A few years ago, we had a series of experiments with two attempts at 2-queen colonies. The first experiment involved a long hive. The idea was to have one colony on one side and a second colony on the other side with a shared space in the middle. It worked out quite well for the …
Read MoreWelcome Kirsten Traynor, our New Editor……………………………………………………1021 International Honey Market Update Norberto Garcia and Ron Phipps……………………………………………………………1043 Hives for Humanity: Using Bees to Create Social Change in the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver, BC Alison McAfee…………………………………………………………………………………1051 The Varroa Problem—Part 11—The Math of the Mite Randy Oliver…………………………………………………………………………………1071 Honey Bee Nutrition—Part 5 Dale Hill……………………………………………………………………………………….1081 Bee Biology Overview Lawrence John Connor………………………………………………………………………1085 …
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October Cover Picture The SW of Western Australia has the advantage of amazing views of the Milky Way star clusters above remote apiaries, not something you see in the Northern Hemisphere. This photo is of beekeeper Kay Cotterell admiring the amazing Milky Way above a remote Banksia forest apiary site. The photograph, aptly named Cosmic …
Read MoreQ WINGLESS WASP OR DEFORMED WING VIRUS? Jerry, I came upon this wasp with no wings. I have numerous honey bee colonies nearby and have, on occasion, had cases of Deformed Wing Virus affect some of my honey bees. Can DWV affect other Hymenoptera? Are you aware of other explanations for the lack of wings …
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UNITED STATES Honey crops will be down in the United States this season due to drought conditions suffered in the big honey-producing states of Florida, South Dakota, North Dakota and Montana. There have been some bright spots, however, such as the resurgence of honey production in California after that state’s long drought finally ended. In …
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Pollen Layers I’m a sideliner beekeeper from Chile (South America) and a devoted ABJ follower. Last summer, inspecting my bees I accidentally broke part of a comb and saw a cell with packed pollen with different colored layers (showing different floral origins). This picture shows that bees store different pollen between different cells, but also …
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Honey bee pollination is vital for Pacific Northwest agriculture. The PNW region has a great diversity of crops and many of those crops are dependent on bee pollination including several fruits and vegetables. Understanding the pollination dynamics is important for beekeepers, growers and policy makers alike. To provide insights to these stakeholders, we have continued …
Read MoreYork University TORONTO, Thursday, June 29, 2017 – Worker and queen honeybees exposed to field realistic levels of neonicotinoids die sooner, reducing the health of the entire colony, a new study led by York University biologists has found. The researchers were also surprised to find that the neonicotinoid contaminated pollen collected by the honeybees came …
Read MoreA new study from North Carolina State University finds that common wild bee species decline as urban temperatures increase. “We looked at 15 of the most common bee species in southeastern cities and – through fieldwork and labwork – found that increasing temperatures in urban heat islands will have a negative effect on almost all …
Read More‘Hive Uganda’ Founder plans to bring honey production and beekeeping training to the blind community of Uganda as an inaugural winner of the Holman Prize. GULU, UGANDA – Imagine tending a beehive – or a whole farm of bees – with hundreds of thousands of buzzing, pollen-loving insects crawling all over you, stingers at the …
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