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Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PollinationSeptember 1, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Comparative Pollination Efficacies of Five Bee Species on Raspberry Show Honey Bees Doing Just Fine.

Unlike many other rosaceous fruit crops, commercial raspberry cultivars are largely self-fertile and mostly self-pollinate autogamously. However, their floral morphology does not allow for…

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceAugust 31, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – FDA Finds Glyphosate in Honey. What Now?

The 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…

Biology, Catch The Buzz, ScienceAugust 30, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Grasshoppers and Crickets as Pollinators! Who Knew??

Credit: National University of Singapore Mr Ming-Kai Tan, a PhD student from the NUS Department of Biological Sciences, is a key member of a…

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceAugust 29, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Local Beekeeping Clubs and Associations are Key to Making the Mite-A-Thon a Success!

GET 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…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PlantsAugust 28, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Which is Most Important to Establishing Invasive Plants – Proximity to Seed Sources, Canopy Disturbance, or Soil Disturbance?

Cambridge University Press IMAGE: A Rosa multiflora (multiflora rose) recruit, along with Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle), in a treefall gap in the SERC upland forest,…

Bee Culture Event, Bee Culture Magazine, Catch The BuzzAugust 27, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Bee Culture’s Fall Event – “My Story”

Don’t Delay – Register Today – Space is VERY LIMITED!!!! http://store.beeculture.com/events/

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, HoneyAugust 27, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Honey Goes Hi-Tech: New Tool has Industry Buzzing

With New Zealand’s annual honey exports currently valued at $300 million and growing, a new web-based honey blending tool is set to save…

Catch The BuzzAugust 26, 2018

BEEKEEPING TODAY PODCAST – By: Kim Flottum

www.beekeepingtodaypodcast.com BEEKEEPING TODAY PODCAST LINE UP: Guests on Deck for Beekeeping Today Podcasts include Tom Rinderer, Bill Hesbach, Dan Conlon, Marina Marchese,…

Catch The Buzz, OpinionsAugust 25, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – 3200 Year Old Egyptian Cheese, with Signs of Poisonous Bacteria, Would Pair Perfectly with Mad Honey!

By: Cassie Martin SAY CHEESE this lump of 3,200-year-old cheese found in an ancient Egyptian tomb shows signs of having been contaminated with bacteria…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, ForeignAugust 24, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Australia Has a Near Miss on Varroa Entering the Country. Surveillance of Varroa Ends After no Mites Were Found.

NO FURTHER detections of varroa mite have been made six weeks after the bee parasite was discovered in a container onboard a ship that…

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceAugust 23, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Sulfoximine-Based Insecticides May Harm Bees as Much as Those They are to Replace.

By: Marlowe Hood A new class of insecticide—’can have a negative impact on the reproductive output of bumblebee colonies’ A new class of pesticides…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PollinationAugust 22, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ -Tariffs Estimated To Cost $2.64 Billion a Year to US Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, and in all Probability, a Hit on Beekeepers that Pollinate.

By: Chris Koger University of California economists estimate U.S. exporters of 10 fruits and nuts to China and other markets could see a loss…

Bee Culture Event, Catch The BuzzAugust 22, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Bee Culture’s Event – “My Story” – October 2018

Don’t Delay – Register TODAY!! – Space is Limited! – http://store.beeculture.com/events/

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PlantsAugust 21, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Washington Fruit Grower-Shipper Participates in National Pollinator Conservation Initiative.

Rainier Fruit is undertaking a number of projects to expand their pollinator conservation efforts on Eastern and Central Washington properties. Loss of habitat continues…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PollinationAugust 20, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Apiary Industry Launches New Code to Fight Potential Billion-Dollar Biosecurity Threats.

By: Lucas Forbes The bee industry is launching a code of practice to protect hives from pest and disease outbreaks. A major biosecurity incident…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, MarketingAugust 18, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – ERS and NIFA are Getting Moved Out of DC.

(Washington, D.C., August 9, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced further reorganization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), intended…

Catch The Buzz, Life, ProfilesAugust 17, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – New Tick Found on East Coast. Beekeepers Outside, Check Twice When Coming In!

An engorged female Haemphysalis longicornis tick WIKIMEDIA, COMMONSOURCE An invasive tick species first identified inside the US in New Jersey last fall has apparently…

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceAugust 16, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Bumble Bees and Hummingbirds are Being Exposed to Neonicotinoids and Other Pesticides.

Alan Harman Bumble bees and hummingbirds are being exposed to neonicotinoid and other pesticides through routes that are widespread and complex, Canadian researchers report….

Biology, Catch The Buzz, ScienceAugust 15, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – The Majority of Emergency Queens are Raised From Sub-Families Not, as Previously Suspect, Supersisters.

Alan Harman Queen laying an egg, surrounded by her retinue of court bees. (Photo: Joseph Milone) When honey bees need a new emergency queen,…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, ForeignAugust 14, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – EU Ban on Neonics in Ag Didn’t Stop Their Use in Urban Areas.

Alan Harman Bees living in suburban habitats are still being exposed to significant levels of pesticides despite the European Union ban on the use…

Catch The Buzz

CATCH THE BUZZ – Comparative Pollination Efficacies of Five Bee Species on Raspberry Show Honey Bees Doing Just Fine.

CATCH THE BUZZ – FDA Finds Glyphosate in Honey. What Now?

CATCH THE BUZZ – Grasshoppers and Crickets as Pollinators! Who Knew??

CATCH THE BUZZ – Local Beekeeping Clubs and Associations are Key to Making the Mite-A-Thon a Success!

CATCH THE BUZZ – Which is Most Important to Establishing Invasive Plants – Proximity to Seed Sources, Canopy Disturbance, or Soil Disturbance?

CATCH THE BUZZ – Bee Culture’s Fall Event – “My Story”

CATCH THE BUZZ – Honey Goes Hi-Tech: New Tool has Industry Buzzing

BEEKEEPING TODAY PODCAST – By: Kim Flottum

CATCH THE BUZZ – 3200 Year Old Egyptian Cheese, with Signs of Poisonous Bacteria, Would Pair Perfectly with Mad Honey!

CATCH THE BUZZ – Australia Has a Near Miss on Varroa Entering the Country. Surveillance of Varroa Ends After no Mites Were Found.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Sulfoximine-Based Insecticides May Harm Bees as Much as Those They are to Replace.

CATCH THE BUZZ -Tariffs Estimated To Cost $2.64 Billion a Year to US Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, and in all Probability, a Hit on Beekeepers that Pollinate.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Bee Culture’s Event – “My Story” – October 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Washington Fruit Grower-Shipper Participates in National Pollinator Conservation Initiative.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Apiary Industry Launches New Code to Fight Potential Billion-Dollar Biosecurity Threats.

CATCH THE BUZZ – ERS and NIFA are Getting Moved Out of DC.

CATCH THE BUZZ – New Tick Found on East Coast. Beekeepers Outside, Check Twice When Coming In!

CATCH THE BUZZ – Bumble Bees and Hummingbirds are Being Exposed to Neonicotinoids and Other Pesticides.

CATCH THE BUZZ – The Majority of Emergency Queens are Raised From Sub-Families Not, as Previously Suspect, Supersisters.

CATCH THE BUZZ – EU Ban on Neonics in Ag Didn’t Stop Their Use in Urban Areas.

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