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By: Jessica Louque Sage Advice We’ve chosen a lot of really cool plants to see what works for our bees this year. On some…
Read MoreThe Pollinator Stewardship Council
By Michele Colopy Board Members Roles and Responsibilities Supporting the Mission and growing the Bee Club. There are plentiful resources available for Board members…
Read MoreAre Beekeepers More Adaptive Or Inventive?
By: Jim Thompson Have you ever wondered how beehives, hive tools and bee keeping procedures developed? The first reference to honey bee hives that…
Read MoreAsk Phil
By: Phil Craft Got A Question? He Knows! www.philcrafthivecraft.com phil@philcrafthivecraft.com Q: A beekeeper in Kentucky writes: If I take honey supers off to…
Read MoreCan Solar Sites Help Save The Bees?
By: Rob Davis Rapid growth of ground-mounted solar presents opportunity to establish hundreds of millions of native plants. Across Minnesota workers are preparing dozens…
Read MoreBottom Board
By: Ed Colby Get On Board! Send question to: coloradobees1@gmail.com Our Place In The Cosmos In the wee hours, I turned to…
Read MoreWanted: Beekeeper
“No TV, No phone. If you don’t like dogs, if you can’t work all night, don’t apply.” — Alamo, Nevada He probably wouldn’t have…
Read MoreHONEY TRANSSHIPPING LITIGATION
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Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Research Colonies Stolen In Canada. Worth $10,000 each!
Alan Harman A research project in Canada has been hit after thieves stole four hives that were part of a four-year, C$7.1-million (US$5.43-million) national…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Canadian Honey Council Blames Transshipped Chinese Honey For Destroying Honey Market
By Alan Harman Canada is under siege from mountains of cheap honey suddenly pouring in from strange suppliers, and the Canadian Honey Council…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Infra-Red Light and Observation Hives make studying bees easier, and better.
Observation hives have been used to study the behavior of honey bees since the pioneering studies of François Huber in the 18th century. Observation…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – SENSORY TRAINING IN HONEY BY THE AMERICAN HONEY TASTING SOCIETY
WESTON, CONNECTICUT, July 10, 2016 — The American Honey Tasting Society (AHTS) is launching three more Honey 101: Introduction to Honey Tasting training course…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Take The Hive Tracks Survey
A Call For Help From The Hive Tracks Community! We are pleased to announce that Hive Tracks has been awarded the Healthy Hives 2020…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – New FSMA Rule
By: Erwin C. Miller, M.S. New FSMA Rule looks at roadside stands, farmers markets, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs and other such direct-to-consumer platforms…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – International Pollinator Conference 2016
2016 International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy The Center for Pollinator Research at Penn State University will be hosting the third International…
Read MoreInternational Pollinator Conference 2016
2016 International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy The Center for Pollinator Research at Penn State University will be hosting the third International…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – California almond forecast increases
Carlos Nunez, Fresh Plaza The latest almond crop forecast for California has this year’s almond production up over last year’s production by almost eight…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Air pollutants degrade floral scents and increase insect foraging times
Insects increase the time to encounter target floral plumes in polluted air masses due to the modified chemical composition of floral scents. Plant-pollinator interactions…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Bayer increases Monsanto offer and provides certainty on financing and regulatory matters. But what will happen to the bees?
Monsanto all-cash offer increased to USD 125 per share on July 1 after additional information received in private discussions / Bayer has comprehensively addressed…
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