Natural Products for Honey Bee Health
Natural Products May Be Buzzworthy Solutions for Honey Bees’ Health The buzz about natural products is not just for humans. United States Department of…
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The Health of Colonies in Montana
The Health of Honey Bee Colonies in Montana It is estimated that the honey bee’s annual contribution to the United States economy is at least…
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DNA in Honey Reveals Honey Bee Health
DNA contained in honey reveals honey bee health by Biomedical Sciences Research Center Alexander Fleming Researchers from the B.S.R.C. “Alexander Fleming” in Greece have…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – UC Davis Honey Bee Health Funding
UC grant to strengthen honey bee health and crop pollination Extension apiculturist Elina Lastro Niño (center) of UC Davis opens a hive. A new…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- Honey Bees lose Sleep after Ingesting Pesticides.
Honey bees lose sleep after ingesting pesticides, leading to greater stress and lower hive survival rates By: Marissa Shapiro Honey bees in the hive…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – ESU Grads Mite Fight
ESU Grad’s Mite Fight Seeks to Protect Honeybees By: Brian Myszkowski A local beekeeper’s new business has taken flight with an aim to help apiary…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – CRP Colonies Had Better Health, More Bees and Greater Ability to Turn Nectar and Pollen into Vitellogenin – No Surprise, But Good News.
Posted by Sue Kendall A bee gathering pollen and nectar from a helianthus flower. Everyone wants healthy, thriving honey bee colonies. One-third of the…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Call for Research Proposals Related to Honey Bee Health
Background The North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC) is seeking proposals for research related to improving the health of honey bees. Proposals should focus…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Pesticides And Poor Nutrition Combined Are A 1, 2 Punch For Honey Bees Says Univ. Study, But Just Pesticides OK, Says EPA.
To measure energy levels in honey bees, researchers extracted their “blood” (hemolymph) using a microcapillary tube. Credit: Riccardo Cabbri The combined effects…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Almond Board of California Envisions Farm of the Future with $4.8 Million Research Investment.
Almond Board of California (ABC) on Dec 5 announced an investment of $4.8 million in 64 independent, third-party research projects exploring next-generation farming practices….
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CATCH THE BUZZ – There’s a good correlation between bee health and agriculture according to UT researchers.
The University of Tennessee says research shows a positive correlation between bee health and the presence of agriculture – just opposite to popular belief….
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – A Core Set of Genes Involved in the Responses of Honey Bees to Multiple Diseases has been Identified
Summary: A core set of genes involved in the responses of honey bees to multiple diseases caused by viruses and parasites has been identified…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Some fungicides, and even miticides, are harming honey bees.
A research team led by a Virginia Tech scientist Mark Williams says that some commonly used ag chemicals are damaging the bacteria communities in…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Neonicotinoids can jeopardize the normal development of honey bee larvae.
Alan Harman European researchers say they have found a previously unknown and harmful effect of neonicotinoids on honey bees – neonicotinoids in low and…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA Scientists and Beekeepers Swap Colonies to Better Bees
By Kim Kaplan June 21, 2016 BELTSVILLE, Md., June 21, 2016 —The U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Bee Research…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Ernesto Guzman Named Research chair in bee health at Guelph
By: Rob O’Flanagan The University of Guelph has received a $1-million gift from an Ontario family to help protect pollinators. The gift, and the…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Pesticide Drift Publication Now Available From Purdue Extension
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A new Purdue Extension publication examines the causes and effects of pesticide drift, including information on how to recognize and…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Bees Diversify Diet to Take the Sting Out of Nutritional Deficiencies
Hebrew University of Jerusalem Honey bee workers collecting artificial pollen diets from a feeding dish. The bees can distinguish diets by color, taste and/or…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Banned EU Pesticide Affects Learning of Honey Bees But Not Bumblebees. First-of-its-Kind Research by The University of Sussex Has Implications For Insecticide Regulation
University of Sussex Exposure to a pesticide banned by the European Union significantly affects the learning of honey bees but has no effect on…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Parasitic Mites That Transmit A Honey Bee-Infecting Virus May Benefit From Spreading The Pathogen, A Study Shows. A Definite Parasite-Pathogen Partnership. Destroy Honey Bee Immunity, Increase Varroa Reproduction.
By Ashley P. Taylor Honey bee (Apis mellifera)WIKIMEDIA, CUMNOR HILL Honey bee colony losses concern beekeepers and agriculturists alike, as Apis mellifera are…
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