CATCH THE BUZZ – Neonicotinoid pesticides foster spider mite outbreaks
By Roxanne Lee The pesticide has garnered negative attention recently, in part because of a spider mite outbreak it caused in New York. In…
Read MoreBy Roxanne Lee The pesticide has garnered negative attention recently, in part because of a spider mite outbreak it caused in New York. In…
Read MoreBy Jan Suszkiw A team of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their collaborators have established a strong link between honey bee health and the effects…
Read MoreSan Francisco, CA (November 14, 2016) – The Good Food Awards could not be more proud to announce the 291 Finalists of 2017, representing…
Read MoreBy Katie James, dvm360 Associate Content Specialist DVM360 MAGAZINE When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) regulations take effect…
Read MoreElizabeth Nicholls Bees use a variety of senses and memory of previous experiences when deciding where to forage for pollen, research by the University…
Read MoreA beekeeper from Perthshire has gone on trial accused of administering banned drugs to honey bees. Royal apiarist Murray McGregor, who has produced honey…
Read MoreAlan Harman 11 November 2016. A review of studies evaluating techniques for producing seedless fruit concludes these techniques can contribute to higher yields that…
Read MoreLINDSAY BOURKE, Mercury When you mention leatherwood to an old beekeeper in Tasmania, a misty faraway look comes into his eyes. It is all…
Read More“It’s a smartphone world,” said the publication’s lead author, Ramesh Sagili Protecting bees from pesticides just got easier with the release by Oregon State…
Read MoreUniversity of Veterinary Medicine — Vienna The honey bee Apis mellifera plays an important role for the pollination of fruit and vegetable plants, besides…
Read MoreIn time for Thanksgiving and the holiday season, the Bee Informed Partnership (BIP), the most trusted source of data on the health of America’s…
Read MoreKathy Keatley Garvey UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology kegarvey@ucdavis.edu Internationally known honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr., emeritus professor and chair…
Read MoreThe Story, followed by an Editorial Comment from Tom Theobald On Tuesday a judge in the Northern District of California delivered a crushing blow…
Read MoreSpecialty Food News As of June 2016, the number of certified organic farms in the U.S. reached 14,979, a 6.2 percent increase of 1,000…
Read MoreBy: Larry Connor An Interview with Valeri Strachan. LC – Tell me how you found yourself running a queen business in California? VS…
Read MoreBy: Toni Burnham What if you were a second-year beekeeper, working for an outfit that was looking to go green, and your boss’ boss…
Read MoreBy: James Tew I can’t say just how long it has been, but I have known Shelia and Denzil St. Clair at Queen Right…
Read MoreBy: Phil Craft Exciting New Things Are Happening At Kelley. A loud buzzing overhead attracted the attention of the group assembled at the Kelley…
Read MoreBy: Barbara Gillette Kentucky State Apiarist and author Dr. Tammy Horn Potter blazed a trail across literary and beekeeping circles in 2005 with the…
Read MoreBy: Ed Colby One of Britain’s foremost conservationists, University of Sussex Professor Dave Goulson founded the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, a charity that promotes bumblebees….
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