Honey Bees

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, Health, Management, ScienceAugust 5, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – The Key is Not Whether They Encounter a Disease – It’s Whether They are Fit and Healthy Enough to Fight it Off.

Alan Harman More intensive beekeeping does not raise the risk of diseases that harm or kill the insects, new research suggests. Intensive agriculture –…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, ManagementJuly 17, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Scientists Say Agriculture is Good for Honey Bees, at Least in Tennessee.

By: Ginger Rowsey, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture In a recent study, researchers with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture found the…

Biology, Catch The Buzz, ScienceJune 13, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Can Honey Bees Count? They Can Match A Character To A Quantity. So….

A team of scientists from RMIT University, Monash University and the University of Toulouse III has trained honeybees (Apis mellifera) to match a character…

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceMay 24, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Round Up – Could This Commonly Used Herbicide Could Also Be Having Adverse Effects on The Health and Behavior of Honey Bees.

By: Michael Balter Is one of the world’s most widely used herbicides a danger not only to annoying weeds, but also to honeybees? While…

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceMarch 26, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Honey Bees Can Help Monitor Pollution In Cities.

University Of British Columbia Honey from urban bees can tell us how clean a city is and help pinpoint the sources of environmental pollutants…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PollinationMarch 22, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – BIP Tech Transfer Teams Offer Hive Inspections, Collect Data and Then Make Recommendations on How to Maintain Healthy Colonies.

By: Lisa Renner As the world faces a declining bee population, California almond growers say they are doing their best to promote bee health….

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PollinationMarch 15, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Canola Farmers and Beekeepers Have a Vested Interest in Cooperating and Protecting Bees as Much as Possible.

Bees love canola and canola loves bees. That’s why canola farmers and beekeepers have a vested interest in cooperating and protecting bees as much…

Biology, Catch The Buzz, ScienceMarch 1, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Earning a Bee’s Wings. In Hives, Graduating to Forager a Requirement for Social Membership it is a Classic Coming-of-Age Story, in Many Ways.

By: Talia Ogliore Graduate student Cassondra Vernier conducted lab experiments and observed hours of bee interactions at the entrance to the hive. She is…

Biology, Catch The Buzz, ScienceFebruary 26, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Scientists Discover Bees Can Solve Basic Mathematical Problems.

By: Benjamin Pineros Addition, subtraction and other basic mathematical concepts have featured in human civilization for thousands of years. Now scientists have discovered that honey…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PollinationFebruary 12, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – UND and Australian Company Partner to Improve Crop Yields with Better Pollination

Bee Innovative, University sign pact to enhance autonomous capability in complex honey bee environments. Australian technology startup Bee Innovative and the University of North…

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceFebruary 5, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Ohio Researchers and Industry Leaders Working to Stop Insecticide Use During Bloom.

Misti Crane Ohio State News It’s about time for the annual mass migration of honey bees to California, and new research is helping lower…

Biology, Catch The Buzz, ScienceJanuary 5, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Make Sure the Workers are Fed, and They’ll Take Care of the Queen.

Researchers at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology at the University of Illinois used specially developed 3D-printed plastic honey combs that mimic…

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceOctober 15, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Sunflower Pollen Seems to Cause Real Problems for Nosema Ceranae. That’s Good.

Alan Harman Honey bees fed a diet of sunflower pollen show dramatically lower rates of infection by a specific pathogen. (Photo: Jonathan Giacomini, NC…

Catch The Buzz, History, Life, ProfilesOctober 6, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Revered as a Humanitarian and Scientist, Warwick Kerr was also blamed for the introduction of aggressive Africanized bees to the Americas

Vijay Shankar Balakrishnan, In the Scientist Brazilian entomologist Warwick Estevam Kerr died on September 15 in São Paulo at age 96. Kerr leaves behind…

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceJuly 25, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Pesticides Used in Crop Protection Have a Significant Negative Impact on the Learning and Memory Abilities of Bees.

British Ecological Society. Materials provided by British Ecological Society. Original written by Sabrina Weiss. Credit: Harry Siviter, Royal Holloway, University of London PhD student…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, Management, PollinationJuly 14, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Bipartisan Bill Delays Hours of Service and ELD Enforcement for Reform.

Wyatt Bechtel – Drovers Two U.S. Senators proposed a bipartisan bill that would allow for reform of the hours of service and Electronic Logging…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, ManagementJuly 2, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Varroa Mites, Pesticides, Viruses, Pollination, Honey – a Beekeeper’s Life

Laura Reiley, Tampa Bay Times Rolling Stone Photo FORT MEADE — Jim Doan pats the bees gently with the flat of his…

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceApril 10, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – A New App Listens to The Problems of Bees. Matching Honey Bee Noises to Their Ailments.

Editor’s Note: We here at Bee Culture have been reading The Economist for decades, and have found it to be, in our opinion, the…

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceMarch 16, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Familiar Hover Flies May Be Transporting Honey Bee Diseases From Flower To Flower.

Bee diseases have been detected in hover flies for the first time. The brightly-colored flies may be picking up bee viruses as they forage…

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceMarch 12, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Study Finds Parallels Between Unresponsive Honey Bees And Human Autism.

Socially unresponsive bees share something fundamental with autistic humans, new research finds. Credit: Julie McMahon – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Honey bees that…

CATCH THE BUZZ – The Key is Not Whether They Encounter a Disease – It’s Whether They are Fit and Healthy Enough to Fight it Off.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Scientists Say Agriculture is Good for Honey Bees, at Least in Tennessee.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Can Honey Bees Count? They Can Match A Character To A Quantity. So….

CATCH THE BUZZ – Round Up – Could This Commonly Used Herbicide Could Also Be Having Adverse Effects on The Health and Behavior of Honey Bees.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Honey Bees Can Help Monitor Pollution In Cities.

CATCH THE BUZZ – BIP Tech Transfer Teams Offer Hive Inspections, Collect Data and Then Make Recommendations on How to Maintain Healthy Colonies.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Canola Farmers and Beekeepers Have a Vested Interest in Cooperating and Protecting Bees as Much as Possible.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Earning a Bee’s Wings. In Hives, Graduating to Forager a Requirement for Social Membership it is a Classic Coming-of-Age Story, in Many Ways.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Scientists Discover Bees Can Solve Basic Mathematical Problems.

CATCH THE BUZZ – UND and Australian Company Partner to Improve Crop Yields with Better Pollination

CATCH THE BUZZ – Ohio Researchers and Industry Leaders Working to Stop Insecticide Use During Bloom.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Make Sure the Workers are Fed, and They’ll Take Care of the Queen.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Sunflower Pollen Seems to Cause Real Problems for Nosema Ceranae. That’s Good.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Revered as a Humanitarian and Scientist, Warwick Kerr was also blamed for the introduction of aggressive Africanized bees to the Americas

CATCH THE BUZZ – Pesticides Used in Crop Protection Have a Significant Negative Impact on the Learning and Memory Abilities of Bees.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Bipartisan Bill Delays Hours of Service and ELD Enforcement for Reform.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Varroa Mites, Pesticides, Viruses, Pollination, Honey – a Beekeeper’s Life

CATCH THE BUZZ – A New App Listens to The Problems of Bees. Matching Honey Bee Noises to Their Ailments.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Familiar Hover Flies May Be Transporting Honey Bee Diseases From Flower To Flower.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Study Finds Parallels Between Unresponsive Honey Bees And Human Autism.

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