Winter has been a mixed bag, warmer than usual in most places and cooler in some, with most precipitation arriving in liquid form. Not so mixed are the retail markets, which have been strong throughout the country since last spring. Wholesale prices continue to be hurt in many places by cheap imports of questionable “honey,” …
Read MoreApplications are now open for the Mann Lake Eastern Apicultural Society Youth Scholarship. This scholarship is open to young people ages 18-25 (at time of the conference, July 26-30, 2021), or Veterans ages 18-30. It pays for most of the one-week EAS conference expenses. Applications are due by April 30. For info and application: Go …
Read MoreWASHINGTON, January 5, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is allocating more than $70 million to support 383 projects under the Plant Protection Act’s Section 7721 program to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure for pest detection and surveillance, identification, threat mitigation, to safeguard the nursery production system and to respond to plant pest emergencies. …
Read MoreVarroa and Honey Bee Viruses — Curent Trends and Status Adam Dolezal – 265 The Hive: A Groundbreaking Family Business Breaks Ground on a New Facility M.E.A. McNeil – 283 Beekeeper-funded Research: A Test of Thermal Treatment for Varroa, Part 1 Randy Oliver – 289 The Beginnings of Scientific Apiculture Peter L Borst – 301 …
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Our exquisite cover comes courtesy of Jamie Jackson of Brewton, Alabama. “I am an amateur photographer and enjoy taking photographs of my bees every chance I get. I took my camera out early to take advantage of the backlighting I could get from the sunrise, and took some photographs of my girls playing on the …
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Q Nest usurpation I recently stumbled across a honey bee behavior/characteristic that helps explain some unusual occurrences I have encountered in my apiary. The term for this behavior is usurpation, and more specifically usurpation swarms. The term, as I am sure you are aware, refers to the ability and intention of a bee swarm to …
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Research in workers shows that the heat-shock response is antiviral, which is giving us clues to how queens fight viruses too Maybe it’s because of their regal appearance. Maybe it’s their social buffer of young, healthy attendants. Maybe it’s their lack of obvious symptoms, the fact that they are (thankfully) repulsive to varroa, or that …
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When a beekeeper’s hive numbers increase, outgrowing the backyard, she finds that first out apiary. Growing more, another apiary is needed, later on a few more. Logistics become more of a problem: moving hives and supers among the apiaries, and having special equipment in an apiary for some surprise difficulty. At the heart of these …
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Since publishing a 432-page report on benefits of neonicotinoid insecticides to users and risk to pollinators (Grout et al. 2020; summarized in the September Notes from the Lab: 160(9):1019-1022), I often receive comments from beekeepers who say something like, “Neonics aren’t the problem, varroa is the problem.” And there’s a lot of truth in that …
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I seldom switch allegiance midstream, but I just did. I set out to write about the terroir of honey, but as I read stacks of material on artisanal crops, a nagging thought kept doubling back. In fact, the more I read, the naggier it became until I had no choice but to backtrack. Ultimately, I …
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