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University of California – San Diego Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered that a tiny single-celled parasite may have a greater-than expected…
Read MoreUniversity of California – San Diego Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered that a tiny single-celled parasite may have a greater-than expected…
Read Moreby Jeff Harris The use of a class of systemic insecticides called neonicotinoids remains a highly controversial issue for the general public, beekeepers and…
Read Moreby Ross Conrad Stewart and Cedar Anderson of Byron Bay, Australia have made history and are fast becoming legendary. The father and son team…
Read MoreBeekeepers needed! Thank you for your interest in participating in the National Colony Loss Management Survey organized by the Bee Informed Partnership and sponsored…
Read MoreInadequate access to pollen during larval development has lifelong consequences for honey bees, leading not only to smaller workers and shorter lifespans, but also…
Read MoreIt’s important to know what blooms when and where by Denise Ellsworth Spring can be slow to arrive to Ohio. Here in the Buckeye…
Read MoreCO2, UV light, temperature and humidity all affect nectar production and quality by Carmine DeStefano The practice and art of beekeeping is a tremendously…
Read MoreThe use of neonicotinoids increased dramatically in the mid-2000s and was driven almost entirely by the use of corn and soybean seeds treated with…
Read MoreHow honey bees make house hunting decisions. Asian honey bees, and European honey bees are different. Here’s why. James Makinson (https://cosmosmagazine.com/james-makinson) is a biologist…
Read MoreNHB Funds New Bee Research Projects For 2015 The National Honey Board has approved funding for ten new research projects focusing on honey bee…
Read MoreStressed Colonies Send Out Young Foragers That Don’t Return. Pressure on young bees to grow up too fast could be a major factor in…
Read MoreCodenamed ‘MiteNot’,this technology is a simple, compostable and pesticide-free way to sterilize Varroa destructor mites. Eltopia is in early stage development of a simple,…
Read MoreEnhancing Cropping System Sustainability Through New Crops and Management Strategies Using cash cover crops to provide pollinator provisions in the Upper Midwest Publication Date:…
Read MoreParasite Pressures on Feral Honey Bees. Feral Colonies Are Pathogen Reservoirs. A PlosOne Publication. Feral honey bee populations have been reported to be in…
Read MoreHoney Bee Microbial Groups Work Together To Insure Honey Bee Health. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The digestive tract of the world’s most important agricultural pollinator,…
Read MoreRadio frequency ID tags on honey bees reveal hive dynamics CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Scientists attached radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags to hundreds of individual honey…
Read MoreYearly Survey Shows Better Results for Pollinators, but Losses Remain Significant; plus Fall Summit on Bee Nutrition and Forage; and check out the “Bee…
Read MoreStudy Reveals that Costs Outweigh Benefits of Toxic Insecticides Implicated in Bee Kills Center for Food Safety today released a scientific literature review which…
Read MoreNew Model For Virtual Hive Lets Everybody Look At Bee Problems Alan Harman British scientists have created a virtual hive that gives them just…
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