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Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PollinationApril 22, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – WSU Researcher Licenses Pollen Suspension While Continuing Electrostatic Research.

Ross Courtney – Pollen is stirred in a spray suspension during research trials in 2015 by Washington State University’s Matt Whiting in Prosser. Whiting…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PollinationApril 2, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Road Trip: How Hive Transportation Puts Stress on Honey Bees

By: Dacotah Melicher, Ph.D. – Entomology Today Transporting honey bees (Apis mellifera) to provide pollination for agriculture is big business. Commercial pollination services maintain…

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…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, Pollination, Research, ScienceMarch 4, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Microscopic Nanocrystals, the Size of Pollen Grains, Used to Track the Path of Pollen from Flower to Flower.

A pollination biologist from Stellenbosch University is using quantum dots to track the fate of individual pollen grains. This is breaking new ground in…

Biology, Catch The Buzz, ScienceFebruary 28, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Immense Numbers of Introduced Honey Bees Overwhelm Native Pollinators for Access to Pollen and Nectar, at Least in San Diego

Non-native honey bees have established robust feral populations in San Diego, such as the pictured swarm. Honey bees currently make up 75 percent of…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, Plants, PollinationFebruary 20, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Ag Lands Have Less Diverse Pollinator Species Than Natural Lands. Go Figure.

Alan Harman Apple orchards surrounded by agricultural lands are visited by a less diverse collection of bee species than orchards surrounded by natural habitats,…

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…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, Health, Management, ScienceNovember 27, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Irish Agtech Company That Monitors Honey Bee Colonies Expands Into US

Photo credit: Jonathan Fleury ApisProtect, an Irish agtech company using the Internet of Things (IoT) to monitor honey bee colonies, announced the close of…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PollinationNovember 24, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – If You Pollinate Apples, Your Orchards Absolutely Need to Know This Information to Increase Both Yield and Quality

More flowers around apple orchards can yield higher harvest. This summer’s apple harvest set record highs and there were large expansions of organically produced…

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceNovember 3, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Cucurbit Pollination — Mechanisms and Management to Optimize Field Crop Quality and Quantity.

By: AHDB Horticulture Wild flower field margins protect soil health, boost water retention and increase farmland bird diversity and abundance. They are associated with…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PollinationOctober 9, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Pollen Trapping and Feeding Sugar Syrup Enhances Pollen Collection of Less Preferred Flowers

Pretty to look at, but they taste awful to a bee Abstract Pear (Pyrus bretschneideri) is characterized by being self-incompatible and dependent on cross-pollination…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PollinationOctober 3, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – BEEsharing – An Online Network That Combines Beekeeping and Agriculture. A Digital Pollination Broker

BEEsharing: Using bees to produce more fruit and vegetables. Senator Frank Horch, in a conversation with start-up BEEsharing, on bees in fruit and vegetable…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, ManagementSeptember 30, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Pollinating as Important as Honey for Beekeeping Income

By: Jenny Schlecht Chad Price, left, and Brandon Weatherly extract honey and remove surplus boxes north of Medina, N.D., on Sept. 10, 2018. Jenny…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PollinationSeptember 22, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Here Comes Another Pollinating Robot.

Honeybee populations are declining. This poses a significant threat to agriculture, the economy, and pretty much life as we know it, due to bees’…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PollinationAugust 20, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Apiary Industry Launches New Code to Fight Potential Billion-Dollar Biosecurity Threats.

By: Lucas Forbes The bee industry is launching a code of practice to protect hives from pest and disease outbreaks. A major biosecurity incident…

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, PollinationJuly 8, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Dropcopter Releases Pollination Results. Way More Fruit Using a Drone Than When Using Honey Bees.

Dropcopter, a drone AG startup based in California and Central New York, recently made headlines as the first company to successfully pollinate almonds, cherries…

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…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PollinationJune 20, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – International Celebrations Mark Pollinator Partnership’s 11th Annual Pollinator Week.

Pollinator Week 2018 (June 18-24), marks the eleventh consecutive year of bringing greater awareness to the critically important issue of pollinator conservation. Pollinator Partnership…

CATCH THE BUZZ – WSU Researcher Licenses Pollen Suspension While Continuing Electrostatic Research.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Road Trip: How Hive Transportation Puts Stress on Honey Bees

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 – Microscopic Nanocrystals, the Size of Pollen Grains, Used to Track the Path of Pollen from Flower to Flower.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Immense Numbers of Introduced Honey Bees Overwhelm Native Pollinators for Access to Pollen and Nectar, at Least in San Diego

CATCH THE BUZZ – Ag Lands Have Less Diverse Pollinator Species Than Natural Lands. Go Figure.

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

CATCH THE BUZZ – Irish Agtech Company That Monitors Honey Bee Colonies Expands Into US

CATCH THE BUZZ – If You Pollinate Apples, Your Orchards Absolutely Need to Know This Information to Increase Both Yield and Quality

CATCH THE BUZZ – Cucurbit Pollination — Mechanisms and Management to Optimize Field Crop Quality and Quantity.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Pollen Trapping and Feeding Sugar Syrup Enhances Pollen Collection of Less Preferred Flowers

CATCH THE BUZZ – BEEsharing – An Online Network That Combines Beekeeping and Agriculture. A Digital Pollination Broker

CATCH THE BUZZ – Pollinating as Important as Honey for Beekeeping Income

CATCH THE BUZZ – Here Comes Another Pollinating Robot.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Apiary Industry Launches New Code to Fight Potential Billion-Dollar Biosecurity Threats.

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

CATCH THE BUZZ – Dropcopter Releases Pollination Results. Way More Fruit Using a Drone Than When Using Honey Bees.

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

CATCH THE BUZZ – International Celebrations Mark Pollinator Partnership’s 11th Annual Pollinator Week.

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