Hazards of Beekeeping
By Ross Conrad Lyme Disease Lurks Out There Despite all its pleasures, beekeeping also presents many potential risks and hazards. Besides being stung, beekeepers…
Read MoreBy Ross Conrad Lyme Disease Lurks Out There Despite all its pleasures, beekeeping also presents many potential risks and hazards. Besides being stung, beekeepers…
Read MoreThree food manufacturers have gone through a certification process for honey, designed to combat fraud, run by standards body NSF. The first three products…
Read MoreBy Jessica Lougue Tier II Tunnel Study Basic Design I’ve written some in the past about the general ins and outs of this type…
Read MoreImperial College London Bumblebees acquire a taste for pesticide-laced food as they become more exposed to it, a behaviour showing possible symptoms of addiction….
Read MoreInternationally respected US beekeeping expert Jerry Hayes has been appointed vice president North America for Vita Bee Health to help beekeepers improve and maintain…
Read MoreThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has found residues of the weed killer glyphosate in samples of U.S. honey, according to documents obtained by the consumer advocacy group U.S. Right…
Read MoreGET READY FOR THE MITE-A-THON! September 8 to 15, 2018 SPREAD THE WORD – Local beekeeping clubs and associations are key to making the Mite-A-Thon a…
Read MoreBy: Hans-Jürgen Ratsch1, Jens Clausen2, Bernhard Huchzermeyer3, Johannes Leng4, Laurin Mathes4, Petra Hoppe1 Pseudoscorpions May Be The Answer. Abstract Due to the use of pesticides…
Read MoreBy: Marlowe Hood A new class of insecticide—’can have a negative impact on the reproductive output of bumblebee colonies’ A new class of pesticides…
Read MoreAlan Harman Bumble bees and hummingbirds are being exposed to neonicotinoid and other pesticides through routes that are widespread and complex, Canadian researchers report….
Read MoreA large-scale study has drawn together the findings of a decade of agrochemical research to confirm that pesticides used in crop protection have a…
Read MoreFrom July 28 to August 5, 2018, citizens from Canada, Mexico and the United States are invited to join the second International Monarch Monitoring…
Read MoreA federal court will determine if the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should be ordered to ban a pesticide linked to brain damage in children….
Read MoreBritish Ecological Society. Materials provided by British Ecological Society. Original written by Sabrina Weiss. Credit: Harry Siviter, Royal Holloway, University of London PhD student…
Read MoreBy: Meghan Milbrath | Jacquelyn Albert ,In Growing Produce This bumble bee is one of 80 species of wild bees found visiting Michigan tart…
Read MoreGreen sweat bee or “peridot bee” If you’re moving pollen from one plant to another, you might be a pollinator. Pollinators come in all…
Read MoreNew research reveals that hummingbirds and bumble bees are being exposed to neonicotinoid and other pesticides through routes that are widespread and complex. The…
Read MoreAn international team of researchers has discovered evidence of 27 previously unknown viruses in bees. The finding could help scientists design strategies to prevent…
Read MoreAt the University of Wisconsin-Stout, we are investigating a potential new bacterial disease of honey bees which may be transmitted by Varroa destructor mites….
Read MoreThere was a Linden tree associated kill event in Reston, VA this week. Table below documents the species involved (Sam Droge did all the identifications)…
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