John Root’s Passing
John Alan Root, age 90 of Sarasota, Florida, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 26, 2023, after a 23-year journey with Parkinson’s…
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Bumblebee Size
When it comes to bumblebees, does size matter? While honey bee workers are all the same size, that’s not true for bumblebees. Scientists aren’t…
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Beekeeping in China
Why does China stick to the path of common prosperity? Beekeeping is an Example NEWS PROVIDED BY CGTN (Chinese Global Television Network) BEIJING /PRNewswire/ —…
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Ancestral Flower Power
Insects have a lot to do with ancestral flower power, study finds The Botanic Gardens of Sydney has published a paper with researchers from…
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Endangered Species Update
Pending Endangered Listings: What Growers Need to Know Two pending endangered species listings for pollinators can have major impacts on the almond industry as…
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Apiary Inspector on Vancouver Island
Disease and climate change put pressure on bees and their keepers on Vancouver Island: Apiary inspector. Todd Harmer Without bees, there is no food,…
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Honey Bees on Federal Facilities
Honey Bee Health Blooming at Federal Facilities Across US Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. — While judges, lawyers and support staff at the federal courthouse in…
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The Stark Reality
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Found in Translation
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Off the Wahl Beekeeping
Weather as a Factor in Beekeeping New(ish) Beekeeper Column By: Richard Wahl We all know that one of the greater challenges in beekeeping is…
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The Plastic Legacy
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Honey Bee Aggression Genes
Honey bee colony aggression linked to gene regulatory networks by Shelby Lawson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Collective behaviors are present across many different animal…
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EPA Risk Assessment
EPA Releases Risk Assessment Showing Significant Risks to Human Health from the Herbicide DCPA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking an important step…
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Natural Engineering
Natural Engineering in the Lifestyle of Honey Bees Eric Hedin A week ago, my wife came in and announced, “There’s a scary-looking bees’ nest…
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U.S. Honey Bee Losses
This chart shows the estimated share of bee keepers’ colonies lost in the United States from 2016-17 to 2022-23. We are here to…
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Honey Recipe
Berry Lemonade Bars By: Shana Archibald Ingredients □ ½ cup butter (softened) □ ⅔ cup honey □ 2 eggs □ 1 tablespoon lemon juice…
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Alert!
Bee aware that “Stop Varroa, Varroa Treatment” (through stopvarroa.com) does not have an EPA registration number and may not be a legitimate product approved…
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At Home Beekeeping Webinar
Links: Zoom: https://auburn.zoom.us/j/904522838 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LawrenceCountyextension/ Email: ams0137@aces.edu
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Preliminary BIP Results
Links: Previous years: https://beeinformed.org/citizen-science/loss-and-management-survey/ BIP website: https://beeinformed.org/ Bee Lab at Auburn University: https://linktr.ee/auburnbees Bee Lab at University of Maryland: https://www.umdbeelab.com/ Survey question previews: https://beeinformed.org/citizen-science/loss-and-management-survey/ To read the rest of…
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Pollinator Week Tips
National Honey Board shares Pollinator Week Tips Source: National Honey Board By Brian Amick Honey bees are responsible for a third of the food we…
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