Severe and Sudden Losses of Managed Honey Bees Across the Nation
“…recent losses well over 50% with a combined financial loss of over $139M.” As commercial beekeepers in the USA inspect their bees after winter,…
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Quick Colony Loss Survey (Update)
We are gathering confidential information on recent hive losses. This is not an official survey but an attempt to help Dr. Jay Evans, Bee…
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ABF Conference Registration Now Open
Reno, Nevada January 7-11, 2025 Be part of the annual meeting for the American Beekeeping Federation. Highlights include: networking, the National Honey Show, a…
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American Beekeeping Federation: EPA Finalizes First-of-its-Kind Strategy to Protect 900 Endangered Species from Herbicides
Pesticide Update: EPA’s Office Of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Dear ABF Members, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its final Herbicide Strategy, an…
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Honey Detection Fraud
For those of you who know me well you know that I do not enjoy the “news”. I do understand its place in life…
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2024 American Honey Queen & Princess
2024 AMERICAN HONEY QUEEN & PRINCESS HAIL FROM WISCONSIN & MAINE The American Beekeeping Federation is proud to announce that Kaelyn Sumner and Lainey…
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2023 American Beekeeping Federation Conference
By: Charles & Karen Nielsen Lorence The American Beekeeping Federation had their 2023 convention in Jacksonville, Florida from January 4-7, 2023. About five hundred…
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