CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA ARS Scientists unlock Small Hive Beetle Genome
By: Kim Kaplan, ARS News 19, 2018 Genome Published of the Small Hive Beetle, a Major Honey Bee Parasite BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND, December 19, 2018—Beekeepers…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Sioux Honey to Showcase Who Their Honey Comes From, Co-op’s Campaign to Feature Local Beekeepers
Sioux Honey Association Co-op wants Americans to know who their honey comes from. That aim is the basis of a national campaign being launched…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Major Pesticide Kill in South Africa with Fipronil – an Ant Poison.
Cape Town, South Africa – Cape beekeepers have an answer to what killed thousands of bees in Constantia leaving the local industry devastated after…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – France is the First Country to Ban all 5 Neonic Pesticides
With bees on the endangered list and the terrible consequences that will come to pass if they become extinct, France has taken a drastic…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Organic Food Worse for the Climate than Conventional Farming.
Chalmers University of Technology Image: the crops per hectare are significantly lower in organic farming, which, according to the study, leads to much greater indirect…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Bee Friendly Insecticide, Made from Olive Oil, Creates a Buzz around Europe
A UK-Italian business is cornering the EU market with an innovative crop protection technology based on a bee-friendly insecticide. Headquartered in Cambridge, AlphaBio Control…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – EAS Calls for Award Nominations and Research Proposals
From – Erin MacGregor Forbes, Chairman CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO: Entomology Departments, Apiculturists, and Apicultural Laboratories DATE: November 24, 2018 RE: Call for Nominations…
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Beeyard Thoughts, Observations, and Updates
By James E. Tew Some People Who Were At Pivotal Points On My Beekeeping Journey It’s not about me – I promise Editor Kim…
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FaceBook Advertising
By Jessica Dally Micro Targeting This HUGE Audience. I promised you in the last article that we’d get down to the nitty-gritty of how…
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By Ed Simon After working hard all Summer, it’s time for something just for fun. It’s time for some frivolity. You have worked hard, become…
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An Apology To Oxalic Acid
By Frank Mortimer Skeptical at first, I’ve seen the light. When I was new to beekeeping, the first beekeeping course I took was titled,…
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Data Sharing Risks And Rewards
By: Joseph Cazier, Walter Haefeker, Edgar Hassler For Hobbyist Beekeepers. Introduction In our September Bee Culture article, “BeeXML Part I: The Power of Big…
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Product Reviews
Great Gift Ideas For Your Beekeeper – Honey Bee Charli, by Melissa Haskins Wilbanks. Published by Mascot Books. ISBN 978-1-63177-990-0. 10” x 8”, 32…
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Facts About Beeswax
By: Wolfgang Ritter Quality. The quality of beeswax has become of increasing concern within apiculture. Residues of pesticides and varroacides affect the quality of wax…
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Reginal Honey Price Report
December Report We’re throwing a lot of numbers at you this month but we think you’ll find them useful. Below is our monthly report…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – An Invitation from the Team in Montreal for Apimondia 2019
Dear Apimondia community, The Canadian Honey Council and its industry partners are proud to invite you to join the 46th Apimondia Congress, which will…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Faking It – The Great Honey Robbery
By: Robin Booker ROBLIN, Man. — The surge of counterfeit honey into global honey supplies has been devastating for Canadian beekeepers. “It’s been twisting…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Irish Agtech Company That Monitors Honey Bee Colonies Expands Into US
Photo credit: Jonathan Fleury ApisProtect, an Irish agtech company using the Internet of Things (IoT) to monitor honey bee colonies, announced the close of…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – If You Pollinate Apples, Your Orchards Absolutely Need to Know This Information to Increase Both Yield and Quality
More flowers around apple orchards can yield higher harvest. This summer’s apple harvest set record highs and there were large expansions of organically produced…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Good Food Awards Announces Honey Finalists for 2019.
Would you believe that the food and drink the Good Food Awards celebrate – from spirits to cheese to honey – represent a greater…
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