Questions over the real status of insect populations shouldn’t prevent conservation efforts Most children can’t wait for summer to arrive, but I was not among them. I spent my childhood on a far-flung homestead on British Columbia’s coast, surrounded by rocky beaches, thick forests, fog, and choppy waters. It was beautiful, and comfortable, except in …
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Emblazoned t-shirts, coffee mugs, and license plate frames exhort us to “Save the Bees!” Scores of organizations single out species of concern, such as honey bees or native bees, while others promote any old bee. According to a representative of the Xerces Society, bee training seminars that once attracted a half-dozen participants now attract hundreds. …
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As I write this article, approximately 2.1 million honey bee colonies are pollinating ~1.3 million acres of nut-producing almond trees in California. Since the estimated number of colonies in the United States is 2.92 million according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, that means ~70% of the country’s managed honey bee colonies are currently …
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Finding honey bee eggs in brood combs is a necessary beekeeping skill. Understanding how they can indicate a queen problem is important to know in bee management. Knowing other aspects of bee-egg biology is fascinating and enriches our beekeeping experience. In this article we will look at some historical observations along with the results of …
Read MoreWe enjoyed Peter Grayman’s letter in the December issue, “Feelings, Priorities, and the Joy of Beekeeping.” Working with bees feels good; “a well-done job evokes a sense of satisfaction in the heart.” Caring for honeybees serves the harmonization of the world around us and brings a sense of joy and satisfaction and makes the world …
Read More– April 1, 2022 According to Dr. April Scherz of Freiebienen University, worker bees who dry nectar to make honey are exposed to concentrated sugar solutions for extended periods of time. Using an electron microscope Dr. Scherz and her team examined the mandibles of hundreds of house bees, finding a direct correlation between the time …
Read MoreIn 2021 Consumer Survey, Positive Perceptions and Self-Reported Usage of Honey Increase Longmont, Colorado, February 9, 2022 – Following on annual gains in positive perceptions of honey, U.S. consumers also reported significant upticks in honey usage this past year. The increase, revealed in the National Honey Board Consumer Attitudes & Usage Study 2021, follows a …
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As we near our press deadline, Putin’s Russia has officially invaded Ukraine. It is difficult to predict the long-term effects of that aggression, but early oil-price spikes and financial-market upheaval suggest the U.S. economy will take at least a short-term hit. As a nation, we are already seeing close to double-digit inflation resulting in part …
Read MoreBook Reviews: Spring Reads Carol Hrusovszky and Tina Sebestyen – 381 The Consequences of a Honey Bee Swarm Edward Balogh – 393 2022 Extended-release Oxalic Update — Part 2 Randy Oliver – 397 Colony Confidential … What Really Goes on Inside the Hive Chapter 3 Peter Keilty, with illustrations by Bridget White – 410 Early …
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Elaine Timm of Lebanon, Oregon, took our cover photo last April in her Willamette Valley bee yard. “It was,” she says, “my first chance to do inspections after a rainy spell. It was memorable for two reasons. First, because this was the first swarm in a THREE swarm day — ugh! The second swarm went …
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