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Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, ManagementSeptember 16, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Manitoba Sees a Short Crop This Year, and Pollen Abundance and Diversity in Major Crops.

By: Geralyn Wichers Beekeepers have seen their honey supply dry up sooner than usual this year. Ian Steppler, vice-chair of the Manitoba Beekeepers Association,…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, ManagementSeptember 9, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – 2019 North American Mite-A-Thon DATE EXTENSION

Mite-A-Thon is a tri-national effort to collect mite infestation data and to visualize Varroa infestations in honey bee colonies across North America within a…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, ManagementSeptember 4, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – ALL AROUND THE BEEYARD is a Regular Column in Bee Culture, Written by our Readers for our Readers. How to Solve Those Tricky Problems.

Have you figured out a way to fix it, move it, make it, shake it, show it, know it, record it, get to it,…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, Life, Management, PoliticsAugust 19, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA Proposes to Close SNAP Automatic Eligibility Loophole

WASHINGTON, July 23, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today proposed closing a loophole that allows states to make participants receiving minimal…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, Life, Management, PoliticsAugust 8, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – No Indiana County, City, Town or Township Can Adopt or Continue Any Ordinance, Rule, Regulation or Resolution That Disallows Residents From Keeping Bees on Their Property.

By: Ben Middelkamp – The Greenfield Daily Reporter HANCOCK COUNTY — A newly enacted Indiana law that prohibits local governments from banning beekeeping erases existing…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, Health, Management, ScienceAugust 5, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – The Key is Not Whether They Encounter a Disease – It’s Whether They are Fit and Healthy Enough to Fight it Off.

Alan Harman More intensive beekeeping does not raise the risk of diseases that harm or kill the insects, new research suggests. Intensive agriculture –…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, ManagementJuly 29, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Listen in to Kim Flottum and Jim Tew discuss the issues with safety and liability for beekeepers and beeyards when a new subdivision moves in right next door to Jim’s Beeyard! Yikes!!

Click the link below to listen to Kim Flottum and Jim Tew discuss beekeeper liability and exposure. This one is important. https://register.gotowebinar.com/recording/6845373977448194055 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Register…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, ManagementJuly 17, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Scientists Say Agriculture is Good for Honey Bees, at Least in Tennessee.

By: Ginger Rowsey, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture In a recent study, researchers with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture found the…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, ManagementJuly 16, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Sulfoxaflor Continues to Be a Bee Killer.

Michele Colopy, Program Director, Pollinator Stewardship Council, Inc. EPA’s announcement1 to expand the use of Sulfoxaflor means expanded loss of managed and native pollinators. …

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, ManagementJuly 8, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA NASS Cancels Yet Another Honey Bee Survey.

NASS suspends data collection for Honey Bee Colonies survey. Issued July 1, 2019 by the Agricultural Statistics Board of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s,…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, ManagementJuly 5, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – The Roles of Drifting and Robbing in Varroa Destructor Mite Infested Colonies.

David Thomas Peck & Thomas Dyer Seeley Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York PLoS One. 2019 Jun 21;14(6):e0218392. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218392. eCollection 2019….

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, ManagementJuly 3, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Big Data and Innovations for Healthy Bees, Project B-GOOD Seeks to Create a EU-Wide Management and Health Data Platform to Assist Sustainable Beekeeping.

Big data, an interactive platform and six different technological innovations are the core of the recently started Horizon 2020 project B-GOOD in its 4-year mission to…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, ManagementJuly 2, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – CRP Colonies Had Better Health, More Bees and Greater Ability to Turn Nectar and Pollen into Vitellogenin – No Surprise, But Good News.

Posted by Sue Kendall A bee gathering pollen and nectar from a helianthus flower. Everyone wants healthy, thriving honey bee colonies. One-third of the…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, ManagementJune 27, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – California Almond Farmers Would Benefit from Increased Efforts to Protect Essential Bee Foraging Territory in Northern Prairie States.

The Prairie Pothole Region supports 40 percent of the country’s commercial bee population. Credit: Jennie Durant California almond farmers who depend on commercial bee…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, ManagementJune 21, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Two Great Podcasts today and tomorrow, and only 2 of the 5 for Pollinator Week. Migratory Beekeeper Davey Hackenberg and Bloomberg’s Business of Bees, with Adam Arlington.

Pollinator Week: Davey Hackenberg – Commercial Beekeeper Davey Hackenberg is a second-generation of beekeeper following in the steps of his father, Dave Hackenberg, in…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, ManagementJune 20, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Heavy Smoke from Northern Alberta Wildfires is Causing Concern for Some of the Canadian Province’s Beekeepers.

Alan Harman Heavy smoke from northern Alberta wildfires was causing concern for some of the Canadian province’s beekeepers. The Calgary Herald reports beekeepers say…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, ManagementJune 20, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – During the 2018-2019 Winter an Estimated 37.7% of Managed Honey Bee Colonies in The United States Were Lost.

You might have been wondering when the preliminary results of the 2018/9 Bee Informed Partnership Colony Loss and Management Survey will be posted. Well,…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, ManagementJune 18, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Two Great Podcasts Today and Tomorrow, and only 2 of the 5 for Pollinator Week. Migratory Beekeeper Davey Hackenberg and Bloomberg’s Business Of Bees, with Adam Arlington.

Pollinator Week: Davey Hackenberg – Commercial Beekeeper Davey Hackenberg is a second-generation of beekeeper following in the steps of his father, Dave Hackenberg, in…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, ManagementJune 17, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Join Kim and Jim in the Beeyard, and on the front porch of the A. I. Root Homestead on June 18 at Noon EST.

Check out the next LIVE KIM&JIM Show, on June 18, 2018. Kim and Jim are first going to take a look at the 4…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, ManagementJune 11, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Join Kim and Jim in the Beeyard, and on the front porch of the A. I. Root Homestead on June 18th at Noon EST.

Check out the next LIVE KIM&JIM Show, on June 18, 2018. Kim and Jim are first going to take a look at the 4…

CATCH THE BUZZ – Manitoba Sees a Short Crop This Year, and Pollen Abundance and Diversity in Major Crops.

CATCH THE BUZZ – 2019 North American Mite-A-Thon DATE EXTENSION

CATCH THE BUZZ – ALL AROUND THE BEEYARD is a Regular Column in Bee Culture, Written by our Readers for our Readers. How to Solve Those Tricky Problems.

CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA Proposes to Close SNAP Automatic Eligibility Loophole

CATCH THE BUZZ – No Indiana County, City, Town or Township Can Adopt or Continue Any Ordinance, Rule, Regulation or Resolution That Disallows Residents From Keeping Bees on Their Property.

CATCH THE BUZZ – The Key is Not Whether They Encounter a Disease – It’s Whether They are Fit and Healthy Enough to Fight it Off.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Listen in to Kim Flottum and Jim Tew discuss the issues with safety and liability for beekeepers and beeyards when a new subdivision moves in right next door to Jim’s Beeyard! Yikes!!

CATCH THE BUZZ – Scientists Say Agriculture is Good for Honey Bees, at Least in Tennessee.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Sulfoxaflor Continues to Be a Bee Killer.

CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA NASS Cancels Yet Another Honey Bee Survey.

CATCH THE BUZZ – The Roles of Drifting and Robbing in Varroa Destructor Mite Infested Colonies.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Big Data and Innovations for Healthy Bees, Project B-GOOD Seeks to Create a EU-Wide Management and Health Data Platform to Assist Sustainable Beekeeping.

CATCH THE BUZZ – CRP Colonies Had Better Health, More Bees and Greater Ability to Turn Nectar and Pollen into Vitellogenin – No Surprise, But Good News.

CATCH THE BUZZ – California Almond Farmers Would Benefit from Increased Efforts to Protect Essential Bee Foraging Territory in Northern Prairie States.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Two Great Podcasts today and tomorrow, and only 2 of the 5 for Pollinator Week. Migratory Beekeeper Davey Hackenberg and Bloomberg’s Business of Bees, with Adam Arlington.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Heavy Smoke from Northern Alberta Wildfires is Causing Concern for Some of the Canadian Province’s Beekeepers.

CATCH THE BUZZ – During the 2018-2019 Winter an Estimated 37.7% of Managed Honey Bee Colonies in The United States Were Lost.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Two Great Podcasts Today and Tomorrow, and only 2 of the 5 for Pollinator Week. Migratory Beekeeper Davey Hackenberg and Bloomberg’s Business Of Bees, with Adam Arlington.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Join Kim and Jim in the Beeyard, and on the front porch of the A. I. Root Homestead on June 18 at Noon EST.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Join Kim and Jim in the Beeyard, and on the front porch of the A. I. Root Homestead on June 18th at Noon EST.

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