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by Ross Conrad There are at least two instances where a beekeeper may need to introduce a new queen to a colony. When a…
Read Moreby Ross Conrad There are at least two instances where a beekeeper may need to introduce a new queen to a colony. When a…
Read MoreBy Jessica Burdg, Contributing Science Writer, Laboratory Equipment Magazine The common phrase “things aren’t always what they seem” can apply to a plethora of…
Read MoreThe May precipitation total for the contiguous U.S. was 4.36 inches, 1.45 inches above average. This was the wettest May on record and the…
Read Moreby Clarence Collison Pesticide exposure and pathogens may interact to have strong negative effects on colony health. Honey bees are constantly exposed to pesticides,…
Read MoreBy Alan Harman The National Honey Board is currently seeking research proposals for projects focused on honey bee colony production. It says its…
Read MoreThe Honey Bee Health Coalition can point to a very active first year since its official launch during National Pollinator Week in 2014. The Coalition…
Read MoreBy Jerry Hayes, Honey Bee Health Lead at Monsanto Monsanto’s Honey Bee Health Lead Jerry Hayes Summer comes quickly in the Midwest. Recently,…
Read MorePosted by Ruihong Guo, Agricultural Marketing Service Science and Technology Program Deputy Administrator, on June 16, 2015 at 1:00 PM. Pollination by honey bees…
Read MorePollinator Stewardship Council The “National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and other Pollinators” published before National Pollinator Week (June 15-21) seeks…
Read MorePaul Vonk Honored During National Pollinator Week for Creating HiveTool™, a Noninvasive System to Monitor Bee Hives WASHINGTON, June 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Bayer CropScience…
Read MoreThe Trust was set-up by Dr Eva Crane in 2002 and is a grant giving charity. It also aims to be a portal to…
Read MoreExcerpts from two reports from two very different organizations released this week… Organic farming practices help the health and well-being of honey bees and…
Read MoreFrom The Rangel Honey Bee Lab at Texas A&M with Adrian Fisher II, Elizabeth Walsh, and Lauren Ward,, and the AAPA This year, as…
Read MoreFrom Energy Harvesting Journal Thousands of honey bees in Australia are being fitted with tiny sensors as part of a world-first research program to…
Read MoreHoney bees ‘sick of humans’, but under siege Published Monday, June 08, 2015 In a worrying development which could threaten food production, South Africa’s…
Read MoreIf there were an international smelling bee, a deadly mite would be a favorite to win. New research has revealed that Varroa mites, the…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, June 3, 2015 – The United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is extending a deadline by 30 days to allow…
Read MoreWebinar – TOMORROW! JUNE 4. TUNE IN. WASHINGTON, June 2, 2015 – An upcoming webinar on the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) will…
Read MoreInitiative Exceeds Goal to Grow 50 Million Flowers for Forage to Provide Pollinators with Food as They Work to Feed a Growing World Population…
Read Moreby Scott Schrage, Univ. NE, Lincoln Certain insecticides common to U.S. orchards appear to make honey bees substantially less busy, according to a new…
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