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 – BC Announces Extra $50K in Funding for Bee Health
The province has announced additional funding for their BeeBC program, which looks to develop new and innovative ways to help honey bees. The Ministry of Agriculture will provide…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – NZ Honey Levy to Include Comb Honey, and Exclude Small Producers.
Apiculture New Zealand board member and commercial apiarist Russell Marsh, of Ettrick, said the honey commodity levy was most important step the bee industry…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Non-Native Plants in Homeowners’ Yards Endanger Wildlife – Both Birds and Bees, UD Researchers Report.
University of Delaware Image: Researchers Studied the Impact of Non-Native Plants on the Carolina Chickadee, an Ideal Representative for Bird Species in the Eastern and…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – How Much Poison Is In Your Home? And Where Does It Come From? Outside!!
ITHACA, N.Y. – Despite the existence of chemical-free methods to eradicate pests, Americans use more than a billion pounds of pesticides per year. These…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Where Did Those Flowers Come From? Now We Know.
University of Minnesota Movement is one of the most common processes in all biology–mice forage for food and geese migrate with the seasons. While…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Right Now, Bee Informed Needs Your Help!
Hello Honey Bee Fans! The Bee Informed Partnership is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose sole goal is to provide up-to-date honey bee health data to beekeepers so…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Dow is Trying to Expand Use of Another Pesticide Linked to Bee Deaths
By: Amy Martyn Consumer Affairs The agrochemical industry is seeking permission for more widespread use of a pesticide that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) previously…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – We Need to Think not Just about Honey Bees but Wild Bumblebees and other Pollinators when Considering the Impact of Pesticides.
By: Cyrus Moulton WORCESTER – You may have heard about honeybee loss and colony collapse disorder. But a new study from Worcester Polytechnic Institute finds that wild…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Cucurbit Pollination — Mechanisms and Management to Optimize Field Crop Quality and Quantity.
By: AHDB Horticulture Wild flower field margins protect soil health, boost water retention and increase farmland bird diversity and abundance. They are associated with…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA Announces Update to National Road Map for Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
WASHINGTON, October 24, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today the first update since 2013 of the National Road Map for Integrated…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Amara Orth of Council Bluffs, Iowa, is Focused on Studying the Habitats from Which Bees Collect Propolis.
This 14-year old just won $3,500 towards her choice of STEM summer camp for her project, in which she studies the material honeybees use…
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The Useful And Versatile Castor Bean Plant
By Connie Krochmal A number of oilseed crops happen to be good plants for bees, including the castor bean (Ricinus communis). Reportedly native to…
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Bottom Board
By Ed Colby Eighty-Sixed In the Almonds That redheaded Tina got in a little over her head when she volunteered to re-structure the Colorado…
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synthetic biology An Advantageous Approach To Combat Bee Diseases
The iGEM “Tec-Chihuahua” Team Honey. Floral and sweet honey. Fresh as fruits or aged as wine. Just like bees, beekeepers want to give the…
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Beeyard Thoughts, Observations, and Updates
By James E Tew A Summer of washboarding behavior – Some wild guesses and assumptions? We are told, but we cannot understand I have…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Bee Bandits May Be Waiting In The Wings, Ready To Swoop In And Take Bee Hives In California Holding Yards.
By: Emma Goss As beekeepers tend to their buzzing colonies this autumn, preparing to pollinate Kern’s almond orchards in January, bee bandits may be…
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Glyphosate
By Ross Conrad Safe For Bees And Beekeepers? As a beekeeper I used to make the mistake of blaming farmers and chemical researchers for…
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Information – Good or Bad
By Ann Harman Words surround us in various ways all during our waking hours. Our brains get bombarded every day by words. Radio, television,…
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