CATCH THE BUZZ – El Nino Didn’t Fix California’s Drought
California’s drought still remains, and the worst of it is still unchanged from last week. This follows a continuing trend of dry conditions returning…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Bee Informed Partnership – BIP – Leads to Healthy Hives
By Christine Souza, California Farm Bureau Federation Bee Informed Partnership crop protection agents Robert Snyder and Ben Sallmann, above, collect samples of bees from…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – California Beekeepers Set Up Hive Theft Central.
Reminder to Report ANY and ALL Hive Thefts If you have had any hives stolen within the last couple years, please email Joy Pendell…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Small Farms Benefit Significantly From a Few Extra Pollinators
American Association for the Advancement of Science IMAGE: A white-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) pollinating a sunflower (Helianthus sp.). This material relates to a paper that…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Better Food for Almond’s Honey Bees
Popular in Italy but also grown the United States, rapini (or broccoli raab) is a turnip-like vegetable that’s featured in the recipes of cable…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Authorities Warn of Beehive Thefts Connected to Almond Pollination
The Butte County Sheriff’s Office says it has received information regarding recent thefts of hundreds of beehives in neighboring counties, reminding ranchers and farmers…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Ecological Intensification: More Ways to Invest Green
A New Company is Improving the System Peter Kevan Ethical or environmentally responsible investment opportunities have been around since the 1990s. Most had to…
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CATCH THE BUZZ -Headbanging Aussie Bee Takes a Heavy Metal Approach to Pollination
Research has for the first time revealed the heavy metal secret behind an Australian bee’s unique approach to pollination: High-speed headbanging. IMAGE: Research has for…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – A Year on a Wildlife-Friendly Allotment Plot
An allotment is essentially a public garden plot, common in the UK. They may house vegetable gardens, chickens, flowers and more, and are used,…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Old Herbicides Used Because The New Ones Don’t Work. Bad News.
Dicamba herbicide drift onto plants growing adjacent to farm fields causes significant delays in flowering, as well as reduced flowering, of those plants, and…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Birmingham Scientists Make Plant-Breeding Breakthrough
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have made a breakthrough which could be a major stepping stone to increasing food and crop security across…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Support Federal Highway and Rights-of-Way Vegetation Management
Please join the Pollinator Partnership, the American Society of Landscape Architects and other organizations and businesses including this one by signing a group letter…
Read MoreResponse To The President’s Strategy To Promote Pollinator Health Released Today
Response To The President’s Strategy To Promote Pollinator Health Released Today From Bee Culture’s Office… Earlier today the White House released its long awaited,…
Read MoreCatch Up With The Almonds
Almond Tuesday 1 Met with pollination broker Joe Traynor and USDA bee researcher Frank Eishen and others breakfast at 6:30 the first day in…
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