The Successful Beekeeper
By: Ross Conrad As we head into Autumn and reflect on the past beekeeping season, what criteria do we use to call it a…
Read MoreBy: Ross Conrad As we head into Autumn and reflect on the past beekeeping season, what criteria do we use to call it a…
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 MoreBy: Ross Conrad When is the best time to harvest honey from the hive? . . . It’s a question that crosses the mind…
Read MoreBy Michele Colopy Board Members Roles and Responsibilities Supporting the Mission and growing the Bee Club. There are plentiful resources available for Board members…
Read MoreAlan Harman A research project in Canada has been hit after thieves stole four hives that were part of a four-year, C$7.1-million (US$5.43-million) national…
Read MoreBy Alan Harman Canada is under siege from mountains of cheap honey suddenly pouring in from strange suppliers, and the Canadian Honey Council…
Read MoreBy MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers wanting to know if their foods contain genetically modified ingredients will be able to…
Read MoreAlan Harman The European Union Appeals Committee failed to make a ruling on the continued use of glyphosate, throwing the decision whether to extend…
Read MoreWhite House Pollinator Partnership Action Plan Update https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/images/Blog/PPAP_2016.pdf June 20-26, 2016 was National Pollinator Week, and it’s a busy time of the year for…
Read MoreCHICAGO — Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) again seized nearly 60 tons of illegally imported Chinese…
Read More“Climate change is real and happening now, and the United States urgently needs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions” In a consensus letter to U.S….
Read MorePartners celebrate National Pollinator Week by announcing large-scale planting to establish spring forage for pollinators. So…never look a gift horse…. Announced today, the Bayer…
Read MoreBy: Ross Conrad In order to keep bees, you are not required to own or rent land. Often, landowners are happy to let you…
Read MoreJun 08, 2016, 12:32 ET from National Honey Board FIRESTONE, Colo., June 8, 2016 Project Apis m. (PAm) and the National Honey Board (NHB)…
Read MoreChloride and nitrate concentrations are rising and arsenic levels are holding steady or falling. Those are two of the conclusions from a U.S….
Read MoreOn 23 June 2016, the UK will hold a referendum to decide whether it will remain in the European Union (EU). Many beekeepers have…
Read MoreFrom Chem Insider Hydraulic fracturing, a widely used method for extracting oil and gas from otherwise impenetrable shale and rock formations, involves not only…
Read MoreBy Mark Rigsby, MPB News Farmers in Mississippi will now have another tool to avoid economic losses by using a unauthorized pesticide to defend…
Read MoreAs bellwethers for ecosystem health and biodiversity, bees play a crucial role in agriculture and ending hunger, and “pollinator-friendly” approaches are therefore highly encouraged,…
Read MoreBy Carolyn Stokes, CBC News The Newfoundland and Labrador government is allowing the importation of honey bees from Western Australia, one of the few other…
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