The province has announced additional funding for their BeeBC program, which looks to develop new and innovative ways to help honey bees. The Ministry of Agriculture will provide…
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University of Delaware Image: Researchers Studied the Impact of Non-Native Plants on the Carolina Chickadee, an Ideal Representative for Bird Species in the Eastern and…
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ITHACA, N.Y. – Despite the existence of chemical-free methods to eradicate pests, Americans use more than a billion pounds of pesticides per year. These…
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University of Minnesota Movement is one of the most common processes in all biology–mice forage for food and geese migrate with the seasons. While…
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By: AHDB Horticulture Wild flower field margins protect soil health, boost water retention and increase farmland bird diversity and abundance. They are associated with…
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The iGEM “Tec-Chihuahua” Team Honey. Floral and sweet honey. Fresh as fruits or aged as wine. Just like bees, beekeepers want to give the…
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By Ross Conrad Safe For Bees And Beekeepers? As a beekeeper I used to make the mistake of blaming farmers and chemical researchers for…
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By Vaughn Bryant The Science Of Using Pollen To Study Honey. INTRODUCTION Melissopalynology is the study of pollen in honey. The term comes from…
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By Jonathan Lundgren Conventional wisdom in commodity based agriculture has done more harm than good. Many are looking for a component solution to bee…
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By Clarence Collison MUSHROOM BODIES IN THE BEE BRAIN Mushroom bodies (MB) are brain centers required for specific learning tasks. Mushroom bodies or corpora…
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By Joseph Cazier, Walter Haefeker & Edgar Hassler In Search Of The Genius Hive Last month, in the October issue of Bee Culture, our…
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By Jay Evans Snowbirds, Snow, and Supplements Shed Light On Overwintering Success It is too late for most of us to plan…
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By: Susan Milius BEE TOTALITY During the solar eclipse over the United States in 2017, citizen scientists recorded bee sounds to help researchers find out…
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Diego E. Vázquez, Natalia Ilina, Eduardo A. Pagano, Jorge A. Zavala, Walter M. Farina Published: October 9, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205074 As the main agricultural insect…
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Alan Harman Honey bees fed a diet of sunflower pollen show dramatically lower rates of infection by a specific pathogen. (Photo: Jonathan Giacomini, NC…
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By: Scott Weybright – Washington State University A Reishi Fungus Steve Sheppard and his team provide the mushroom extract to a bee colony as part…
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Osaka University IMAGE: IMIDACLOPRID DISTRIBUTION (TARGET M/Z211.07) IN (A) IMIDACLOPRID-DOSED FLIES AND (B) BLANK CONTROL FLIES. THE MATRIX WAS 2,5-DIHYDROXYBENZOIC ACID AND THE MEASUREMENT PITCH WAS…
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By: Karen Fleur Tofti-Tufarelli The royal jelly-producing glands of bees exposed to Round-up® experience premature aging, according to a Brazilian study published online. Round-up®…
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By: Gil Gullickson Bayer started integrating Monsanto roughly a month ago after buying it earlier this year. So what’s happened so far? Bayer CropScience executives…
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A stiff breeze is no match for a clump of honey bees, and now scientists are beginning to understand why. When scouting out a…
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