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Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PlantsJuly 11, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – NRCS, UC Davis Announce Release of SoilWeb 2.0 App Update. What Soil are You Standing on, Right Now?

WASHINGTON, June 26, 2019 – USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the University of California at Davis Soil Resource Laboratory today announced the…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PlantsMay 21, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Beescape.org Allows Users to Select a Specific Location and Obtain Landscape-Quality Scores for the Surrounding Region, Up to 5 Kilometers Away.

Images from the “methodology” page on Beescape.org. University Park, Pa. — A new online tool and community, called Beescape, enables beekeepers, or anyone interested in bees,…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PlantsMay 7, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Honey Bee Colonies More Successful By Foraging on Non-Crop Fields.

By: Kim Kaplan – ARS News Service A bee gathering pollen and nectar from a helianthus flower. TUCSON, ARIZONA, March 20, 2019—Honey bee colonies…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PlantsApril 9, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Manuka Plant Samples from 1769 Still High Quality and Easy to ID.

Alan Harman Robust oil gland linings in historical mānuka samples collected during one of Captain James Cook’s voyages to New Zealand 250 years ago…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PlantsApril 3, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Beescape.Org Allows Users to Select a Specific Location and Obtain Landscape-Quality Scores for the Surrounding Region, Up to 5 Kilometers Away.

Images from the “methodology” page on Beescape.org. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A new online tool and community, called Beescape, enables beekeepers, or anyone interested in bees,…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, Plants, PollinationFebruary 20, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Ag Lands Have Less Diverse Pollinator Species Than Natural Lands. Go Figure.

Alan Harman Apple orchards surrounded by agricultural lands are visited by a less diverse collection of bee species than orchards surrounded by natural habitats,…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PlantsFebruary 13, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Prairie Strips Transform Farmland Conservation Converting Low-Profit Land Brings Big Returns.

American Society of Agronomy Prairie Strips Are Composed of Native Perennial Plants and Located Across Hillslopes. Credit: Lynn Betts Modern agriculture’s large monoculture fields…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, Education, Equipment, Marketing, Plants, QueensFebruary 7, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Announcing an Incredible Beekeeping Job in Connecticut at a Very Unusual Location.

From the Editor: Before I moved to Ohio for this position, I lived for a time in Connecticut. My background was in horticulture, and…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PlantsJanuary 21, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Computers Could Tell Farmers and Other Landowners Where to Most Efficiently and Cost-Effectively Plant Trees and Hedgerows for Pollinator Forage and Housing.

By: Alan Harman Planting more hedgerows and trees could hold the key to helping bees thrive again, a new study argues. Researchers at Lancaster…

2018, Beekeeping, Plants, SEPT 2018August 29, 2018

Chicory

By: Connie Krochmal Chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a common wayfarer that occurs over much of North America. The plant is most common in the…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PlantsAugust 28, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Which is Most Important to Establishing Invasive Plants – Proximity to Seed Sources, Canopy Disturbance, or Soil Disturbance?

Cambridge University Press IMAGE: A Rosa multiflora (multiflora rose) recruit, along with Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle), in a treefall gap in the SERC upland forest,…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PlantsAugust 21, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Washington Fruit Grower-Shipper Participates in National Pollinator Conservation Initiative.

Rainier Fruit is undertaking a number of projects to expand their pollinator conservation efforts on Eastern and Central Washington properties. Loss of habitat continues…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PlantsAugust 1, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – The Kim & Jim Show – Today, Wednesday 8-1-2018 @ 1:30pm

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PlantsJuly 26, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Nation’s Largest Solar Bee Farm in Oregon. Creating Buzz

A solar farm near Medford, Ore., also is home to 48 thriving bee colonies. (Pine Gate Renewables) Bees are enjoying their days in the…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PlantsJuly 20, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Don’t miss Bee Culture’s Pollinator Day, July 21 at the A. I. Root Company Gardens.

MEDINA, Ohio – Bee Culture Magazine, the nation’s leading journal of beekeeping, will host its 4th annual Pollinator Day, July 21, in Medina at…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PlantsJuly 16, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Don’t miss Bee Culture’s Pollinator Day, July 21 at the A. I. Root Company Gardens.

MEDINA, Ohio – Bee Culture Magazine, the nation’s leading journal of beekeeping, will host its 4th Annual Pollinator Day, July 21, in Medina at 623…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PlantsJuly 15, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Bee Culture’s Pollinator Day. Free, Fun and Functional. The Bees Love it!!!

Bee Culture Magazine’s 4th Annual Pollinator Day to be held at Root Candles, Medina Tour our Pollinator Gardens on Saturday, July 21, from 10…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PlantsJuly 8, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Bee Culture’s Pollinator Day. Free, Fun and Functional. The Bees Love it!!!

Bee Culture Magazine’s 4th Annual Pollinator Day to be held at Root Candles, Medina Tour our Pollinator Gardens on Saturday, July 21, from…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, Home & Farm, Life, PlantsJune 25, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA Resumes Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment. Another Year for Available CRP Land is Good News.

As part of a 33-year effort to protect sensitive lands and improve water quality and wildlife habitat on private lands, the U.S. Department of…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PlantsJune 18, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA: Potatoes, Tomatoes and 5 More, Are America’s Top Vegetable Choices. None Need Honey Bees.

According to loss-adjusted food availability data from the USDA’s Economic Research Service, Americans consumed an average of 156.3 pounds of fresh and processed vegetables…

CATCH THE BUZZ – NRCS, UC Davis Announce Release of SoilWeb 2.0 App Update. What Soil are You Standing on, Right Now?

CATCH THE BUZZ – Beescape.org Allows Users to Select a Specific Location and Obtain Landscape-Quality Scores for the Surrounding Region, Up to 5 Kilometers Away.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Honey Bee Colonies More Successful By Foraging on Non-Crop Fields.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Manuka Plant Samples from 1769 Still High Quality and Easy to ID.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Beescape.Org Allows Users to Select a Specific Location and Obtain Landscape-Quality Scores for the Surrounding Region, Up to 5 Kilometers Away.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Ag Lands Have Less Diverse Pollinator Species Than Natural Lands. Go Figure.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Prairie Strips Transform Farmland Conservation Converting Low-Profit Land Brings Big Returns.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Announcing an Incredible Beekeeping Job in Connecticut at a Very Unusual Location.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Computers Could Tell Farmers and Other Landowners Where to Most Efficiently and Cost-Effectively Plant Trees and Hedgerows for Pollinator Forage and Housing.

Chicory

CATCH THE BUZZ – Which is Most Important to Establishing Invasive Plants – Proximity to Seed Sources, Canopy Disturbance, or Soil Disturbance?

CATCH THE BUZZ – Washington Fruit Grower-Shipper Participates in National Pollinator Conservation Initiative.

CATCH THE BUZZ – The Kim & Jim Show – Today, Wednesday 8-1-2018 @ 1:30pm

CATCH THE BUZZ – Nation’s Largest Solar Bee Farm in Oregon. Creating Buzz

CATCH THE BUZZ – Don’t miss Bee Culture’s Pollinator Day, July 21 at the A. I. Root Company Gardens.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Don’t miss Bee Culture’s Pollinator Day, July 21 at the A. I. Root Company Gardens.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Bee Culture’s Pollinator Day. Free, Fun and Functional. The Bees Love it!!!

CATCH THE BUZZ – Bee Culture’s Pollinator Day. Free, Fun and Functional. The Bees Love it!!!

CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA Resumes Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment. Another Year for Available CRP Land is Good News.

CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA: Potatoes, Tomatoes and 5 More, Are America’s Top Vegetable Choices. None Need Honey Bees.

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