UNITED STATES The yearly almond pollination event in California will be over by the time this issue comes out. Early reports suggested that the estimated 2 million colonies rented by growers to pollinate about 1 million acres of almonds did their job well. Despite earlier muddy conditions and a warm spell that caused almond blossoms …
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People Are as Interesting as Bees A Beekeeping Story from Russia The 2015 season was awful for the beekeepers in the vast territory of the Ural Mountains, including Baskiria, and the Perm region, which are famous for their honey and vast yields. This Perm region will be the scene of a story that comes later. …
Read MoreBELTSVILLE, Md., Feb. 10, 2016—Temperature extremes during shipping and elevated pathogen levels may be contributing to honey bee queens failing faster today than in the past, according to a study just published by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists in the scientific journal PLOS One. “Either stress individually or in combination could be part of …
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As I write this in February, it is time to feed bees this late winter. I am using feeder boards with fondant this winter. I knew some of the hives were weak. I have lost a few colonies and this winter is not over yet. There are at least two more colonies in trouble. I …
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This article marks the end of my short series on honey bee biology. Since my June 2015 article, I have spent considerable time discussing the members of a honey bee colony, their external and internal anatomy, their individual and group behaviors, and even their qualities as a superorganism. I am going to wrap up this …
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With this month’s installment of my meandering natural history of the honey bee we arrive at a topic that is near and dear to my heart – the queen’s habit of mating with multiple males, storing their sperm in an organ called the spermatheca, and using the sperm to fertilize her life’s output of eggs. …
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As Spring draws near, beekeepers begin to anticipate the honey season. The same was true in 1870. Beekeepers of the past wished, planned, and prayed for a bountiful season. While we share the same sentiments, their beekeeping conditions were vastly different from ours today. Movable frames were still spreading across the country, displacing fixed-comb hives. …
Read MoreThe Rhamnaceae consists of about 58 genera (10 native to the US) and 900 species, which consist of trees, shrubs and vines, and only rarely, herbs. The family is found in many parts of the world. The leaves are simple (not compound) can be placed either alternately or oppositely on their stems and come with …
Read MoreFirst-of-its-kind assessment delivers on President Obama’s National Pollinator Strategy WASHINGTON– The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a preliminary pollinator risk assessment for the neonicotinoid insecticide, imidacloprid, which shows a threat to some pollinators. EPA’s assessment, prepared in collaboration with California’s Department of Pesticide Regulation, indicates that imidacloprid potentially poses risk to hives when the …
Read MoreUsing modern genetic approaches, a team of researchers has provided strong support for the long-standing, but hotly debated, evolutionary theory of kin selection, which suggests that altruistic behavior occurs as a way to pass genes to the next generation. The researchers — who include Christina Grozinger, distinguished professor of entomology, and David Galbraith, postdoctoral scholar …
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