CATCH THE BUZZ-Protecting Honey Bees in Citrus Groves
Citrus Industry News Protecting Honey Bees in Citrus Groves By: Sylvia Willis, Amy Vu and Jamie Ellis When people think of Florida, the first…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- Honey Bee Poisoning 1880’s
Early Insecticide Controversies and Beekeeper Advocacy in the Great Lakes Region Jennifer Bonnell Environmental History, Volume 26, Issue 1, January 2021, Pages 79–101 https://doi.org/10.1093/envhis/emaa059…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Pollinators on the Decline in North Dakota
Pollinators on the decline in North Dakota By: Nikiya Carrero As the number of pollinators continues to decline, North Dakota Game and Fish says this…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Training Honey Bees to Smell COVID
Start-up InsectSense and Wageningen Bioveterinary Research have trained bees to extend their tongues when they smell the coronavirus. The coronavirus, like other diseases, causes…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- Green Bay, ‘Bee City USA’
UW-Green Bay receives official ‘Bee City USA®’ designation Bee City USA® has announced that the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has met the standards for…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- Source of Beekeeper Revenue
Driven by Almonds, Pollination Services Now Exceed Honey as a Source of Beekeeper Revenue By: Peyton Ferrier Until the early 20th century, honey bees…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- North Dakota Honey Production
Honey Production Remains High in North Dakota According to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, honey production in 2020 from North Dakota producers with…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ- 10 Ways UGA is Helping Honey bees
University of Georgia: 10 Ways UGA Is Helping Honeybees Sara Freeland University of Georgia faculty and students are working to better understand pollinators and the…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- Rich Countries Strain Developing Ones
Richer Countries Strain Developing Ones by Importing Crops That Need Pollinators A pollinator on an açaí palm flower. Photo: Cristiano Menezes. Luísa Carvalheiro says…
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CATCH THEE BUZZ- Camelina….Biofuels and Bees
Camelina Holds Promise for Biofuel and Bees Once considered a weed, camelina is finding favor in some parts of the country as a soil-protecting…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- No Substitute for Honey
No substitute for honey How adulteration and bee malnutrition threaten the future of this food, the bees that make it, and all the other…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – AHPA Raw Honey Petition
(Washington, D.C.) (April 21, 2021) – Today, a coalition of domestic beekeepers, including the American Honey Producers Association (“AHPA”) filed petitions alleging that imports…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- Exotic Hornet ID Training
Washington State University Pesticide Resources and Education Program Exotic Hornet Identification Basics May 17 & 18 | 11:00 am – 2:15 pm Please join…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ- Almond Grower Trials of Bee Vectoring Technology
Bee Vectoring Technologies Announces Start of the Sales Process in World’s Largest Almond Market Mississauga, Ontario and Sacramento, California–(Newsfile Corp. – March 10, 2021)…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- BIP Survey… Last Week!!!
Time Flies When You’re Having Fun – We’re Into The Last Week To Take The Annual Survey! The Bee Informed Team …
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CATCH THE BUZZ- References to Bees and Honey in the three Monotheistic Religions
References to bees and honey in the three monotheistic religions By: Lillian Lake Bees and honeycomb. Shelby Cohron via Unsplash “Like a honey bee gathering…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- Commercial Pollen Subs Research
University of North Carolina Greensboro News Dr. Nicholas Oberlies Dr. Nicholas Oberlies (Chemistry & Biochemistry) received new funding from Project Apis m. for the…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- Royal Jelly is not the Whole Story
Royal jelly does not a queen make! What makes a queen? For bees, it’s long been believed that queenliness depends on a special diet…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- It’s not the Glyphosate, it is the Inert Ingredients
Research surprise unveils how common herbicide kills bees Marc Heller, E&E News Reporter A buff-tailed bumblebee forages on a head of red clover flowers. Eduardo…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- Donate to Train People in Ghana
One Donation, Twice the Impact for Bees, Trees and People Bees for Development, the Monmouth-based charity that makes life better with bees around the…
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