With summer approaching, the hotter temperatures bring on the beetles, small hive beetles. Beekeepers need to be aware of small hive beetles, especially if the pests are endemic in their local areas. In my location of Piedmont Virginia, I regard small hive beetles as more of a problem than the greater wax moths. Quite often …
Read MoreDanielle Downey, Hawaii, Apiary Section Chief Imagine no winter! But then imagine…. a never-ending field season! Hawaii’s conditions make for top-notch queen rearing and honey production year-round. Hawaii’s large queen producers provide about 30% of the queens used in the USA and 75% of those used in Canada. Honey production per hive is 2nd nationally …
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There is a lot of information one needs to know before keeping bees. Perhaps the most difficult part of getting started is learning all of the terminology associated with beekeeping. Beekeeping is, in fact, full of jargon. We put frames in supers. Bees pull comb and apply propolis to cracks and crevices around the hive. …
Read MoreAs part of EPA’s ongoing effort to protect pollinators, the Agency has sent letters to registrants of neonicotinoid pesticides with outdoor uses informing them that EPA will likely not be in a position to approve most applications for new uses of these chemicals until new bee data have been submitted and pollinator risk assessments are …
Read MorePENN STATE Honey bees use different sets of genes, regulated by two distinct mechanisms, to fight off viruses, bacteria and gut parasites, according to researchers at Penn State and the Georgia Institute of Technology. The findings may help scientists develop honey bee treatments that are tailored to specific types of infections. “Our results indicate that …
Read More(Courtesy of PENN STATE) Use of a class of insecticides, called neonicotinoids, increased dramatically in the mid-2000s and was driven almost entirely by the use of corn and soybean seeds treated with the pesticides, according to researchers at Penn State. “Previous studies suggested that the percentage of corn acres treated with insecticides decreased during the …
Read MoreThe Celastraceae consists of about 60 genera (10 native to the U.S.) and 850 species of trees, shrubs and often woody climbers. The leaves are simple (not compound), most commonly are alternately attached to their branches, but sometimes are oppositely attached. They are not lobed, can be either membranous or leathery, deciduous or evergreen, and …
Read MoreThe Cyrillaceae is a small family consisting of only 3 genera and about 14 species of woody deciduous or evergreen shrubs and trees that are native to North America, South America, and the West Indies (The group of islands of the Caribbean Area between North and South America). The genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia are native …
Read MoreUnderstanding Colony Buildup and Decline—Part 5—Egglaying, Adult Survivorship, and Modeling Colony Growth Randy Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …
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Photographer Clarke Sutphin of Billings, Montana sent this beautiful close-up photo of honey bees capping fresh honey—very appropriate for our June issue for beekeepers in the northern half of the country.
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