How Bees See And Why It Matters
by 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 Sharla Riddle Here’s an “eye-popping” fact: The USDA estimates that 80% of insect crop pollination is accomplished by bees. Scientists consider…
Read More1973 vs. 2015: The Financial Situation by G. Splevin In previous issues of Bee Culture magazine I have written of the 1973 report,…
Read Moreby Sarah Gabric The Latvian people are passionate about honey bees and beekeeping. Latvia sits nestled between Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the…
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 Federal agents in Chicago seized nearly 60 tons of illegally imported Chinese honey valued at more than $200,000. The 195 barrels…
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 MoreBy Alan Harman Montreal-based start-up company Alveole (https://www.alveole.buzz/en/) is cashing in on the growing popularity of urban beekeeping by renting out hives to…
Read MoreBut farmers still haven’t out-produced demand On Wednesday 27 April, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reported that California’s 2015 almond acreage is estimated…
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 MoreFirst NASS Quarterly Report out today. Check it out and find out colony losses since Jan 1, colony stressors and all the rest. It’s…
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 MoreBy: Ja’Lisa Little Honey infused liquors and cocktails for warm days. “I’m bringing home a baby bumblebee” is the classic song we know from…
Read MoreThe National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) is an alliance of grassroots organizations that advocates for federal policy reform to advance the sustainability of agriculture, food systems,…
Read MoreBy Joe Bove, PE, Stellar. Steller is a Food Safety and Manufacturing Company in Florida. Technology can be your best friend Consumers’ increasing scrutiny…
Read MoreThe 2016 Beekeeping Institute 25th Anniversary Thursday, May 19th– Saturday, May 21st Young Harris College Guest Speakers Include: Bob Binnie Dr. Dewey Caron Kim…
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 MoreBy: Alan Harman The owners of a Los Angeles nutritional supplement company were sentenced to home detention and probation for illegally importing honey bee…
Read MoreRecent declines in nut prices, notably for almonds and walnuts, have made the jobs of California’s rural appraisers a lot more challenging. The lowered…
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…
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