There Be Monarchs Here
After three summers without, Monarch adults have arrived again this season. Years gone by we had rabbles and swarms and kaleidoscopes of them arriving…
Read MoreAfter three summers without, Monarch adults have arrived again this season. Years gone by we had rabbles and swarms and kaleidoscopes of them arriving…
Read MoreWorker bees ‘know’ when to invest in their reproductive future Reproductive cycle triggered when colonies reach 4,000 members. When a colony of honeybees grows…
Read MoreAMS Seeks Standard For Honey, Finally. But First Wants To Find Out If They Need One? The Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)…
Read MoreReport Bee Kills. Support Funding Evidence Kits Bee kills reported to the Pollinator Stewardship Council last year came from thirteen states and totaled 14,976…
Read MoreHoney Bee Microbial Groups Work Together To Insure Honey Bee Health. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The digestive tract of the world’s most important agricultural pollinator,…
Read MoreFirst, Corn & soy insecticides similar to nicotine found widespread in Midwest rivers — USGS news Insecticides similar to nicotine, known as neonicotinoids, were…
Read MoreRadio frequency ID tags on honey bees reveal hive dynamics CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Scientists attached radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags to hundreds of individual honey…
Read MoreNational Honey Board Calls for Research Proposals to Seek Ways to Increase U.S. Honey Production Firestone, Colo., July 21, 2014 – The National Honey…
Read MoreNew Zealand Says No To A Neonicotinoid The New Zealand Environmental Protection Agency has refused an application to import Ortus, an insecticide containing thiamethoxam,…
Read MoreScientists track gene activity when honey bees do and don’t eat honey. Honey, it seems, is better. But we knew that, right? CHAMPAIGN, Ill….
Read MoreAs crops go, so goes pollination $$$$ Alan Harman California agriculture is weathering its worst drought in decades due to groundwater reserves, but the…
Read MoreSo, Organic IS better! But you already knew that, right? Alan Harman A new international study claims organic foods and crops have a suite…
Read MoreThe 12 Days Of Christmas Carol Contest! On The First Day Of Christmas, My Bee Keeper Gave To Me, A Beautiful Italian Queen Bee…
Read MoreDear Colleagues and Friends, I would like to address the recent decision by ARS to change the leadership of the Beltsville Bee Laboratory. While…
Read MoreChange At Beltsville. Jeff Pettis Steps Down. After nine productive years, Dr. Jeffery Pettis is stepping down as Research Leader of the USDA-ARS Bee…
Read MoreAfter nine productive years, Dr. Jeffery Pettis is stepping down as Research Leader of the USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory (BRL) in Beltsville, MD, and…
Read MoreAustralia’s Biggest Honey Company Making Changes Alan Harman Analysts say Australian’s big Capilano Honey Ltd. is vulnerable to a takeover by a major food…
Read MoreNewfoundland has New Found Parasite-Free Location From PSU News An international team of researchers has discovered honey bee colonies in Newfoundland, Canada, that are…
Read MoreAlan Harman Analysts say Australian’s big Capilano Honey Ltd. is vulnerable to a takeover by a major food company looking for a well-known brand….
Read MoreOrganic agriculture boosts biodiversity on farmlands Organic farming fosters biodiversity. At least that’s the theory. In practice, however, the number of habitats on the…
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