CATCH THE BUZZ – Ontario bee kills continue
May 24, 2016 Milton, ON. A few good weeks of corn planting weather in May has turned out to be bad news for beekeepers….
Read MoreMay 24, 2016 Milton, ON. A few good weeks of corn planting weather in May has turned out to be bad news for beekeepers….
Read MoreFrom a blog in the Atlantic Michelle Obama was in top reassuring-mom mode Friday morning, as she delivered the keynote speech at the Partnership…
Read MoreLargest dollar gain ever for the booming organic sector even with supply challenges, says OTA survey Maggie McNeil The booming U.S. organic industry posted…
Read MorePreproposals for Research and Education and Professional Development The deadline to submit a preproposal for either a Northeast SARE Research and Education grant or…
Read MoreNational Farming Union’s application for banned pesticide use on oilseed rape crops is rejected as government rules against neonicotinoids for the first time …
Read MoreThe discovery in Tracy, California, of the feared crop pest, the Asian citrus psyllid, mobilized local, state and federal farm officials, Tuesday 3rd May….
Read Moreby Lloyd Harris Every tangible object can be represented with an oval, a rectangle, a triangle, or some combination of the three basic object…
Read Moreby Clarence Collison Honey bee larvae are frequently inspected and, sometimes, provided with food by adult workers, but the stimuli that elicit the important…
Read Moreby Ann Harman Over the many centuries of man’s association with bees, including throughout beekeeping husbandry, one fact was well-known – if there…
Read Moreby Ann Chilcott Just imagine returning home relishing setting down overfilled grocery bags, and sitting in the shade with a nice cup of…
Read Moreby Sharla Riddle Here’s an “eye-popping” fact: The USDA estimates that 80% of insect crop pollination is accomplished by bees. Scientists consider…
Read Moreby Jenny Flores We have all heard about the disappearance of honey bees and there is certainly cause for concern. With honey bees…
Read MoreBy Alan Harman Gardeners in England’s biggest city are being urged to plant bee-friendly flowers this summer and to take note of the bees…
Read MoreAbout The National Honey Board The National Honey Board is a federal research and promotion board under USDA oversight that conducts research, marketing and…
Read MoreBy: Alan Harman New British research finds that 97% of the neonicotinoids brought back to honeybee hives in pollen could come from wildflowers –…
Read MoreSummer losses rival winter losses for the second year running. Beekeepers across the United States lost 44 percent of their honey bee colonies during…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, April 21, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $22 million in grants to help citrus producers fight…
Read MoreCornell University Credit: Ellen Woods ITHACA, N.Y. – In the face of scientific dogma that faults the population decline of monarch butterflies on a…
Read MoreWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A new Purdue Extension publication examines the causes and effects of pesticide drift, including information on how to recognize and…
Read MoreHebrew University of Jerusalem Honey bee workers collecting artificial pollen diets from a feeding dish. The bees can distinguish diets by color, taste and/or…
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