A split is simply a division made by taking an existing colony and separating it into two or more parts. As elementary as that sounds, endless variations exist depending on the desired outcome. Splits can create more colonies, produce nucs, raise queens, prevent swarms, or control mites. An experienced beekeeper will often have a signature …
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A new high-throughput method to assess risk from pesticide co-exposures Honey bees are almost always exposed to pesticides. For example, in a recent survey of 198 beekeeper hives throughout New York, we found pesticides in comb wax from 197 of the hives (Wheeler et al. 2018). On average, wax from the hives contained 6 different …
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Haploid drones are mortally sensitive to environmental stress, but this could actually lead to stronger colonies Drones might look robust, with their wide bodies, large eyes, and powerful wing muscles. But despite their skookum appearance, they are shockingly sensitive to environmental stress. Compared to workers, they are more likely to die from exposure to disease, …
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Naturally-built queen cells, occurring from swarming or queen supersedure, can be used to rear new queens. When naturally-built queen cells are not available, or when we want them at certain times, we can use the Miller queen rearing method. Dr. C.C. Miller of Marengo, Illinois, devised this method of queen rearing (see Figure 1). He …
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Producing wax and constructing the honey comb is second nature to a worker bee. It’s also a necessity for the survival and productivity of the colony. The comb is the residential structure that allows the bees to cluster for thermoregulation. Comb is used for raising brood, curing nectar into honey, and storing honey and pollen. …
Read MoreBees on public lands, from a forester’s perspective Colonizing the Forest It sure felt good diving into my October issue of American Bee Journal after being gone for nearly 3 months on forest fire assignments across the west. As I relaxed into bee-nerdom, I was captured by Randy Oliver’s letter to the editor disagreeing with …
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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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