversity in grass-free lawns. or Abstract Insect diversity may be declining even more…
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Georgia Beekeepers Fall Conference
Honey Bee Research Maura Bennett As honey bee populations continue to face challenges and experience rates of decline, protecting these pollinators is…
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2022 Calendar Contest
HOME MADE BEE EQUIPMENT – 2022 Beekeeping is ‘Fun’ for lots of different reasons. I won’t name them all, you know what they are….
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Buckling of Flower petals to Attract Bees
Mechanical buckling of petals produces iridescent patterns visible to bees by Kathy Grube, University of Cambridge Flowers are employing a materials science phenomenon typically…
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NYPD Beekeeper…Last Swarm
This NYPD Beekeeper Has Subdued His Last Swarm BY DANNY LEWIS, WNYC DARREN MAYS In late August, tourists and New Yorkers in Times Square spotted…
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Pollination, It’s All About Timing
It’s all about timing when it comes to pollinators The finely tuned dance between plants and their pollinators is essential Timing is…
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Catchy the Buzz- ELAP, Honey Bee Feed Transportation Cost
USDA expands assistance to cover feed transportation costs From USDA Farm Service Agency WASHINGTON — In response to the severe drought conditions…
Read MoreABF Award Applications
American Beekeeping Federation Request for Award Applications The American Beekeeping Federation (ABF) is offering one $2,000 award to a…
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NAPPC Virtual Conference
21st Annual NAPPC Conference October 19-21, 2021 Hosted virtually by: Pollinator Partnership and The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Take advantage of…
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Weird Facts about Beehives and Honey
Beehives as weapons — and more weird facts about food Daniel Neman is a food writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Containers…
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Is Honey More Sustainable?
Are Natural Sweeteners More Sustainable? ByGemma Alexander Everyone knows sugar is bad for your health and your teeth. It’s not great for…
Read MoreMarine Veteran Falls in Love with Beekeeping
How a U.S. Marine veteran fell in love with beekeeping By Joyeeta Biswas, Amanda Venegas MADERA, Calif. — “The first time I opened up…
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Stingless Bee Honey
Origin of rare, healthy sugar found in stingless bee honey by University of Queensland Tetragonula honey pots. Credit: Tobias Smith, University of Queensland…
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Israel Trying to Save the Bees
8 ways the Israeli ‘Start-Up Nation’ is trying to save the bees From bee-free honey to completely autonomous beehives and artificial pollination, Israelis…
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Critical Thoughts
Seasonal Beekeeping Management By: Earl Hoffman Please consider these critical thoughts to guide your beekeeping management – Now that Summer solstice is over, and…
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Winter is Coming
Found in Translation By: Jay Evans When this column comes out, many in the northern hemisphere will still feel the heat of a long…
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Angelina Jolie Helping Honey Bees
By Celebretainment Angelina Jolie is determined to help protect the world’s honey bee population. The Oscar-winning actress has joined forces with the…
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Pesticide Combinations Bad for Honey Bees
Pesticides might be worse for bees than we thought Combos of agrichemicals pose compounding risks for pollinators. BY ULA CHROBAK Cocktails of agricultural chemicals…
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Microalgae for Honey Bee Nutrition
U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Microalgae is the Bee’s Knees Microalgae could provide a strong, sustainably produced artificial diet for honey…
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Pesticide Combinations Bad for Honey Bees
Pesticides might be worse for bees than we thought Combos of agrichemicals pose compounding risks for pollinators. BY ULA CHROBAK Cocktails of agricultural chemicals…
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