CATCH THE BUZZ – Walmart is All Abuzz about Bees and Butterflies.
By: Marianne Wilson – September 3, 2019 Walmart has planted 21 pollinator gardens at retail locations throughout Oregon, Washington and North Carolina. The gardens…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – A Scottish Beekeeper in a Nazi Concentration Camp, and, Honey Bees Delivering Pesticides to Protect Plants.
Company Sergeant Major James Hamilton Savage persuaded the Nazi guards in Stalag 383 to allow him to set up beehives behind the barbed wire…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA Solicits Nominations for Veterinary Shortage Areas , and, The Governments of Canada and Ontario Funding The Health of The Province’s Honey Bees and Beekeeping Sector.
John Maday A series of studies and reports have drawn attention to maldistributions in the veterinary workforce leaving some communities, especially rural areas, with insufficient…
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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,…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Three Today Planted Acres in US Down, Farm Bankruptcies in US Up, and Ohio Butterflies Declining. Is There a Connection?
USDA reports show historic unplanted acres The USDA released reports Aug. 12 confirming the historically-dire planting situation and correcting previous acreage estimates. From Farm…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – THE AMERICAN HONEY TASTING SOCIETY (AHTS)IS GRANTED ACCREDITATION by The Italian National Register of the Experts in the Sensory Analysis of Honey.
WESTON, CONNECTICUT, July 2019 — The American Honey Tasting Society (AHTS) has been granted accreditation by the Central Office of The Italian National Register…
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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…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Researchers Come Up With New Way of Producing Dried Honey
Joanna Jasińska The new dried honey contains 80 percent natural honey, 30 percent more than current alternatives. Scientists from the Warsaw University of Life…
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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,…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Apply for Trees Forever’s Pollinator Habitat Conservation Grant, and, Wild Salmon Actually Tell Tales About Lead in the Environment.
MARION, IOWA-The natural habitat for butterflies, birds, bees and other pollinators is slowly being replaced by turf lawns and ornamental plants, but Trees Forever…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Bees are Dropping Dead in Brazil and Sending a Message to Humans. Pesticide Use in Brazil Sparks Concern Among Environmentalists.
By Bruce Douglas and Tatiana Freitas Death came swiftly for Aldo Machado’s honey bees. Less than 48 hours after the first apis mellifera showed…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Three Today!
Drones Applying Pesticides are Cheaper Than Conventional Spray Techniques Winter Losses of British Honey Bees Were the Lowest Rate Since the BBA Started Counting…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – THREE TODAY!
Movement of Pesticides into Flowers, Nectar and Pollen Patterns of Pesticide Use Affect Pollinators Beekeeping Business Uses Every Bit of the Bees, the Land…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – THREE TODAY!
Honeydew Exposes Beneficial Insects To Deadly Insecticides. Adjuvants Not As Benign As Previously Thought Verges Provide A Vital Refuge For Pollinators According to a…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – TWO TODAY!
• Funding Available Monarchs and Pollinators, and… Ashley Langreck AgriNews Publications • What Makes Areas Near a Tree Inhospitable for the Survival of its…
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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…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Australian Bee Sting Vaccine Trial Holds Promise Against Allergic Reactions.
Flinders University Most people have probably been stung by a bee and while it can be painful, it’s especially dangerous for the many that…
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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…
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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 –…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Listen to Tammy Horn Potter Talk About Her New Book Flower Power. Establishing Pollinator Habitat on www.beekeepingtodaypodcast.com
BEEKEEPINGTODAYPODCAST.COM Presents Tammy Horn-Potter talking about her brand new book FLOWER POWER. Establishing Pollinator Habitat. In 1997, after completing a PH.D. in literature, Tammy…
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