CATCH THE BUZZ – Same Plants, Same Honey … So Why Does New Zealand Want To Trademark Manuka?
By: Kit Mochan Same plants, same honey … so why does New Zealand want to trademark manuka? The ongoing fight between Australian and New…
Read MoreBy: Kit Mochan Same plants, same honey … so why does New Zealand want to trademark manuka? The ongoing fight between Australian and New…
Read MoreISCA Technologies Inc. IMAGE: ISCA Technologies’ SPLAT Bloom is being developed with a USDA grant. It uses pheromones to focus bees brought to orchards on…
Read MoreKyle Venktess Johannesburg – A structural approach and strategic business model could see South Africa’s honey industry turnover reach R20bn, according to experts. Rishad Ahmed,…
Read MoreThis month, up to 400 Midwest grocery stores started quietly testing packages of sliced “Arctic Apple” GMO apples. The company won’t label its apples…
Read MoreNew Zealand honey exports rose 5% to NZ$330 million (US$229.8 million) in the year ending last June. A Ministry for Primary Industries report…
Read MoreThe Bee Informed Partnership’s mission is to provide the resources needed to increase colony survivorship by providing relevant, timely colony data for beekeepers to…
Read MoreA farmer from the Miao ethnic minority group sprays pesticide on his Panax pseudoginseng field. Dehou Town, Wenshan County, Yunnan Province. (Image: Simon Lim / Greenpeace)…
Read MoreBlueberry production has ramped up across Washington during the past 10 years, including in Eastern Washington, where blueberries traditionally weren’t grown until relatively recently….
Read MoreIMAGE: University of Delaware professor Kent Messer has published a paper looking at the good, the bad and the ugly of food labels. Credit: University…
Read MoreWe’re always trying to find the perfect product that could become a magic pill for our body while also being delicious and enjoyable. Honey is an excellent antioxidant, which…
Read MorePEST control experts have undergone training in France as part of the Jersey’s (UK) fight against Asian hornets and have come back with special…
Read MoreAfrica’s Big Beehive Build is supported by Vitacress, Europe’s largest producer of produce. Helen Brierley, a director at salad and herb grower Vitacress, has…
Read MoreFire In The Belly We went to Scottsbluff, Nebraska for the eclipse. Scottsbluff’s prettier than you think. An entrepreneurial farm family rented us a…
Read MoreThe East Cupcake Beekeepers Association usually meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month. But in December the date is too close to Christmas…
Read MoreWhy are some bee things the way they are? Why are things the way they are in beekeeping? Such things/questions/oddities or quirks are everywhere in…
Read MoreQ: A beekeeper in Ohio writes: I have enjoyed reading your “Ask Phil” column in Bee Culture magazine. In the last few months you…
Read MoreThe Business of Bees: Part I of III North Carolina has a lot of beekeepers. We’re ranked in the top ten states for most…
Read MoreThe often heard refrain that Varroa is the primary cause of colony losses associated with CCD is simply not supported by the evidence. Harm…
Read MoreQUEEN PHEROMONE Queen pheromone is complex and is produced from multiple glands. Honey bee queens produce a sophisticated array of chemical signals (pheromones) that…
Read MoreBy Jay Evans Old Time Bee Legions Few people are more attuned to honey bee behavior than Cornell University Professor, Thomas Seeley. From his…
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