CATCH THE BUZZ – Selfish Bumblebees are Not Prepared to Share
Queen Mary, University of London Well qualified bumblebees are not prepared to share their pollinating knowledge with less experienced bees, according to new research…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Clemson Research on Watermelons and Wildflowers Gaining Some Buzz
Jim M http://newsstand.clemson.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mimi.jpgelvin Public Service Activities Wildflowers help to attract a wide range of beneficial insects, including (clockwise from upper left): Gulf Fritillary, domestic…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Bee Hive Thefts On The Rise
By: Ann-Marie Jeffries, Growing Produce| As many as 1,700 bee hives have been stolen from California orchards this year – and those are only…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Out Back Fires Have Done In Last Beekeeper
Alan Harman One of the last active beekeepers in Australia’s Northern Territory says too many controlled bush fires have made it impossible to run…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Less Color Is The Key
Alan Harman Iridescent flowers are never as dramatically rainbow-colored as iridescent beetles, birds or fish and that’s because they tone down the iridescence of…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Honee vs. Honey
Gary Shilling’s INSIGHT March 2016 A couple of weeks ago we received here at Bee Culture a press release telling us there was a…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – California’s Drought Not Over, And It’s Spreading East This Summer
Harris-Mann Climatology’s annual spring and summer outlook predicts more trouble for California and other parts of the West that have been locked in a…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Better-Fed Honey Bees Fight off Harmful Effects of Parasite
Gail Wells OSU bee researcher Ramesh Sagili inspects a European honey bee in a carrot seed field near Madras, Ore. Photo by Lynn Ketchum…
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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…
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