Honey Bee Dependent Crops
Crops That Would Be Most Affected If Honey Bees Disappeared Liz Blossom 1. Almonds > Annual production:4 billion pounds (US) The almond is not…
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Seeds for Bees Program
Almond Update: Seeds for Bees Program Providing Additional Support This Year The Seeds for Bees enrollment period has officially opened and growers now have…
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U.S. Almond Exports Down Double-Digits
U.S. almond exports down double-digits Rabobank’s food and agribusiness research arm suggests that the worst may still be on the horizon. Todd Fitchette After…
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California Almonds
Nature’s Perfect Duo When almonds trees bloom, bees get their first food source from our orchards’ nutritious pollen. While bees are only with us…
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2 Million Bee Hives
2M beehives imported to California for almond bloom Honybee hive(BigBlueStudio) By ED BOLING / The Packer California grows 1.5 million acres of almonds, and every…
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Hive Thefts Ahead of Almond Pollination
Hive thefts rise ahead of almond bloom BY JOHN COX jcox@bakersfield.com Thieves stole 144 bee hives in the Wasco area this weekend, two weeks…
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Honey Bee Kill in Australia…Almond Pollination
Chemical concerns after mass bee kill in Australian Almond Pollination By Cara Waters Geelong beekeeper John Edmonds used to take his bee hives…
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Almond Pollination Value Up in Stanislaus Co.
Ag values decline in Stanislaus Co. in the face of pandemic challenges except Almond Pollination By PAWAN NAIDU Stanislaus County agriculture had…
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Women in Beekeeping AgTech
Women in AgTech: Ellie Symes SOFTWARE FOUNDER HELPS ALMOND GROWERS MONITOR HIVE STRENGTH By:AMY WU Editor’s Note: The following profile is an excerpt from Amy…
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Bee Theft, Almost the Perfect Crime
Bee theft is almost a perfect crime—but there’s a new sheriff in town Meet the man on the front lines of the ultimate bee…
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Soil Compacted? Look to Cover Crops
Soil compacted Post-Harvest? Look to Cover Crops Almond Board of California — For the third year in a row, Chris Rishwain is preparing to…
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40,000 Acres of Blooming Cover Crops
SALT LAKE CITY – Jan. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As beekeepers from across the U.S. arrive in California for the annual almond pollination season…
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Almond Orchards and Sustainable Beekeeping
Change is Constant By: John Miller ,Professional Beekeeper We are told change is a constant. Change, constant change is certainly true in beekeeping and…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Tips to Maximize Almond Yield in a Wet Year. More Bees, and A Plant Growth Regulator.
By David Eddy, Growing Produce California growers enjoyed some welcome rain this past winter, but because it had been two full decades since such…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ: An Almond Blossom Story
Almond Blossom Time. Revisiting some of the Almond Odyssey Adventures, Places and People. Covered in white blossoms, California almond orchards are now teeming with…
Read MoreSelf Pollinating Almond In Australia
Self Pollinating Almond A Reality In Australia From National Rural New, Australia. Written by Clint Jasper Fears about pests and diseases that could wipe…
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From National Rural New, Australia. Written by Clint Jasper Fears about pests and diseases that could wipe out bee populations have the almond industry…
Read MoreHuge Bee Kill In Almonds
What Happens In Almonds Doesn’t Stay In Almonds. This Year’s Devastating Bee Kill In California Hurts Apples, Cranberries, Blueberries…and Beekeepers. News Release From The…
Read MoreBees Damaged After Almond Bloom
Bees Damaged after Almond Bloom: Meeting March 24 Due to the bee damage experienced after almond bloom this year, Bee Industry leaders will be…
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