One of the most basic parts of beekeeping is figuring out how not to lose all your bees in one year. Beekeeping is hard. A couple of fun quotes from mentees sum it up well … “I’ve figured out the worst thing I can put in my hives … my hands”; and, “I haven’t discovered …
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REMINDER from Jerry Beekeepers, this is now August. Days are already getting shorter and bees are equally understanding this seasonal cycle, getting ready for winter coming really soon as we live by the days. Winter Bees are different than Summer Bees. Winter Bees have to live much longer and store food in their bodies as …
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Three-year-old beekeeper Three-year-old Gary is proud of his hive! Susanne Cooper (Grandmother) Nashville, Tennessee Breeding treatment-free bees We are so grateful to see Randy Oliver’s post; especially after almost ALL of our speakers at our annual Buzz in N.E. Oklahoma have been telling us to develop our own local survivor bees. We had been taught …
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The Illinois Department of Agriculture has officially renamed its Carl Killion Trophy as the Carl and Eugene Killion Trophy, making a ceremonial presentation to Gene Killion at its Springfield headquarters on June 26th. The award is given each year as the Illinois State Fair’s “Sweepstakes” trophy, to the top Open Class exhibitor in the Bee …
Read MoreBATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, June 17, 2019—Getting an excellent rabbiteye blueberry harvest requires helpful pollinators—particularly native southeastern blueberry bees—although growers can bring in managed honey bees to do the job, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. This is especially true for commercial rabbiteye blueberry producers in Mississippi and Louisiana. With sufficient pollinators, they have been …
Read MoreFrom the Home Office Gabe Dadant – 865 Pesticides in the News Randy Oliver – 875 The Agronomist: British Oilseed Rape Following the EU Neonic Ban Richard Rickitt – 885 Beekeeping With a Disability William L Blomstedt – 903 Beth’s Journey into Blindness While Tending Honey Bees Christopher J Stalder – 915 The Seasonality and …
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Infra-Red Dawn: Triggered by a curious chipmunk (not seen here), Wyatt Mangum’s game camera captures dawn in a top bar apiary. Defaulting to infrared in low-light conditions, the camera creates a dreamlike image reminiscent of a nineteenth-century daguerreotype. The original photo — starring the chipmunk — appears on page 898.
Read MoreRevisions respond to 2018 Farm Bill requirements to streamline and improve the process the agency follows to review the impacts pesticides have on endangered species WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking comment on draft revisions to the framework used to evaluate the impacts pesticides have on endangered species under the …
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May 7, 2019, Olympia, WA: Today Governor Jay Inslee signed into law a bill which grants liability protection to beekeepers. House Bill 1133 passed the House by a vote of 96-0 and passed the Senate by a vote of 47-1. The new law grants protection from civil liability to beekeepers who register with the state …
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Purple Pollen One of my girls came home with purple pollen. We have wild artichoke all over our property and the bees love it. Sincerely, Juli Tafoya Dripping Springs, Texas How Dominant Are We? Kirk Webster writes: “We dominate the landscape more completely than any other living thing has ever done in the history of …
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