I suppose most folks have a “Bucket List” and one of mine, for at least a decade, was to become a beekeeper. That dream became a reality about six years ago, and I now have nine colonies in my northeast Texas backyard. Of course, now I have a “Bee List” as well as a “Bucket …
Read MoreUngroomed sites correspond with flower pollen-sacs and stigmas PLOS After grooming, bees still have pollen on body parts that match the position of flower pollen-sacs and stigmas, according to a study published September 6, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Petra Wester from Heinrich-Heine-University, Germany, and colleagues. Flowers depend on pollen for pollination, …
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In 2011 when the first Bee Informed Partnership technical transfer team was formed in northern California (really, even before that, but we won’t confuse a good story), no one could have ever guessed where it would take us. We had long range plans but most were vague and foggy. There was so much to do …
Read MoreBerlin Rooftop Session- Save the bees Dear Editor, We would like to inform you about an action by the Berlin-based artist “Schlindwein”, who has performed a Rooftop-Concert between beehives, in order to draw attention to the topic of the dying of the bees and the alternative to keep bees directly in the city. He had …
Read MoreQ POLLEN AS VEG. Hi Jerry, In “The Classroom”, December 2016, you made the comment about stored pollen, “… but unless it has been stored in a -80F freezer, the contents of the pollen (plant sperm) with all the nutritional elements begin to break down and are not very useful.” The protein content in the …
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United States Honey production is down in a large part of the United States due to severe weather events. Large honey packers had held off buying honey and are now scrambling to find sufficient supplies. This increased demand is driving up prices across the board. Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma impacted two major beekeeping …
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As autumn comes upon us, the nights become cold while warm afternoons seem to cling to fleeting memories of summer. Ever vigilant all through the heat of summer, the bees have protected their precious combs by constantly patrolling them. Now after sunset, the invading cold comes. The bees must withdraw from the outer realm of …
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When it comes to dramatic plot devices, it’s hard to beat royal succession, or at least when it goes bad. What would our literature, theater, and cinema be without it? Think Macbeth; think Antony and Cleopatra; War of the Roses; Brave Heart – and of course the pop phenom, Game of Thrones. Yes, in all …
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It seems that whenever a group of beekeepers gather, there is talk about smoker fuel. The novice beekeepers often generate that portion of the conversation. Most experienced beekeepers have some source of smoker fuel they use regularly. Pine needles are always a favorite. Dry leaves from deciduous trees are less favored, they smolder too quickly …
Read MoreHarvey & Irma’s Impact on Beekeepers Kirsten Traynor – 1179 How a Population of Wild Honey Bee Colonies Living in New York State is Surviving Tom Seeley – 1183 Breeding a Better Bee: Three Social Immunity Traits, One Massive Experiment Alison McAfee – 1195 Honey Bee Nutrition—Part 6 Dale Hill – 1199 Making Comb Honey Should Be Simple and …
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