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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Fall arrives in an apiary. The changing leaves and shorter days mean winter will soon be here. Colonies are prepped and ready for winter, ideally with plenty of stores, lots of young, healthy winter bees, and low varroa mite pressure. Wishing you and your bees a Happy Thanksgiving.
Read MoreSimon Fraser University Simon Fraser University graduate student Oldooz Pooyanfar is monitoring what more than 20,000 honeybees housed in hives in a Cloverdale field are “saying” to each other—looking for clues about their health. Pooyanfar’s technology is gleaning communication details from sound within the hives with her beehive monitoring system—technology she developed at SFU. She …
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After 10 Years of Pressure by The Cornucopia Institute, an Article in The Washington Post is Changing the Competitive Landscape in Organics Cornucopia, WI — A recent Washington Post investigation illustrated serious flaws in the organic certification program at the USDA, undermining confidence in the organic label and spotlighting the harm domestic organic grain farmers continue …
Read MoreIncreased safety net available to beekeepers in 48 states. WASHINGTON – Crop insurance for beekeeper operations has been expanded to include 19 additional states and now spans the entire 48 contiguous states. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced changes to the Apiculture Pilot Insurance (API) plan, ensuring greater protection …
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In June this year I was invited to visit Nigeria for three weeks to teach queen rearing at an agricultural college, Umuebe Farms and Farms College, in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. I had heard, like most people, of the threat posed by Africanized “killer” bees in the southern U.S., and as West Africa is home to …
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