For my thermal photography work, I had mostly concentrated on top-bar hives. Now I wanted to extend this new way of seeing to frame hives. For this work, I used five packages. I faced most all the current difficulties with packages, beginning with the expense, $729 including shipping. Three new colonies had queen problems, resulting …
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This month’s “Notes from the Lab” is a bit different than usual. Because the focus of the January issue of ABJ is on pesticides, we’re going to highlight a topic rather than a single recent study. And whether you know it or not, it’s the topic that’s causing much of the “controversy” surrounding pesticides lately. …
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Q MITES, QUEEN CUPS, WORRY!! Hi Jerry, For the first time, I went through the whole alcohol wash with ½ cup bees, pour out on white bucket lid, count the mites ritual, chanting Jerry’s mantra, “varroa, varroa, varroa”. There were 2 mites for two of the hives, 1 for one, and none for one. Although …
Read MorePresented by the Honey and Pollination Center and The California Pollinator Consortium Date: Thursday, July 18 – Saturday, July 20, 2019 Opening Reception: Wednesday, July 17, 2019 Location: University of California, Davis Theme: “Multidimensional Solutions to Current and Future Threats to Pollinator Health” Early-bee registration: $325 (General), $150 (Student) After May 15, 2019: $425 (General), …
Read MorePartnership Aims to Increase Habitat Biodiversity and Educate Youth on Pollinators. JOHNSTON, Iowa, Nov. 9, 2018 — Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, today announced a partnership with National 4-H Council and Pheasants Forever. The program, Corteva Grows Pollinator Habitat, will support monarch butterfly and pollinator habitat at Corteva Agriscience locations throughout the United States. …
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DAVIS–World-renowned honey bee geneticist Robert Eugene (“Rob”) Page Jr., who received his doctorate in entomology from UC Davis and served as a professor and chair of the UC Davis entomology department before capping his academic career as the Arizona State University provost, is the recipient of the Thomas and Nina Leigh Distinguished Alumni Award. He …
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Silence is a powerful thing. I was on my way to the compost bin when I noticed an enormous mound of dead bees in front of my strongest hive. No buzz issued from the landing board. No industrious thrum from above. The absence of sound shattered the morning. I was dumbstruck. When I opened that …
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News outlets are adept at grabbing our attention with shock and awe, but what we need are thoughtful solutions. One afternoon on my way home from the lab, I stopped to check on the colonies at our small apiary in Southlands, Vancouver. My jaw dropped at what I found. Thousands of our bees were on …
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This small apiary winter scene is typical for beekeepers in many of the northern states during the winter months. An additional upper entrance is recommended since lower entrances can become clogged with snow and ice for extended periods.
Read MoreEugene Makovec, Our New Editor – 7 Honey Bee Emergency Response: A Practical Guide for Responders Andy Hemken – 35 What’s In the Honey Jar? M.E.A. McNeil – 39 Guessing Our Future with Varroa — Part 2: Ways That Bees Can Manage the Mite Randy Oliver– 45 Robber Bees! Peter L. Borst – 55 Treatment-free Beekeeping: A Practical Hands-On Approach — …
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