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By: Bill Ruzicka Dear Friends: During the hot part of the season I receive many calls and Emails: IM BEING TOLD THAT IN THIS HEAT…
Read MoreBy: Bill Ruzicka Dear Friends: During the hot part of the season I receive many calls and Emails: IM BEING TOLD THAT IN THIS HEAT…
Read MoreBy: Clarence Collison A TEMPORAL POLYETHISM The regulation of age-based division of labor among workers demands a high level of colony integration. Honey bee…
Read MoreBy: Peter Borst When I first got interested in honey bees, I had this feeling there was something unknown waiting to be discovered in…
Read MoreBy: Joseph Cazier, James Wilkes, Edgar Hassler Introduction In the April issue of Bee Culture we introduced the concept of a Genius Hive. Then…
Read MoreBy: Will Caverly Breathless reports tell that us flights of artificial pollinators will arrive any minute. A scientist at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced…
Read MoreEditorial By: Albert Chubak Bullying is not only exhibited by young people, it may be the office jerk who you wish would just quit. Bullying…
Read MoreCalifornia and North Carolina, and A Funny Chicken Story. The month of April was a busy month for us. But it was great. Kim…
Read MoreWildfires charge across western Oklahoma in April 2018 – © Oklahoma State University Ag Communications Services Stillwater, OK 74078 By Bloomberg La Nina is dead….
Read MoreBonnie Burton The buzz about pollination drones is more important than ever, and companies like Walmart want in on the action. When several types…
Read MoreBy: Jay Evans Holding The Line On Trait Rot and Inbreeding This month I describe three challenges in bee breeding along with recent efforts…
Read MoreWinter & Spring Conditions We checked in with our reporters this month to determine how good, or how bad their Spring weather had been,…
Read MoreFruit and Honey By: Kim Flottum Every third bite. How many times have you heard that in the last 10 years? Millions, I’ll bet….
Read MoreEmergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish (ELAP) ELAP provides financial assistance to eligible producers of livestock, honeybees and farm-raised fish for…
Read MoreCalifornia’s almond acreage grew 7 percent last year to a record 1.3 million acres, as the state continued its dominance as the world’s leading…
Read MoreBy: Jamie Rappaport Clare The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on the farm bill, H.R. 2, this week. The legislation contains…
Read MoreJacob Fenston Beekeeper Toni Burnham shakes a tree branch, sending a swarm of tens of thousands of bees flying. Toni Burnham will be a…
Read MoreBy: Sydni Moore At their worst, honey bees are known for delivering painful stings, ripping apart their own tiny bodies in the process, just…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, April 30, 2018 (USDA release) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Monday announced the funding of $7 million to support 11…
Read MoreThe black bump on this honey bee’s back is a varroa mite. Mites weaken bees’ immune systems, transmit viruses, and siphon off nutrients. Photo…
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