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Kim Kaplan, Public Affairs Specialist, Agricultural Research Service When ARS researchers wrote the definitive report on the composition of honey in 1962, they made…
Read MoreKim Kaplan, Public Affairs Specialist, Agricultural Research Service When ARS researchers wrote the definitive report on the composition of honey in 1962, they made…
Read MoreHoney Bee Abdominal Motion at 500 Frames Per Second (video) Entomological Society of America Honey Bee Abdominal Motion at 500 Frames Per Second (video)…
Read MoreJoin HoneyLove August 19-21, 2016 for an unforgettable weekend filled with educational lectures and workshops, hands-on demonstrations, the latest in natural beekeeping techniques and findings, an elite collection of…
Read MoreSenator Rubio – “If we don’t have replanting, we’re going to lose the industry.” According to Bob Shatters, a research molecular biologist with USDA’s…
Read MoreSummaries of presentations from the 2016 Organic Agriculture Research Symposium (OARS) held in Pacific Grove are now available online at http://eorganic.info/node/16778. Many of the workshops…
Read MoreChristina L. Mogren & Jonathan G. Lundgren Worldwide pollinator declines are attributed to a number of factors, including pesticide exposures. Neonicotinoid insecticides specifically have…
Read MoreEntries must be completed by July 31st. You will receive information on where and when to send your honey. Awards will be given…
Read MoreThe Phenology Garden at A.I. Root Candle Co. contains 28 plants, which includes Herbaceous Perennials, Woody Ornamentals, and Native plants. The garden was established…
Read MoreBy: Ann Harman ‘He was a bold man that first ate an oyster.’ – Jonathan Swift I suppose that that ‘bold man’ would have…
Read MoreBy: Larry Connor August is a frantic crossroad month when Summer management runs into the needs of Winter colony survival. While I have written…
Read MoreBy: Rachael Bonoan Can we help pollinators help themselves? Pollinators Can Get Medicine from Their Food While there are plenty of activist groups raising…
Read MoreBy: Sharla Riddle Honey bees are chemists. Using enzymes and dehydration, these scientists of the natural world are able to change the sugar…
Read MoreBy: Kim Flottum On the 10th of August we’re holding our second Pollinator Day here at the Root Company’s Pollinator Meadow, behind our…
Read MoreBy: Kathy Summers The duck, Anthony and Brushy Mountain Field Day. It’s been another crazy, busy month for us – lots of travel and…
Read MoreThe January 2016 Pennsylvania Farm Show was the 100th anniversary of this grand event. The PSBA does an outstanding job every year, and this…
Read MoreBy: Gail Wells and Moneen Jones Two new ways to stop killing bees! Protecting bees from pesticides just got easier with the release by…
Read MoreBy: Michael Smith Puberty is an unlikely topic for a beekeeping journal, but it is a special time in any organism’s life, and I’ll…
Read MoreBy: Ross Conrad When is the best time to harvest honey from the hive? . . . It’s a question that crosses the mind…
Read MoreBy: Clarence Collison Recognition Within the honey bee colony, recognition of nestmates from aliens is based on olfactory cues. Recognition of colony members is…
Read MoreBy: James Tew Most swarms come with a story. When does swarming look like robbing? Unhappy bees at the beach. For The Brand New…
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